St Brigid's News and Events

WELLBEING

NCCD - Consistent Collection of Data

Please see the attached flyer from the CECV in relation to National Data Collection.

MOOSE TOYS TAKE BACK SCHEME

Tripping over toys at home? Have a clear out over the school holidays - Donations will be accepted from Wednesday 26 April to Friday 12th May.

 

A few weeks ago Moose Toys launched their first ever toy take back scheme and we have agreed to be a collection point here at St Brigid’s.  Why is this big news you ask?

  1. This is a 1st for Moose Toys: This is Moose stepping up to the plate, taking responsibility for the toys they produce and actively playing a role in ensuring that ours and other toys are kept in play for as long as possible, and those that are ready to retire are recycled vs. going to landfill.
     
  2. This is a 1st for the Australian Toy industry: To date there are some great initiatives out there attempting to make recycling toys more accessible, e.g. Big W’s scheme. These schemes attempt to increase the percentage of toys that are recycled up from the current 8%, preventing precious resources going to landfill. While recycling is 100% part of the solution, it should be the final frontier, not the first. This is why, in an Australian toy industry first we have partnered with Circonomy to ensure that the maximum number of toys that we receive are not recycled, but instead are cleaned, repaired and rehomed to new owners, either by donation or resale, where they can make even more kids Superhappy! This is all about maximizing smiles and minimizing waste.

CALL TO ACTION - Bring your the idle toys cluttering your home to School and drop in the collection box in the office and we’ll find new loving homes for them. We will sort through your toys, new or broken, refurbish and rehome those than we can, and recycle those that we can’t. Bring to school  between 26 April and 12 May.  

ST MARY OF THE CROSS

St Mary of the Cross Parish News

Please refer to the Parish website https://www.melbcatholic.org/s/mordialloc-aspendale