The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter COLLEGE CONNECTIONS
MARKING ENVIRONMENT DAY
WHITTLESEA YOUTH SUMMIT: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY On Monday the 5th of June, some of the primary and secondary school leaders got the opportunity to go to the Whittlesea Youth Summit that focused on the environment and how we can help our school be more ecofriendly and have a cleaner and better environment. We listened to presentations given from other schools about how they have helped their school environment and how they have helped it become more environmentally friendly. We were inspired by the other schools and decided to take action by making more plans to help our school ’ s environment and help it become cleaner, safer and more fun. Some of our plans include: fundraisers and the donations go to helping endangered wildlife and animal shelters we also made plans to renovate our school gardens and waterways nearby so it is a better habitat for animals and our ecosystem. Another idea we ’ re planning on includes planting more trees, fruits and vegetables in the garden and putting compost bins and recycling bins around the school. As well as getting staff and students to give away their old or broken school supplies like pens and markers. We will send it to a recycling company to recycle it into sport equipment and other items we can use around our school. We may plan a session each couple of weeks to pick up litter and plant trees or plants around the school.
Monday 5 June 2023 is World Environment Day. On the day, people from more than 150 countries celebrate environmental action and the power of governments, businesses and individuals to create a more sustainable world. This year marks the United Nations international event ’ s 50th anniversary and focused on solutions to plastic pollution. More than 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced every year, half of which are designed to be used only once. The good news is that we have science and solutions to tackle the problem – and a lot is already happening. The Lakes South Morang College is committed to being a climate - conscious community, making a significant and lasting impact, and being a force for positive change. In coming issues of the College Newsletter we will share with you the many practical and interesting ways we are making our school more sustainable, and we welcome and encourage community engagement and support.
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