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Sustainability in Schools Month – Important

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Nicole Howie | No Comments All Regions

Sustainability in Schools Month is a series of online professional learning events hosted by Sustainability Victoria’s ResourceSmart Schools program. The 2025 edition celebrates Stories of Working Together, highlighting the power of partnerships between schools and organisations in creating better outcomes for students and lasting, positive change for the environment. We are pleased to be participating, […]

Read all about it – what an amazing six months we’ve had! – Important

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Nicole Howie | No Comments North Central CMA

Hi all, I don’t expect you to be reading this in your school holiday break but wanted to share our little North Central CMA region mid-year achievements report for the River Detectives program. It is a celebration of what the program is achieving and, because of the passion of school educators, what River Detectives schools […]

Zoos Victoria support for your projects – Important

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Nicole Howie | No Comments All Regions

Just something to keep in the back of your mind . . . . if you are undertaking any work at school around threatened species Zoos Victoria can help! It could be: habitat enhancement (making a frog bog, installing nestboxes, enhancing a dam or wetland) inquiry work (researching a species) citizen-science data collection (waterbug sampling, […]

Another opportunity to learn about platypus – in Campbell’s Creek! – Important

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Nicole Howie | No Comments North Central CMA

This Threatened Species Day, Sunday 7th September, join local experts at the Campbells Creek Platy Patch to discover the fascinating world of platypus and the community efforts to protect and restore their habitat. All the event details are in the flyer. Feel free to share it with your school community / colleagues and help spread […]