Environmental Committee

Hey Fort Street!

The Environmental Committee is here with an exciting update on our latest events! We’ve kicked off the year with a bang – starting with our stall at Clubs and Committees Day, Pancake Day, our engaging weekly meetings in the FLS (Flexible Learning Space), and our much anticipated Clean Up Australia Day!

On 4th of March, the Environmental Committee—led by Year 11 members and volunteers, with the support of Ms Maddox, hosted a fundraising ‘Pancake Day’ stall during recess and lunch. Despite a few delays (and let’s be honest, some slightly burnt pancakes), we were thrilled by the incredible support from students and teachers alike. Thanks to your generosity, we raised donations ($352) for the Bob Brown Foundation, which helps protect the Tarkine Rainforest in Tasmania, home to the adorable potoroos, which are unfortunately endangered. We hope you all enjoyed those handmade treats (along with the free toppings!!)

Coming up next, on Tuesday 25th March, we’ll be participating in a school-wide ‘Clean Up Australia Day’ after it was postponed due to poor weather conditions. Although this might appear to be only a small-scale exertion, our main priority is to currently make as much change as possible within our school, with the hope of lowering our environmental footprint and keeping our surroundings clean. Thank you to everyone who has signed up to volunteer – we appreciate your enthusiasm, and we’re sorry we couldn’t accommodate everyone!

Looking ahead, we have even more exhilarating plans for the year! Each week, we’ve been brainstorming ideas to bring in more engaging environmental initiatives to the school. Some of our ideas include:

• A school-wide clothing exchange
• A lunchtime film viewing
• Another food fundraiser

Besides hosting such events, we’ve also decided to run small lunch-time activities during our Thursday meetings to encourage awareness of monthly elected environmental issues. These include arts & craft workshops, collaborative games, tasty snacks and more 🙂

If you’re interested in meeting new friends, participating in fun environmental activities and fundraisers  and making a difference to our surroundings, come join us in the FLS on Thursday lunchtimes! Hopefully we’ll see you there and enjoy the rest of term 1!

Cara Zhong and Emidori Lum

Environmental Committee