{"id":7829,"date":"2025-03-28T04:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T04:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/?post_type=article&#038;p=7829"},"modified":"2025-03-28T04:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T04:00:08","slug":"environmental-committee-3","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/article\/environmental-committee-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hey Fort Street!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Environmental Committee is here with an exciting update on our latest events! We\u2019ve kicked off the year with a bang \u2013 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!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On 4th of March, the Environmental Committee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">led by Year 11 members and volunteers, with the support of Ms Maddox, hosted a fundraising \u2018Pancake Day\u2019 stall during recess and lunch. Despite a few delays (and let\u2019s 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!!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7830\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/03\/Picture1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coming up next, on Tuesday 25th March, we&#8217;ll be participating in a school-wide \u2018Clean Up Australia Day\u2019 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 \u2013 we appreciate your enthusiasm, and we\u2019re sorry we couldn\u2019t accommodate everyone!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking ahead, we have even more exhilarating plans for the year! Each week, we\u2019ve been brainstorming ideas to bring in more engaging environmental initiatives to the school. Some of our ideas include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A school-wide clothing exchange<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A lunchtime film viewing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another food fundraiser<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Besides hosting such events, we\u2019ve also decided to run small lunch-time activities during our Thursday meetings to encourage awareness of monthly elected environmental issues. These include arts &amp; craft workshops, collaborative games, tasty snacks and more \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re interested in meeting new friends, participating in fun environmental activities and fundraisers\u00a0 and making a difference to our surroundings, come join us in the FLS on Thursday lunchtimes! Hopefully we\u2019ll see you there and enjoy the rest of term 1!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cara Zhong and Emidori Lum<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Environmental Committee\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-7833\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/03\/Pancakes-for-potoroos-2-1024x539.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"539\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-7834\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/03\/Pancakes-for-potoroos-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-7835\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/03\/Pancakes-for-potoroos-3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Fort Street! The Environmental Committee is here with an exciting update on our latest events! We\u2019ve kicked off the year with a bang \u2013 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! 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