All posts tagged "environment"

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  Schools lead the way on reducing waste

  Western Australian schools have shared more than $35,000 for projects that reduce the amount of waste disposed into landfill.

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  Forrestfield students working to save WA’s threatened plants

  In a Western Australian first, local primary school students are working with scientist Dr Andrew Crawford to grow seedlings from threatened native...

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  Australian-first Bushfire Centre of Excellence to be based in regional WA

  A first of its kind $18 million Bushfire Centre of Excellence for Western Australia is now one step closer to being established,...

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  Tree climbing big cats roar onto the small screen

  Tree climbing lions star in a new National Geographic documentary filmed by a University of Queensland PhD candidate.

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  Entries open for 2019 ResourceSmart Schools Awards

  Victorian schools who are minimising waste, saving energy and water, increasing biodiversity and tackling climate change are set to be recognised by...

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  School’s out: Outdoor Classroom Day getting kids back to nature

  More than a third of all Western Australian primary schools will take classes outside as part of Outdoor Classroom Day, an international...

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  Science and Technology

  Nurdling November – seeking volunteers to collect tiny pellets

  The University of Western Australia’s Albany Campus is seeking volunteers to collect tiny plastic pellets, known as ‘nurdles’, which have washed up...

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  Grants boost research into key threats facing the Reef

  A Townsville researcher is undertaking a study on the effects of plastic pollution on coral in the Great Barrier Reef supported by...

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  Free school holiday fun day provides learning and play

  Lismore City Council’s fourth annual Upcycle Your Holidays event is coming up on Thursday, 11 October 2018, offering free fun during the...

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  Students investigate the wonders of North Keppel Island

  Students from eight Rockhampton schools swapped the classroom for the waters off North Keppel Island to learn about the Great Barrier Reef.