COUNTING BIRDS, FISH AND DATA 🔢 No images? Click here Green Living Education #4 2023 COUNTING BIRDS, FISH AND DATA It's a big season for counting. Whether you're counting fish, birds and bandicoots or aluminium cans and old shoes, Casey's got you covered. Count energy - Teach students how to keep their cool as the temperatures rise by borrowing one of our free home audit kits. If you’re not sure how to borrow or use one, check out our team's demonstration at the Lynbrook Community Centre. Count kilos - Last year, the free unwanted textile drop-off event collected 6,314kg textiles sorted for recycling. This year we’re giving you even more opportunities to send your linens, clothes and shoes to either local charities or straight into the circular economy for recycling. Count cans - From November the container deposit scheme will reward Victorians with a 10-cent refund for every eligible can, carton and bottle they return. A golden - and silver and clear - opportunity to raise funds in 2024. Casey and the rest of the state’s east will be serviced by Return-It. Count data - Casey has developed an online dashboard displaying a range of data sets, including the average household electricity and gas emissions by suburb. See how your students' suburbs compare. Count animals - celebrate Casey's biodiversity by counting our ocean fish and birdlife And count yourself lucky, because you can read on for comprehensive class resources, competitions,grants and what’s on. If you'd like to learn more about how the City of Casey can help support you in and out of the classroom, please email us at eduwaste@casey.vic.gov.au TERM FOUR DATES TO CELEBRATE Saturday October 14 World Migratory Bird Day Monday 16 October - Sunday 22 October Aussie Bird Count Thursday 19 October 11.00am–1.00pm Recycle Right in Casey Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 October Growing Friends plant sale Thursday 26 October 9:00am-6:00pm Careers for Net Zero Fair Tuesday 31 October 2023 11:00am-12:30pm Energy and Water Efficiency Home Audit Kit Demonstration Friday 3 November 9.00am–4.00pm Follow Your Waste Tour Saturday 18 November 9.00am–3.00pm National Recycling Week - Textile Drop-Off Saturday 18 November 9:00am-3:00pm Detox Your Home – Dandenong Tuesday 21 November 8.00am-4.30pm Melbourne Urban Agriculture Forum 2023 - Food as a Public Good Schools Recycle Right Challenge runs from Monday 9 October to Friday 17 November 2023 Great Victorian Fish Count is running from Saturday 18 November until Sunday 17 December. CLASSROOM RESOURCES FOUNDATION-PRIMARY
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GRANTS, PROGRAMS, COMPETITIONS & CHALLENGES Toyota Dream Car art contest Encourage and inspire creative expression and imagination, challenging the boundaries of traditional thinking. It’s a chance for tomorrow’s engineers, designers, and creative thinkers to let their imaginations run wild by drawing their ‘Dream Car’. Australian Heritage Grants 2023-24 (Australian Government) closes 12 October 2023 Ocean Conservation Trust Grant closes 15 October 2023 B.I.G. Future Grants (Barlow Impact Group) closes 20 October 2023 Voiceless Grants Program (Voiceless) closes 30 November 2023 SHARE YOUR STORIES We would love to hear about what environmental programs/initiatives you are doing with your students. If you would like to share in future editions, please email us at eduwaste@casey.vic.gov.au. For your students - what are their tips, hacks or even questions for using, reusing, upcycling and recycling? Please share them with us via email or through the Green Living in Casey Facebook group. |