ADVERTORIAL
Four schools in Murrindindi and surrounding districts have been selected from over a thousand applicants to receive a Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant.
The Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants program aims to inspire students with hands-on projects focusing on sustainable food production, improving waste management practices and enhancing native habitats.
The program, part of the supermarkets’ commitment to growing the next generation of environmental champions, is being funded with proceeds from the sale of the Woolworths ‘Bag for good’. Woolworths will be providing up to half a million dollars in grants to more than 500 schools nationally during this first round of the program.
Eltham Primary School is one just recipient who is now able to develop their proposed project, along with a number of other projects being developed for schools across the region:
- Project Type: Waste management
- Project Name: Wormie Bins and Indigenous Garden Extension
- Project Info: The school community will work together to extend our Indigenous garden to provide habitat for local birds and insects, including the threatened Eltham Copper Butterfly. We will also address waste management by enhancing our compost system with mobile worm farms in modified wheelie bins, “Wormie Bins”. Students, staff and volunteers will demonstrate our commitment to environmental sustainability and healthy fresh food choices.
Woolworths Victoria State General Manager, Andrew Hall said; “We’re so proud and excited to see the funds raised from our ‘Bag for good’ going directly into our local community through the Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants program.
“We are inspired by the students at schools across the region who are playing an active role in ensuring a greener future for our community and can’t wait to see their project come to life.
“In partnership with our local customers, we can continue to empower this next generation of school students to work towards a more sustainable Australia.”
Landcare Australia CEO, Dr Shane Norrish said; “Caring for our natural environment starts in our own backyard and it’s fantastic to see that these grants will enable local school students to do their part.
“The projects in the region are highly deserving and we look forward to the students getting hands-on experience and making a difference to their local environment.”
To coincide with the announcement of the first Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants recipients, an interactive map has been uploaded to the Landcare Australia website, which will show in real time how schools nationwide are progressing with their activity.
The reusable Woolworths ‘Bag for good’ was launched on 20 June last year, when the supermarket removed single-use plastic shopping bags nationwide.
