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UPCOMING EVENTS TERM 1

Thursday 29 February: Enviroservice (3.30pm-5.30pm) Making Eddie Coin

Friday 1 March: “30 for 30” Challenge, Schools Clean Up Day

Sunday 3 March: Clean Up Australia Day

Thursday 7 March: Enviroservice (3.30pm-5.30pm): Mulching Carey Oval embankment

Friday 22 March: National Ride to School Day

Friday 22 March: Earth Hour Schools Day SJC “Switch Off” hour

Saturday 26 March: Earth Hour 8.30pm-9.30pm (Global event)

ENVIROSERVICE: MAKING EDDIE COIN

On Thursday 29 February, 11 students volunteered to commence the production of the new edition Eddie Coin. Participants were involved in an induction process prior to the day and during the workshop, each student gained first hand experience in moulding the new coins. Moving away from the original green colour scheme, the new edition Eddie Coin colours (elected by student leader Luke Stacey during the first student-initiated Eddie Coin workshop), boast our St Joseph’s colour scheme of red, yellow and black. Students volunteering for the school Clean Up on Friday 1 March, were the first students to earn a new edition Eddie Coin.

“30 FOR 30” CHALLENGE – NATIONAL SCHOOLS CLEAN UP DAY

On Friday 1 March, volunteers set to task for 30 minutes during lunchtime to help clean and beautify the College grounds by collecting rubbish, in support of the National Schools Clean Up Day campaign. It was heartening to witness so many students keen to engage in the clean up to help create a better atmosphere for all to enjoy and ultimately to help improve the environment.

NATIONAL CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY

On Sunday 3 March, members of our college community joined the “Friends of Waurn Ponds Creek” to help "Clean Up" the embankments surrounding the creek, extending from the shopping centre to the baseball oval, swimming complex, skatepark and surrounding areas. Collectively, volunteers removed six supermarket trolleys, several bikes, office furniture, car parts and a skip full of general rubbish from the area. These efforts serve to improve both the outlook and habitat conditions for the threatened and vulnerable endemic native Yarra Pigmy Perch species, found in the Waurn Ponds and Thompson Creeks.

If you are interested in joining the community group, they gather on a fortnightly basis and new volunteers are always welcome. For more information, use the link below to view their website; https://www.friendsofwaurnpondscreek.org.au/

NEW “CASH BACK” BINS

Over the past week, “Cash Back” bins were introduced to the Year 7 and 8 areas for the sole purpose of collecting drink containers, eligible for a 10c refund, through the Victoria Container Deposit Scheme, introduced on 1 November 2023. As approximately 900 drinks are sold in the canteen each week (on average), there is an opportunity to donate up to $90 a week to our causes. In recent years, proceeds from our aluminium can recycling have been allocated to the Cancer Council. This year, it has been decided that half of the proceeds will go to the Cancer Council and half of the proceeds will go to a new initiative, to be elected by students in coming weeks.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

COMMUNITY FILM NIGHT – THE PERMACULTURE ORCHARD: BEYOND ORGANIC – FREE EVENT

If you are interested in learning how to “plant your own fruit trees and take them to the next level”, join in the Transition South Barwon group film and networking night on Saturday 16 March from 6.30-9.00pm at the Grovedale Scout Hall to watch “The Permaculture Orchard: Beyond Organic”. The film covers; grafting companion planting, irrigation and location selection. This is a free community event; however registration is required.

To register, visit https://events.humanitix.com/fim-night-b72n439y