The Environment Club
Clean up Joey's Day
Thank you so much for the enthusiastic participation in our latest Cleanup Joey’s day. The gloves & claws kindly donated by the P&C were put to good use as houses cleaned up their allocated areas.
Congratulations to the following houses:
- 1st place- Marshall with 7 buckets
- 2nd place- Warrigal with 4 ½ buckets plus a rusty bike!
- 3rd place- Kembla with 3 buckets
- 4th place- Keira with 2 buckets
- 5th place- Macquarie with almost 2 buckets
It would be wonderful if these cleanups aren’t needed in future because there was no rubbish on the ground. This requires all students to put their rubbish in the correct bin, or even better, bring a waste-free lunch to school each day.
Adopt-an-Animal
Thank you so much to the 257 students and teachers who voted for their favourite Australian animal to adopt.
The Environment Club came up with the idea to sponsor/adopt an Australian animal. This is one way the Joey's community can make a positive impact on the environment. By adopting an animal, we put funds and thoughts towards a beautiful creature that needs some extra love.
Sadly, many Australian animals are becoming endangered. Adopting an animal will allow each house to assist in the conservation and protection of native Australian animals.
We are pleased to announce the following animals, chosen by you as your adopted animal. The house with the highest number of votes for each animal has been allocated that animal.
Kembla- the Platypus. Platypuses are under threat from habitat loss, dams & climate change. They are set to decline in numbers by at least 50% over the next 50 years
Keira- the Koala. Koalas are under threat from bushfires, deforestation and disease. They have recently been classified as endangered.
Marshall- the Tasmanian Devil. Tassy Devils are under threat from facial tumour disease. It is now classed as endangered and populations have declined by more than 60% since 1998.
Warrigal- the Turtle. Turtles are under threat from overfishing and being caught up in nets.
Macquarie- the Wombat. Wombats are under threat from habitat destruction, competition from introduced species, roadkill and mites.
Thank you again for your support and stay tuned for more information from your house leaders about your chosen animal.