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The 15th Annual School Sustainability Festival was held online for the first time in November 2020, uniting schools across Victoria ...
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December 17, 2020
School Sustainability Festival 2020: Celebrating youth leadership in climate and biodiversity
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NatureSpot Spring 2020 survey results are in! 279 spots, 173 fauna, 120 flora and 6 fungi submitted by citizen scientists ...
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October 29, 2020
NatureSpot Species List (Spring 2020)
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Header image credit: Dolphin Research Institute Join the EcoCentre’s Matt McArthur on a dive into the Port Phillip Bay to ...
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September 2, 2020
Giant Spider Crabs of Port Phillip Bay
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Effective green teams in your school can help drive a culture of sustainability. Here are some of our top tips ...
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August 25, 2020
Resources: Creating Effective Green Teams in Schools
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Along with public parks, gardens on private land can help enhance biodiversity and improve our wellbeing. Download our free Grow ...
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July 8, 2020
Grow Wild: Guide to improve backyard biodiversity
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Potentially a world-first, Caulfield Primary School has installed a bilingual compost system with signage in both English and Japanese. The ...
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June 2, 2020
Bilingual Compost Bins at Caulfield Primary School
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Download our free nature bingo card and see what nature you can see, hear, and smell from your balcony or ...
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April 7, 2020
Nature Bingo
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We’re keeping our volunteers, staff, educators, students, and broader community safe. The EcoCentre is adapting our programs based on expert ...
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March 20, 2020
Our Response to COVID-19: Online Workshops and Presentations
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Guest blog post by Alive Outside Snorkelling Safari participant, Shreya (12 years old) The waves slithered onto my feet as I took ...
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February 13, 2020
How snorkelling helped me face my fears
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