This year's winners workshop was run remotely. We invited Mr Alvin Stone, Media and Communications Manager at ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, University of New South Wales. He gave the students tips on reporting skills, how to write to politicians, and explained their role in solving some of today's environmental issues.
The students could ask questions and it was great to see the students interact with Mr Stone, they had very interesting questions for him and they were fascinated by his wealth of knowledge! Given Mr Stone's experience not only as an editor for Fairfax News but also as a media communicator for WWF-Australia, and currently at ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, he was the perfect speaker for the Young Reporters for the Environment workshop!
Ryde Secondary College organised a Litter, Recycling and Compost Awareness Day. YRE students gave a presentation on the importance of reducing litter and improving recycling and composting to their peers. That was then followed by a litter audit and the results were shared with the other students.
These are some highlights from the campaign mentioned by some of the participating schools:
Recycle week - making artwork from bottle tops (hummingbird)
Highlighting litter and school environment preservation
The collective effort frame a range of students to make and decorate the recycled Christmas tree which was entered into the competition in the Smith street mall
We gathered a number of students from the school community and educated them about the composting bins that we plan on introducing. Around 150 students showed up and were excited to get involved. Because of this engagement, we will be able to move forward with our plans for composing at the school and we hope to contribute to the betterment of our local environment through future community engagement.
