| School Project Reduces Carbon Footprint |
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  LEARNING about sustainable environments and reducing the carbon footprint of the school community is a priority at Toolooa State High School.
A group of students participating in the program “Growing for Life”, funded by Sidney Myer Fund, are now at the hands-on stage of implementing knowledge gained through research, talking to community members and the planning of the Bush Tucker / Bush Medicine and Kitchen Gardens. Construction of the kitchen garden at “Toolooa House” will commence once these gardens are complete.
Each Thursday, for the first three weeks of term, students and staff together with the valuable a team of volunteers from Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA), through the Green Schools Connect Program, prepared the bush tucker and bush medicine garden bed for planting.
Finally the best stage, the planting! Planting of the gardens has commenced and it is now all hands to the shovel. Grady Gill said, “This is the best way to learn, I am really enjoying being outside gardening and learning about bush tucker plants.”
Students conducted an audit of the existing plants on the grounds and found some existing plants are considered “weeds”, they sourced information on the types of edible native and medicinal plants that are suitable to our soil type and climate, prepared the area, measured the area for soil and irrigation and sourced native plants. During the course of the program the students have sourced advice on plants and plant propagation from the Facilities and Grounds staff, Gladstone Region Council, Livingstone Community Nursery and our very own gardening grounds staff – Scott Mercer. |
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