We Want the World to Know

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We Want the World to Know

Our first podcast workshop at WA Wildlife was a hit yesterday with young leaders getting up close and personal with the animals. Learning about the challenges native animals face in the Perth metro area helped the team create three podcasts. Watch this space.

Thanks a trillion to @Syfia our Curtin University University intern, for getting this idea into action. Thanks Nick, Friends of Lake Claremont, Wayne and Lauren for providing first hand knowledge about how we can help native animals.

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Environmental Youth Forums in the Wheatbelt

Wheatbelt NRM is currently reviewing the Regional NRM Plan for the Avon River Basin, the region’s key long-term strategy for natural resource management priorities, environmental investment and landscape resilience across the Wheatbelt. The Plan has not been comprehensively updated since 2014.

As part of this review Wheatbelt NRM has identified that previous plans did not engage our youth community and so we have teamed up with Millenium Kids and are working towards facilitating a series of Environmental Youth Forums. Wheatbelt NRM and Millennium Kids are inviting selected school students to participate in a series of Youth Environmental Forums across the Wheatbelt during National Science Week 2026 (August).

Proposed locations and dates include:

  • Southern Cross – Tuesday 18th August
  • Merredin – Thursday 20th August
  • Northam – Tuesday 25th August
  • Lake Grace – Thursday 27th August


These forums are designed to bring together engaged, capable and forward-thinking students with strong interests in science, sustainability, agriculture, conservation, leadership, innovation and environmental stewardship. Each forum will last for approximately 5 hours with catering provided throughout the day. Teachers attending the forum will be eligible to receive a Professional Development certificate following attendance and completion of a short post-event reflection or feedback question.

The forums will provide students with the opportunity to:

  • Contribute directly to regional environmental planning
  • Share their priorities and concerns for the future of the Wheatbelt
  • Engage with environmental leaders, policy makers and media
  • Develop leadership, communication and critical thinking skills
  • Explore practical solutions relating to biodiversity, climate resilience, water, agriculture and sustainability


Next Steps

This Expression of Interest process is intended to help Wheatbelt NRM gauge:

  • School interest across the Wheatbelt
  • Potential student numbers
  • Preferred locations and themes
  • Opportunities for ongoing youth engagement in regional environmental planning

Formal invitations, event dates and detailed programs will be circulated closer to Science Week 2026.

Check out the Expression of Interest Form here.
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The Dim Hour

Millennium Kids Youth Board member, Troy Wood, has a lot to say about youth voice and action. Troy is keen to develop a podcast series, The Dim Hour, to inspire young people with stories of innovation and positive change happening now to achieve a carbon neutral world by 2030.

Troy pitched his idea as part of the City of Canning , Changing Your World Challenge, and Millennium Kids ❤️’d the idea so much they are going to fund equipment to make this happen.

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Making Hope Practical

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Our young people have been running climate education programs for the past 2 years to ensure young people are educated about climate change and are included in discussions around future proofing our region, so our team are super excited to read the recently released  Making Hope Practical Education and Health Standing Committee Report 2, Report of the inquiry into the response of Western Australian schools to climate change. The report was presented to WA Parliament by Mr C.J. Tallentire, MLA, June 2022.

Our team not only presented a submission to the Inquiry but Youth Board leaders, Bella P and Amelia, and our CEO, Cat, presented to the Inquiry as part of the submission process, outlining their experiences in the classroom and their recommendations for future climate education.

Please read the submission and email your thoughts to info@millenniumkids.com.au

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National Science Week at Fremantle Primary School

On Thursday 19th August Cathy from Millennium Kids Green Lab joined other presenters for National Science Week at Fremantle Primary School.

The Green Lab approach encourages teachers and students to investigate outdoor spaces as learning areas.

Classes started by looking at the school in Google Maps and comparing it with surrounding areas. They made observations including

  • Most of the places in Fremantle are buildings and roads.
  • There are some ovals.
  • The trees are mainly along streets or in car parks
  • The school has more outdoor areas than anywhere else nearby.
  • The school doesn’t have much outdoor space

Outdoors each class explored an area along the Alma Street side of the school that isn’t used as playground. They discussed how the area could be used recorded their ideas about the kinds of activities they would like to do using drawing or writing or building using recyclable bits and pieces.

  • Ideas included
    Plant more trees and flowers
  • Build a greenhouse to grow plants
  • Keep the big old trees
  • Make seats out of logs
  • Water features, swings, play places and equipment
  • Cover electricity box with a shed
  • Use the existing shed to store tools and materials for art and science
  • Learn more science of trees
  • Maintain and improve bug life
  • It could be therapeutic to just relax and read under the tree
  • We’ll put up a native bee hotel

The school is keen to continue to develop ideas for creating an outdoor learning area when Green Lab returns to the school on September.

Visit the MK WEBSITE    greenlab.org.au  for more information.

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