We were super excited to have had the Commonwealth Bank team drop by with a CommBank Grant of $500.00 for our Green Lab teams last week. One of their staff members heard about the work of Millennium Kids and decided we were worthy recipients for their monthly grant. ( A million thanks to that lovely staff member!)

On 4th June 2021 the CommBank team met teachers and students from Curtin PS, Kensington PS and Applecross PS at the Manning Community Centre who were there for a day of citizen science activities.

The program was supported by Jos from Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Marnie from Eco Gecko – Environment and Design, Heather, Cathy, Patrick, Niamh and Hannah from Millennium Kids  and Bella from Noodle, with students learning new skills to help protect, monitor and increase canopy through care of their local bush patch. Over the day teachers and students worked together to create a plan for their school bushland which Millennium Kids will support through capacity building workshops and incursions over the next 12 months through a grant from State Natural Resource Management.

On World Environment Day 5th June  2021 students and teachers visited Goss Ave Bushland with City of South Perth staff to plant local species for the Banksia Woodland site. The site is adjacent to bushland at Curtin PS and the students are super keen to help the community understand how important the area is for local species. It was a special day as a number of red tailed cockatoos flew over us all as we planted.

Wesley College Junior School and Manning PS also  took part in workshops at their school sites earlier in the year. If you want to know about how to get involved in Green Lab in your local area email cathy@millenniumkids.com.au

Green Lab, a Millennium Kids Citizen Science program, is funded by the Western Australian Government’s State Natural Resource Management Program and Federal Governments Communities Environment Program in the City of South Perth.

Millennium Kids works in collaboration with Sustainable Schools WA to support schools sustainability goals.

 

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