Project 2020: School students prepare to clean up the Gold Coast
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YOUNG environmental crusaders are ready to clean up the Gold Coast.
Project 2020 has launched in 26 schools, teaching four to 12-year-olds about waste management.
The program, by environmental consultancy Glowing Green Australia and not-for-profit Sustainable Schools Network, is in conjunction with new City of Gold Coast coastal management to preserve waterways and beaches.
Glowing Green Australia director Larissa Rose said she was keen to help youngsters preserve the Gold Coast for future generations.
“We are so lucky to have world-class national parks and coastlines but we need to work collaboratively to ensure they stay that way,” she said.
All Saints Anglican College, Currumbin State School and Headstart Burleigh Learning Centre, will run education and auditing projects via e-learning aligned with their existing curriculum.
Bonney MP Sam O’Connor said it was about time an environmental conservation program launched after the Griffith Centre for Coastal Management and the City of Gold Coast “abruptly ceased” a partnership and coastal education programs in July.
The Centre’s education and conservation programs, such as BeachCare, CoastEd, and CoastWatch, were vital programs for 18 years.
“Any additional initiatives to enable waste management and environmental education is important, because we can’t go without them,” Mr O’Connor said.
“It’s sad nothing has progressed with the new council program yet and we are in limbo.
“I have so many questions as to why the council ended their partnership with Griffith University and I am interested in what the new City of Gold Coast program plan will look like.”
A City of Gold Coast spokesman said: “At this stage, it is anticipated the new Coastal Community Engagement Program will be progressively rolled out, with preliminary activities planned to start in September.
“The city is reviewing the program methodology, including the model for engagement in light of COVID-19, particularly in respect of how volunteer events will function,” the spokesman said. “Coastal education will continue to be supported and the city is working towards a revised delivery model.”
Originally published as Project 2020: School students prepare to clean up the Gold Coast