Pages tagged "filter:Education"

  • Update on the Schools on Farms program

    18 December 2024 | Our education team is thrilled with the success of the Schools on Farms pilot program in the north of the state.

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  • Birds in backyards

    12 November 2024 | Kinder students from Lindisfarne North Primary School took to their school's backyard in search of birds this month.

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  • More discoveries in the Let's explore waste program

    1 October 2024 | Wild and wet weather put a spanner in the works for a planned excursion for Grade 3/4 students from Lindisfarne North Primary School, when the Copping Landfill Site was closed due to the weather. 

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  • Following the journey of waste

    24 September 2024 | Students from Lindisfarne North Primary School got into the spirit of waste management recently, thanks to our Let's Explore Waste program. 

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  • Students get a firsthand look at waste management

    23 July 2024 |  Cambridge Primary students recently embarked on an excursion focused on waste - seeing where it goes once it's placed in the bin, and getting a firsthand look at ways in which to minimise landfill and maximise recycling to power the circular economy.

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  • Let's explore waste!

    The Let's Explore Waste Program includes a full-day excursion to waste facilities and lesson plans mapped to the Australian curriculum. There is a lot of community interest in sustainability, waste and litter, particularly in recent years as people witness huge volumes of waste going to landfill and the threat that litter poses to the natural environment. With catalysts such as the ABC TV program 'War on Waste' and restrictions on recyclables, people at home, at work and at school are looking for ways to reduce their environmental footprint.

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  • Swift parrot painting day at Eaglehawk Neck

    4 July 2024 |
    Art and conservation came together for a perfect blend at The Eaglehawk Neck Hall last weekend, when Landcare Tasmania hosted a Swift Parrot painting workshop.

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  • Celebrating hardworking pollinators

    6 June 2024 |

    In a ‘buzzing’ celebration of Tasmania's invaluable pollinators, Strahan children and families came together on 18 May for an educational event focused on the hardworking native bees of Tasmania.

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  • Know Your Local Patch

    Our School Holiday Program - connecting kids to local Landcare.

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  • Kids connect with nature at Platypus and Waterbug Discovery Session

    24th April 2024 | 

    Landcare Tasmania hosted a school holiday event focused on platypus and waterbug discovery on Monday 15th April at Garden Island Creek. The aim of this sold-out event was to connect children and families with their local environment and active Landcare groups.

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