A resource for teaching and learning about consuming planet earth

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Consuming the planet
2. Find the good news stories!
Working in small groups, find a ‘good news story’ about what is being done in your local
community to encourage sustainable consumption. For example, www.mefl.com.au/household/
project/14, will lead to the successful Sustainability Street project below.
Decide which of the organisations you would like to contact. Request an interview with
the Education Officer or other suitable person. Prepare a visual display or design a webpage
for the class on the organisation and suggest ways in which the school could assist with
the organisation’s environmental initiatives.
The class as a whole could decide on one particular action they would like to follow up,
then using appropriate software, create a project plan with timelines, and then report
to the whole school when the project is completed.
Sustainability Street.
Berry St, Reynard St, Ewen St and Deakin St, Moreland City Council Area
Summary - Sustainability Street is an exciting community development and environmental
program where local communities get together to learn a bit about ecological sustainability
and then do what they can to encourage, assist or “teach” other individuals or communities
to join the groundswell. Sustainability Street is helping people transform their homes and
neighbourhoods into sustainable green environments. It’s a great success because of the
sense of community and ‘localness’, and the emphasis on having fun. Everyone wants to create
a safer and healthier living environment for themselves and their children and this initiative is
helping to achieve that. It’s a social initiative where the best outcomes for the community can
be realised by bringing people together with a variety of knowledge and resources.
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