A - Z Project Green School Resources
Project Green is a quarterly environmental e-newsletter for schools in the Wingecarribee Shire. In which we provide school-specific environmental news and available grants and competitions for our shire's schools. It's our way of sharing our latest environmental news, educational services and further school appropriate resources with the principals and teachers of our region to reach as many students as possible.
You can explore some of the organisations that share and create these curriculum aligned resources, like CSIRO, Sustainable Schools, and Smart Water Advice as well as services offered by Council in the accordions below, or if you are after a specific theme or age group try our search option below.
Current Grants, Competitions and Events
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Name
|
Organisation
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Closing Date
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Age Group
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Prize/Max$
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Link
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| Waste to Art Competition (online entries) |
Southern Tablelands Arts (STA) |
10 July |
7yrs old + |
$2700 |
Here |
| Waste To Art Workshop - Moss Vale - Extra Entry Day |
Council/STA |
13 July |
7yrs old + |
$2700 |
Here |
| Trees For Bees Grant |
Wheen Bee Foundation |
20 July |
School |
$500 |
Here |
| Community Assistance Grants |
Council - Submissions Open |
31 July |
School |
$5000 |
Here |
| World Wildlife Day Art Competition |
Council |
3 August |
Years K-6 |
Plants |
Here |
Wild At Art
|
Australian Conservation Foundation |
10 August |
5-12yrs old |
- |
Here |
| Nature Shake Outdoor Nature Festival (event) |
Botanic Gardens Wollongong |
4 Sept |
Primary |
|
Here |
| The Sounds of Country |
Red Room Poetry |
25 Sept |
Pre-K + |
$100 voucher |
Here |
| Soil Matters Competition |
Soil Week Australia |
25 Sept |
Pre-K + |
$500 |
Here |
| Mobile Muster Recycling Challenge |
Mobile Muster |
30 Sept |
All |
- |
Here |
| Real School Grant |
Real Insurance |
1 October |
School |
$5000 |
Here |
Council Sustainability and Waste Services
Waste Audit and EnviroMentors - Schools can do a waste audit or get involved with one of the other programs offered by EnviroMentors to see where education on waste is needed.
In 2025 up to term 3 EnviroMentors has made 23 visits to our local primary schools, supporting them in program such as garbage to garden, in the bin, lunches unwrapped and waste audits.
Have a look at the EnviroMentors information pack here.(PDF, 4MB)
Reach out to our Waste Education Officer if you want more information and to request a visit from EnviroMentors: waste.education@wsc.nsw.gov.au.
Council-run Environmental Presentations - reach out to us if you would like a council staff member to visit your classroom to talk about sustainability. Email: sustainabilityservices@wsc.nsw.gov.au.
Want to take your students through our Water Treatment Plant? - It is now open for tours, by appointment only. The Water treatment plant services 90% of the Shire's required water supply! Reach out to our water team to enquire: watersewer.requests@wsc.nsw.gov.au.
A-Z Search Function
The Project Green School Resources A-Z Guide has been created to help make it easier for schools (teachers and students) to find and use these amazing environmental resources.
Simply enter your search term or browse through the A-Z list to explore our enormous number of school resources available to you and your students. You can also use the search function to the right, enter in terms like "regen", "environment", "science", "competition", "grant", "agriculture", "yr 7" or "8" to see what comes up. Happy searching.
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Climate Change Education Speaker Summit Series
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