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We’re educating for sustainability in Tasmania

Students, teachers, parents and interested members of the Tasmanian community can use the information on this site to make their schools more sustainable by participating in AuSSI-Tas.

The Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative (AuSSI) is the partnership between the Australian Government and the States and Territories. The AuSSI vision is for all Australian schools and their communities to be sustainable.

There are more than 2,000 schools Australia wide participating in the sustainable schools initiative.

Welcome to 2010 - Year of Biodiversity

Jenny and Jayne have resumed their AuSSI-Tas responsibilities and can be contacted at: jenny.dudgeon@education.tas.gov.au and jayne.lewis@education.tas.gov.au

Schools and communities interested in becoming involved in the sustainable schools initiative there will be a series of introductory workshops in March.

For schools involved in the sustainable schools initiative 2009 ended in a showcase of sustainability initiatives through the Kids 4 Kids Conferences. We were delighted to have as our key note speaker, Chris Jordan, an environmental photographer. Chris raised awareness about the need to take action on a local level - everyone can make a difference - to help alleviate the growing levels of consumer waste throughout the world. View Chris's evocative work.

AuSSI Tas team photographed at the recent Camp Banksia Kids 4 Kids Conference

Photographed at the recent Camp Banksia Kids 4 Kids Conference. (L-R) Jenny Dudgeon and Jayne Lewis AuSSI -Tas Project Officers, Chris Jordan, Environmental Artist, Carinda Rue, Sustainability Section DPIPWE and Denise Devitt, Senior Curriculum Officer, DoE

Australian Government EfS Documents

There are three documents that have been released that support and promote education for sustainability and the International Decade of Sustainability.

Educating for a sustainable future was the first document published in response to the International Decade of Sustainability. A National Environmental Education Statement for Australian Schools published in 2005.

The National Action Plan Living Sustainably released in April, 2009 is the Australian Government's National Action Plan for Education for Sustainability.

Education for Sustainability is a booklet just released by the Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIES) and is about the role of education in engaging and equipping people for change. Download your copy.

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