Environmental Education
Tweed Shire Council Environmental Education Program
Tweed Shire Council’s Environmental Education Program covers topics relating to sustainability, waste, water and biodiversity. It links to the current NSW primary school curriculum, however highschool and tertiary groups are also welcome to book from this program as activities can be tailored to suit different age groups.
 Tweed Shire Council Environmental Education Program (528kb)
Bookings are essential by phoning Council's Environmental Education Officer on (02) 6670 2523 or email education@tweed.nsw.gov.au
Alternatively, fill in the Booking Request Form (72kb) and Council’s Environmental Education Officer will be in contact to confirm your visit.
Waste-wise Schools Program
Help reduce the amount of waste your school sends to landfill by setting up a Waste-wise Schools Program. Contact Council’s Environmental Education Officer for the kit which details how to set up a simple waste management program in your school by creating bin stations. This enables students to separate their waste into recycling, food waste or garbage. For more information or a kit contact (02) 6670 2523 or email education@tweed.nsw.gov.au
Water Cycle School Excursions
Available: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday all year.
Excursions can include: The upper catchment and Clarrie Hall Dam, Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment, Effluent reuse, Catchment Trailer etc.
Contacts: Sascha (02) 6670 2523 or email education@tweed.nsw.gov.au
Waterwatch NSW
The Waterwatch network promotes the sharing of tools and resources to enhance community involvement in water quality monitoring. Contact Person: Sascha on (02) 6670 2523 or email education@tweed.nsw.gov.au
Litter-free Lunch
‘Litter Free Lunch’ days are a great way to get children to begin to think about ‘Rubbish’ and what they are throwing into the bin. Children bring a ‘litter free lunch’ to school and learn how they can reduce their waste by bringing items with less packaging and using re-useable containers. Contact Council’s Environmental Education Officer on (02) 6670 2523 or email education@tweed.nsw.gov.au to receive a program kit.
Tweed River Festival: Lantern Workshops and Lantern Parade October/November 2011
Activities: Lantern workshops during the week prior to the lantern parade at Jack Evans Boatharbour, Tweed Heads. The workshops will be run at schools, take about two and a half hours and are limited to 25 students. The number of workshops is limited so if a teacher and class at your school is interested please contact Sascha Piotrkowski on (02) 6670 2523 or Jane Lofthouse on (02) 6670 2743 or email education@tweed.nsw.gov.au
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