The ‘Habits for Habitat’ Enviro-Stories program will provide students with the opportunity to learn about native animals, habitats and ecosystems local to the Gladstone and surrounding Central Queensland Region.
Habits for Habitat
The ‘Managing Our Mid-Coast Marvels’ Enviro-Stories program will provide students with the opportunity to learn about some of the precious animals, communities and habitats of the Mid-Coast region of NSW.
Managing Our Mid-Coast Marvels
The ‘Hotspot Heroes’ Enviro Stories program involves schools from the wheatbelt region of WA learning about the biodiversity, threatened species and feral animals in the wheatbelt area. Students will write and illustrate a biodiversity-themed short story, focusing on local threatened species and what can be done to save them from extinction.
Hotspot Heroes
Individual schools, groups and families, who are not located within areas covered by existing sponsored programs, can have their students/children write and illustrate a book that will be published as part of Enviro-Stories.
FIND OUT MOREThe “Healthy Plants, Healthy Me” Enviro-Stories program was run in 2020. Theme focussed on stories about the important of plants and how healthy plants are good for us, whether it be for food or for mental wellbeing.
The “Our Farming Community” Enviro-Stories program was run in 2019. Theme focussed on stories about how rural communities come together and support one another in hard times.
The “From the Farm to You” Enviro-Stories program was run in 2018. Theme focussed on stories about how food and fibre is grown and prepared before it reaches the supermarket or shopping centre.
City Livin’ Ferals involved schools from the Greater Sydney area in 2017-18 learning about the feral animals that are impacting our native wildlife, agricultural production, urban areas and other sensitive landscapes.
The “Hotspot Heroes” Enviro-Stories program finished in 2018. This program involved schools from the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia learning about the biodiversity, threatened species and feral animals in the wheatbelt area.
The “Sensational Soils” Enviro-Stories program was run in 2017. Theme focussed on stories about what soil is, where it comes from, the different types and its importance in agriculture and biodiversity.
The “Water in Rural Communities” Enviro-Stories program was run in 2016. Theme focussed on stories about:
The 2014 “Feral Animals” Enviro-Stories program focussed on raising awareness of local feral animals in 5 regional communities from across Australia. The 5 published books were from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia as part of the Invasive Animals CRC Education Program.
In 2015, the 2015 Feral Animals Enviro-Stories program focussed on schools from the Central West and Central Tablelands regions of New South Wales. It was again supported by the Invasive Animals CRC.
The Love Our Lakes Enviro-Stories Education Program was run in 2014 with 10 primary schools from the East Gippsland region of the Lakes catchment. One ‘pilot’ book was also prepared in 2013. Students wrote and illustrated books on why they love the Gippsland Lakes. Their topics included: local towns, local rivers, wildlife and seagrass.
The Love Our Lakes Enviro-Stories Education Program was run again in 2015 with 7 primary schools from the East Gippsland region of the Lakes catchment.
The “Tools, Totems, Tucker” Enviro-Stories program was run in 2014. The focus of the theme was to help raise awareness of Aboriginal culture of the Central West and Central Tablelands region of NSW, which is primarily Wiradjuri country.
The “Farming Families” Enviro-Stories program was run in 2014. The focus of the theme was to engage students in learning about our valuable farms and share their own stories, or stories from their families.
The “Save Our Species” Enviro-Stories program was run in 2013. The focus of the theme was to engage students in learning about threatened species, why they are under threat and how we can look after them into the future.
The “Water! The life of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area” Enviro-Stories program was run in 2012. The focus of the theme was to engage students in learning about how water is used in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, with a focus on their local wetlands.
The “Our Farmers, Our Future” Enviro-Stories program was run in 2012. The focus of the theme was to engage students in learning about farming, where our food comes from and sustainable agriculture. A majority of the students in the target region live on the land and they were able to tell stories from personal experiences.
The “An Aussie Bush Tale” Enviro-Stories program was run in 2011. The focus of the theme was to engage students in the active investigation of the Australian bush and all the ecological interactions that it holds. This program was sponsored by the Central West Catchment Management Authority and Cotton Catchment Communities CRC. A trial with the Murray Catchment Management Authority’s Creative Catchment Kids program was held with four books being published.
The “Mallee’s Hidden Treasures” Enviro-Stories program was run in 2011. The focus of the theme was to engage students in the active investigation of threatened species that live within the Mallee catchment.
The “Fur and Fins, Feet and Beaks” Enviro-Stories program was run in 2010. The focus of the theme was to engage students in the active investigation of living things found in and around waterways.
The “Creepy Crawlies…Life Underground” Enviro-Stories program was run in 2009. The focus of the theme was to engage students in the active investigation of living things found in and around the soil.
Petaurus Education Group delivers Creative Catchment Kids, an Enviro-Stories sister program, in the Murray-Riverina region of NSW. They have worked with hundreds of students over many years to prepare books that form part of Enviro-Stories. These stories are focused on small communities to help celebrate local heroes, towns, businesses and natural resources.
In 2018-19, Petaurus Education Group has partnered with the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust to develop CCK-style case studies on properties managed for conservation.
In 2018-19, Creative Catchment Kids students from the Holbrook region researched, learnt, wrote about and published stories about five landholders and their work with Holbrook Landcare to sustainably manage their properties.
In 2017, Creative Catchment Kids students researched, learnt, wrote about and published stories about four landholders and their efforts to preserve wetlands on their farm.
Creative Catchment Kids students researched, learnt, wrote about and published stories on their local communities. They identified local individuals, couples, businesses and industries that have made a difference in their local community. Students interviewed these people and used photographs and illustrations to create a book. A key focus was to help students understand, discover and learn about the importance of their community’s history, Aboriginal culture, environment, agriculture and social and economic impacts.
Creative Catchment Kids students researched, learnt, wrote about and published stories on Aboriginal Culture in their local community. They identified local individuals, couples, businesses and industries that have made a difference in their local community. Students explored the following questions:
The students then researched and interviewed local people to find answers to these questions and use photographs and illustrations to create a book. A key focus was to help students understand, discover and learn about the importance of their community’s history, Aboriginal culture, environment, agriculture and social and economic impacts.
In 2014, students involved in the Creative Catchment Kids program (from across the Murray and Darling catchments of inland NSW) researched and wrote stories about ‘Local Land Heroes’ – people, businesses or industries who contribute to productive agriculture and healthy environments along the Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers and western NSW.
In 2015, the Creative Catchment Kids program had the Local Land Heroes theme again, this time with a focus on people and businesses working in the agricultural pest plant, animal and disease industries. One school also looked at the sustainable energy industry in their area – Uranquinty.
In 2013, students involved in the Creative Catchment Kids program researched and wrote stories about ‘Catchment Champions’, people who have made important contributions to managing natural resources in their local community.
The “Biodiversity of the Murray Catchment” Enviro-Stories program was run in 2012. This program was run through the Murray Catchment Management Authority’s Creative Catchment Kids program. Student wrote stories about local wildlife and ecosystems that can be found within the Murray catchment.
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