At Creaney Primary School, we are committed to respecting our environment and understanding the importance of conservation and sustainability. As a proud WasteSorted School for over 10 years, we take a whole-school approach to environmental education. Our students, staff and wider community are encouraged to take responsibility for waste minimisation while developing positive environmental values and lifelong sustainable habits.

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Responsible Waste Management

We promote responsible waste behaviours through a variety of initiatives:

• School Chickens
  Our chickens help reduce food waste by eating suitable fruit and vegetable scraps from student lunchboxes and our vegetable gardens. Their natural fertiliser enriches our garden beds, and the eggs they lay are used in classroom cooking activities. Caring for the chickens provides valuable, hands-on learning about responsibility, food systems and environmental stewardship.

• Litter Reduction
  Waste minimisation and correct disposal are supported at both classroom and whole-school levels. We use food scrap bins for composting and feeding our chickens, paper recycling bins in every classroom, large cardboard recycling bins and Containers for Change bins. Funds raised through container donations contribute to feeding our chickens.

 

Gardening Club

Each Tuesday, our Year 5 “Creaney Greenies” support Early Years students in maintaining our school vegetable gardens. Through this hands-on experience, students learn how food is grown, gain an appreciation for where it comes from, and develop an understanding of the effort involved. Gardening Club also promotes healthy eating, supports wellbeing and encourages teamwork and responsibility.

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Whole-School Sustainability Events

Students participate in events such as Clean Up Australia Day and Plastic Free July, raising awareness about environmental issues and promoting positive change. We are also working towards reintroducing Waste-Free Wednesdays to reduce lunchbox packaging and litter, helping reinforce sustainable habits. Sustainability is embedded across the curriculum, with STEM and other learning areas often incorporating the reuse of materials that would otherwise go to landfill.

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Community Partnerships Whole-School Sustainability Events

Our Sustainability Hub provides families with the opportunity to donate items that cannot be recycled through regular systems, including coffee pods, batteries, toothbrushes, bread tags, plastic lids, mobile phones and used stationery. We partner with specialised organisations to repurpose these items into new products. For example, used stationery is donated to Give Write, supporting local students in need.

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At Creaney Primary School, we are dedicated to developing environmentally responsible attitudes, habits and values. By educating our students and engaging our community, we aim to nurture thoughtful and responsible stewards of the environment.

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