1994 School Magazine

Girls' Grammar School agrisbane 199+

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GECO .EC. 0. (The Grammar Environmental Conservation responded 10 this cause by purchasing two bats. A future Organisation) is the school's only body dedicated to GE. Co. excLITsion to the colony may be planned if it survives.

conserving the environment. The aims are to edticate the student body about environmental issues, give support to external causes and find ways to make the school more "environmentally friendly" The Public Relations Officer of the At1stralian Koala Foun- danon briefly spoke to us about the proposed south eastern tollway and its effect on one of the largest koala habitats in Australia. This coincided with the Australian Koala Founda- lion's 1<0ala Day. GE. Co. participated in Koala Day by selling the appropriate badges and hats A I>at colony near IPswich is in danger of being destroyed an <1 replaced with housing developments. To raise money to try 10 save the I, ats, citizens can "buy a bat" for ten dollars. GE. Co

The world tiger population is rapidly being depleted, approaching extinction levels. To assist in decreasing the likelihood of this occurrence, GE. Co. has decided to make the school population aware and raise money on School Day for this cause GE. Co. has endeavoured to bring a second aluminium can recycling bin into the school. This was initiated after noting that many students dispose of their aluminium cans into the regular rubbish bins. The classroom paper recycling initiative has continued this year. The "buy worms on School Day" idea has been organised again to help the school community with their household compost bins

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