2024 School Magazine

GECO

Every Friday at lunch, the Grammar Environmental and Conservation Organisation (GECO) convenes to discuss pressing global environmental topics and issues. With the invaluable support of our coordinators—Mrs Sacha Cross, Ms Sharni Folland and Ms Alina Solomkina—we work tirelessly to raise awareness about environmental issues within our School community and organise events to support our annual charity initiative. One particular activity we take pride in, is tracking the number of native bees in our beehive and forwarding this data to The University of Queensland to aid their research.

This year, we chose to support the Middle Island Penguin Project. Located off the coast of Victoria, Middle Island is home to the world's smallest penguin species, the Little Penguin. The Project's mission is to conserve the Little Penguin colony on the island. During Open Day, our stall played a key role in this effort by selling penguin badges and GECO keyrings, donating the proceeds to the important cause. In Term 3, GECO launched a second-hand clothing market as part of our commitment to reducing landfill waste. By offering pre-loved clothing a second chance, we aim to counteract the throw-away culture and promote more sustainable practices. Our initiative seeks to inspire others to make mindful choices and contribute to reducing the growing problem of waste production. Angelica Skye Ng (11B), Angel Li (10G) and Charmaine Wong (10W)

Grammar Goes Green

Grammar Goes Green (GGG) offers an extension to the work done at the School through our environmental club, the Grammar Environmental and Conservation Organisation (GECO). Through these opportunities, students are able to connect to the wider community and support sustainable practices. In Term 2, we visited our beautiful Marrapatta campus, with the main aim of increasing biodiversity, beautifying and sustaining the environment, and

connecting with our peers, animals and plants that we share this land with. We helped the wildlife in the Imbil area, planted trees at Bella Junction, and visited Galeru, an Indigenous bush tucker farm in the SevGen enterprise. In Term 3, we attended the Green Heart Fair, where we investigated sustainable practices to reduce our School’s carbon footprint. The variety of stalls inspired us to take action and further our fundraising goals for the Middle Island Maremma Penguin Project.

In Term 4, we visited Rainbow Forest— next to our Rangakarra campus— to assist with their experimental rehabilitation strategies. This involved watering and planting new vegetation and clearing debris to allow new plants to thrive in the area. Thank you to Mrs Sacha Cross, Ms Sharni Folland, Ms Alina Solomkina, Ms Lynne Mungomery and Ms Kim Wood for your support in this program. Angel Li (10G) and Taya Wojtowicz (10W)

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