Sustainability

“We are not faced with two separate crises, one environmental and the other social, but rather one complex crisis which is both social and environmental.” Pope Francis

Member schools of the De Mazenod Family Education Network, which includes Mazenod College Western Australia, Iona College Queensland, St Eugene College Queensland and Mazenod College Victoria, established Sustainability Teams that gathered online throughout the year, to share ideas on how they can reduce waste, reduce the consumption of energy and protect biodiversity in their respective communities. The inaugural GoGreen Student Voice Sustainability Summit was held at the end of August and several other schools, organisations and corporate entities provided resources and information, explaining how they are developing projects to promote sustainability in their communities.

The number of students and initiatives grew as the year progressed. The curriculum was audited; our Year 11 Japanese class worked with Daisho Gakeun College from Osaka when they did their oral presentations on Sustainability; we debated Mt Lilydale Mercy College; we re-joined the Resource Smart School Programme; developed a resource and tile on MazCom; presented at assemblies and met regularly to investigate ways of reducing our carbon footprint as a school and as individuals. We are very grateful to all the staff and students who contributed to make our community more aware of how we can be sustainable locally and globally. Their leadership and commitment to our Sustainability Teams has been impressive and we look forward to a greater impact on reducing waste and energy consumption in 2023. Tony Coghlan

This year, we have started becoming more sustainable as a school. We have created many projects and initiatives, as well as conducted research into our school. Through forums and summits, we have shared and received ideas from other schools as well. As Mark Twain said, “the secret to making progress is to get started.” Andrew Warren Samuel

Having joined the Student Sustainability Team from the beginning, I am proud to see how much it has grown. Starting from just an idea, it has expanded to a multi school and corporate movement. In just a year, we have run a summit, made changes to our canteen, and have made sustainability an issue that the entire school is going to address in 2023 across the curriculum. Later in Term 4, we will work on other changes, like tree planting and working on correct bin use. Chibby Anyadoro Our Sustainability Teams:

Senior School Team Cameron Boey Antonio Di Giovine Roberto Di Giovine Bradley Le Brandon Paul Ryan Peiris Nikhil Perera Miguel Prado Andrew Warren Samuel

Junior School Team Chibby Anyadoro Daniel Ayass Lucky Castromayor Rahul De Silva Senuka De Silva Emmanueel Guirgis Lester Harvey Sobash Mallawa Arachchige Joshua Morin Zain Muscat Ajeeve Nitharshan Benjamin Rafferty Isindu Rajapakshe Saranta Sharma Jeremy Singh Jamie Wilton Kendrick Young

Staff Support Team Ms Bourne Mr Coghlan Mr Davin Mr De Fanti Mr De La Zilwa Ms Elliott Ms Hawksworth Mr Hunter Ms Morgan Mr T Rolfe Ms Russo Ms Symss Ms Takamatsu Mr Tighe