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Sustainability Education
The Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative (AuSSI) is a partnership of the Australian Government, the States and Territories that supports schools to work towards a sustainable future.
AuSSI involves participants in a whole-of-school approach, to explore through real-life learning experiences, improvements in a school’s management of resources and grounds including energy, waste, water, biodiversity, landscape design, products and materials. It also addresses associated social and financial issues. The Initiative’s vision is for all Australian schools and their communities to be sustainable.
With the support from AuSSI partners, schools are offered best practice and quality curriculum support, audit tools to manage resources, ideas for on-ground projects and ways to involve the local community and encourage a shift in the broader community towards more sustainable practices and processes.
AuSSI provides networking and clustering opportunities for schools and supports schools in their growth from awareness through to leadership in environmental education for sustainability and sustainable living. It fosters school ownership and empowerment and focuses on student involvement and learning.
For more information contact an Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative Coordinator or visit the websites:
Department of the Environment and Heritage
Coordinator: Angela Colliver
Phone: (02) 6274 2408
Email: angela.colliver@environment.gov.au
http://www.deh.gov.au/education/sustainable-schools/index.html
Department of Education and Training
Coordinator: Conrad Remenyi
Phone: (03) 9637 3328
Email: remenyi.conrad.c@edumail.vic.gov.au
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/deptpolicies/environment.htm
http://sustainability.ceres.org.au/
http://www.sustainableschools.com.au/sustainableschools/default.asp
Department of Education and Training
Coordinator: Mark Caddey
Phone: (02) 9886 7710
Email: Mark.Caddey@det.nsw.edu.au
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/policies/envired/index.htm
Department of Education and the Arts
Coordinator: Cam MacKenzie
Phone: (07) 3237 0405
Email: Cam.McKenzie@qed.qld.gov.au
http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/environment/outdoor/qessi.html
Department of Education and Children's Services
Coordinator: Jonathon Shankar-Noble
Phone: (08) 8226 0049
Email: Shankar-Noble.Jonathon@saugov.sa.gov.au
http://www.schools.sa.gov.au/schlstaff/default.asp?id=17561&navgrp=68
Department of Education and Training
Coordinator: Howard Flinders
Phone: (08) 9264 4776
Email: Howard.Flinders@det.wa.edu.au
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/learningareas/ssi/index.htm
Department of Employment, Education and Training
Coordinator: Louise Fogg
Phone: (08) 8999 3712
Email: Louise.Fogg@nt.gov.au
http://www.deet.nt.gov.au/education/environmental_education
Department of Education and Training
Coordinator: Vanessa Whelan
Phone: (02) 6205 9346
Email: VanessaL.Whelan@act.gov.au
Website: under development
Department of Education
Coordinator: Denise Devitt
Phone: (03) 6233 6676
Email: denise.devitt@education.tas.gov.au
Website: under development