18 March 2011

Annandale Christian College is set to receive a funding boost to further their environmental activities.

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Reef Guardian Schools Education Officer Carolyn Luder said students and teachers from Annandale Christian College will be presented with $500 as part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's Ripples of Change seed funding grants today (Friday 18 March 2011).

"The school has been an active participant in the Reef Guardian Schools program and will use this funding to further its environmental activities by expanding their waste management program, including purchasing chickens to recycle their organic waste," Ms Luder said.

"Other worthy recipients include Weir State School, Townsville Community Learning Centre, Townsville State High School, St Patrick's College, Woodstock State School, and St Michael's Catholic School and Bwgcolman Community School on Palm Island."

The Reef Guardian Schools Ripples of Change grants consist of 20 x $500 grants which provide an opportunity for Reef Guardian Schools to undertake small environmental projects within their schools. Schools nominate a project that they would like to initiate and present a project plan to the GBRMPA. The selected schools are presented with their project funds early in the school year to allow them to complete their projects within the school year cycle.

Reef Guardian Schools is an environmental education program run by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

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