The COVID lockdown put a spanner in the works for New Leaf Day, which was scheduled for Friday 6 August. However, all was not lost, and some of our activities were able to be rescheduled in a modified form.

Over a two-week period, small groups of students planted 148 native trees, shrubs and grasses during their Sport lessons. If you take a stroll along the path bordering the northern boundary of the College, you can see their handiwork, along with other established plants from the previous two years. Our Secondary “GECko” group will continue to care for the site. We thank both Moreton Bay Regional Council and Sci-Fleet Toyota Brendale for supporting our endeavours.

We also received many wonderful entries for the “EnviroSelfie” competition, in which students were invited to submit a fun photo of themselves doing something positive for the environment at home.

Many Secondary students also took time during Form class to make a pledge to change a behaviour that will benefit our natural environment.

Many Thanks,

Chrissy van Leent

Sustainability Coordinator