Schools Northern Territory

The Youth of Gunbalaya have put together this video to showcase the hard work they have been demonstrating to raise awareness around littering and maintain a ‘Tidy Town’ as part of the Keep Australia Beautiful Council NT Initiative.   During the school holidays of October 2018, a day was spent doing the right thing by

Nightcliff Primary School joined the Eco School journey several years ago and has continued to strive towards being an environmentally-conscious school. Their Eco-Committee, the ‘Eco-Warriors’, is comprised of a dedicated group of over 45 Year 5 and 6 students who strive to make Nightcliff Primary School (NPS) as sustainable as possible. The group, led by

  Parap Primary School in Parap, NT, has been awarded the prestigious Eco-Schools Silver Award for exceptional achievement in ‘greening’ physical structure and grounds, conserving natural resources and integrating environmental education into the curriculum. It is the firt school in the Northern Territory to attain the silver-level award, Eco-Schools Australia’s second of three awards honor.

We’re very proud to announce one of the Northern Territory Eco-Schools has achieved a SILVER Eco-Schools award! This is the first (of many we hope!) schools in the Northern Territory to attain the silver-level award. They have been awarded silver accreditation for their exceptional achievement in ‘greening’ physical structure and grounds, conserving natural resources and integrating

Great write up in the paper about Manunda Primary School in the NT that is an Eco School. They have a range of initiatives including recycling toner cartridges, auditing power usage and wastage and building a chicken coop out of recycled materials. Great work, keep it up! To find out how your school can be

Heimo had a great visit out to Manunda School to see how they are progressing as an Eco-School. Some of their recent achievements as an Eco-School include: creating a video to promote the recycling of toner cartridges.  The winning class that brings the most in from home wins a pizza party! installation of recycling bins around

Territory Tidy Towns is a free annual award program that aims to encourage NT regional communities to undertake projects that make a positive contribution to the community. So if you are taking part, show your support! Download and print the notice and put it up on your noticeboard/ office to show you’re taking part in

Keep Australia Beautiful has announced the winners of the 2017 Australian Tidy Towns Awards. The sustainability and litter‐fighting organisation set out to recognise the hard work undertaken by individuals and groups in rural communities and share these best practices and ideas to continue to improve our vibrant rural towns. Running since 1990, the national awards

Take a look at our video giving a brief overview of the Eco Schools program and how it can benefit your school.  

Update: this competition has now closed.  Congratulations to Renae Haygarth on winning the prize and to Nightcliff Middle Primary School! Keep Your School Green and Beautiful to Win! You could win a $500 Green Garden pack for your school.  Comes with a Worm Farm, Compost Bins, Native Trees and everything you need to get keep