Sustainability
At Tatura Primary School we believe we can make a positive impact on our environment through the choices we make. We want our students to be more aware of their responsibilities for the environment, now and into the future.

EnviroKids
The Tatura Primary School Envirokids is a student environment action team, made up of students from Grades 3-6. These elected students represent the whole school. The students meet regularly to discuss ideas, implement strategies and plan for future events.
At times their involvement may be very practical and hands on, while other meetings may involve brainstorming or reflective processes. Each week they present at our whole school assembly, have a visible notice board and have input into the school newsletter.
As part of the ResourceSmart program, we continue to work on Energy, Waste,
Water and Biodiversity modules in working to improve our star rating. Currently we are a three star school.
Some of the Envirokids achievements to date are:
¨awarded the Hume Waste School of the Year 2017
¨won the Student Action Team of the Year 2017 (Primary) at the Sustainability Victoria ResourceSmart Awards
¨ presenting a weekly sustainability award to a class that has shown excellence in the previous week
¨ celebrating “rubbish free” efforts with an end of term events
¨ promoting the 3 bin system in each classroom (waste, recycling and compost)
¨ we reduced the size of our classroom waste bins from 20 litres to 3.5 litre
¨ encouraging the whole school in reducing our landfill by 33 m³
¨ undertaken waste, energy and water audits with ResourceSmart facilitators
¨ introduced a "We're keen on Green" initiative to encourage the use of the half flush button, when possible, to reduce water wastage
¨ used a recycling song at the end of recess to remind students to each pick up a piece of rubbish
¨ supported the planting of over 200 trees in the school grounds
The Tatura Primary School Envirokids is a student environment action team, made up of students from Grades 3-6. These elected students represent the whole school. The students meet regularly to discuss ideas, implement strategies and plan for future events.
At times their involvement may be very practical and hands on, while other meetings may involve brainstorming or reflective processes. Each week they present at our whole school assembly, have a visible notice board and have input into the school newsletter.
As part of the ResourceSmart program, we continue to work on Energy, Waste,
Water and Biodiversity modules in working to improve our star rating. Currently we are a three star school.
Some of the Envirokids achievements to date are:
¨awarded the Hume Waste School of the Year 2017
¨won the Student Action Team of the Year 2017 (Primary) at the Sustainability Victoria ResourceSmart Awards
¨ presenting a weekly sustainability award to a class that has shown excellence in the previous week
¨ celebrating “rubbish free” efforts with an end of term events
¨ promoting the 3 bin system in each classroom (waste, recycling and compost)
¨ we reduced the size of our classroom waste bins from 20 litres to 3.5 litre
¨ encouraging the whole school in reducing our landfill by 33 m³
¨ undertaken waste, energy and water audits with ResourceSmart facilitators
¨ introduced a "We're keen on Green" initiative to encourage the use of the half flush button, when possible, to reduce water wastage
¨ used a recycling song at the end of recess to remind students to each pick up a piece of rubbish
¨ supported the planting of over 200 trees in the school grounds