Sourcing and Collecting Information: EfS Professional Learning Hub: Office of Environment and Heritage

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In the area of sustainability, new information is constantly being disseminated, and old information discussed and revised. Therefore sourcing, collecting and interpreting information is essential to keep abreast of current trends. This page features items from the resources area of the Hub that will help you to develop in this area.

Service provider directory

In the area of sustainability, new information is constantly developed and disseminated, and old information discussed and revised. Therefore sourcing, collecting and interpreting information are important ways of keeping abreast of current trends.

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Molino Stewart Pty Ltd

Helping schools, communities and businesses to work towards a more sustainable future through learning.

Contact: Neil Dufty

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Phone: (02) 9354 0300

Fax: (02) 9893 9806

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enviroed4all

Our aim is to provide services to schools and the community in the Wimmera and further afield, that enable people to better know, appreciate, communicate about and care for their local environment, as well as understand its setting within bigger environmental scales and have a good basis for adapting to change in the future.

Contact: Jeanie Clark

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Phone: 0353941178

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Publications

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Eco-nomic Driving Program "How to" Manual. A guide for developing your own eco-driving program

Type: Guide

Author: Gosford City Council

Summary: Outline of eco-driver education program developed by Gosford City Council for fleet drivers. Manual outlines program components, its successes, non-successes and resource material developed and delivered.

Published: 2011

Published by: Gosford City Council

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Bankstown City Council - Contamination Reduction Campaign Progress Report 2011

Type: Project Report

Author: Bankstown City Council

Summary: Summarises the literature review, program development and trial strategies that were used to halve the contamination rate of the yellow bin at 1400 participating properties over 3-4 months from 30% to 15% (avg).

Published: 2011

Published by: Bankstown City Council

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Events

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08 Aug 2011

Vocational Graduate Certificate in Sustainability

Type of event: Training Course

Region: All of Australia

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09 Aug 2011

Voc Graduate Certificate in Education & Training for Sustainability

Type of event: Training Course

Region: All of Australia

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26 Mar 2012

2012 Sustainability Champions Scholarship Program for VET Practitioners

Type of event: Training Course

Region: NSW - Hunter, NSW - Illawarra, NSW - Lower North Coast, NSW - North Coast, NSW - Other regional, NSW - South Coast, NSW - Sydney

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Digital media

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Food Waste (HUNGRY BEAST)

Type: Film Organisation: Hungry Beast / Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Summary: A summary of the waste involved in Australian food production and consumption from ABC's Hungry Beast: Beast File. Useful in drawing people's attention to domestic food waste and the scale of waste in Australia's food production industry.

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Higher Education and Sustainability: Leon Botstein and Andrew Revkin pt6

Type: Film Organisation: Bard Centre for Environmental Policy

Summary: December 07, 2009 — (Part 6) Keynote Conversation on Higher Education and Sustainability: Leon Botstein, President of Bard College, and Andrew Revkin, New York Times Science Reporter, discuss "What is the Role of Higher Education in building a sustainable future?" with Eban Goodstein, Bard CEP director, as moderator.

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Funding and awards

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Links

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Cool Australia - Educating young Australians for a sustainable future

Type: NGO Organisation: Cool Australia

Summary: Cool Australia’s educational program Our Cool School, brings sustainability and our environment into the classroom, providing teachers with engaging, fun and informative learning activities on a whole range of environmental topics.

Learning activities are year level specific (years 1 to 10) and linked to curriculum standards, including physical, personal and social learning. Discipline-based learning as well as interdisciplinary learning are also addressed.

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The Environment and Ethnic Communities in 2004

Type: State Government Organisation: Office for Environment and Hertage NSW

Summary: The Environment and Ethnic Communities in 2004 contains the results of the research which included focus group discussions and a telephone survey of 805 NSW residents from eight of NSW largest ethnic communities.
This research will assist educators, communicators and policy makers across many sectors in the design and delivery of communications, strategies and programs for ethnic communities. This link includes downloadable pdfs of the report and community profile booklets for specific ethnic groups.

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Indigenous Concepts of Country and Sustainability

Type: State Government Organisation: The Australian Research Institute for Environment and Sustainability (ARIES)

Summary: The Indigenous concept of Country provides an excellent way for students to engage with systemic thinking, indeed it embraces sustainability. It is the holistic engagement of a person with a specific physical location that is both symbolic and real. Australian Indigenous people have a deep emotional connection to Country – they care for and nurture Country; visit Country; talk to Country; sing for Country; and feel sorry for Country. Country defines identity and with identity comes obligation to oneself...

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