At Sacred Heart in Pearce we have been working to decrease waste and improve the environment both within the school and in the wider community.

In 2018 we reduced the waste generated at school and managed to lower the cost of its removal by $4,000. We also have an extremely enthusiastic parent who organised and supported the recycling of our empty bottles and drink containers to raise money.

With these initiatives and the acquisition of a community grant we were able to go a further step towards our vision to be actively involved in stewardship of the earth. We used the funds raised to purchase worm farms and composters to go with the community garden we are creating in 2019.

During our first whole school assembly this year, our Student Environmental Leaders and Mr Fox, our Religious Education Coordinator, addressed the students and teachers. They conducted a waste audit of the school and demonstrated the new processes and systems we will be using to further reduce waste and improve recycling at Sacred Heart.

The arrival of our worms on Valentine’s Day was very exciting and challenging for the Environmental Leaders as they set up the worm farms.

The new worm farms and composters are set up next to the site for our new community gardens. This means students will be able to work in the gardens as an activity during lunchtimes.​ It is hoped that through the students involvement in these environmental programs at Sacred Heart our children become the new stewards of our sustainable community.