The results of a joint environmental project between Narooma Public School students and Narooma Rotary to reduce schoolyard rubbish will be on show at Narooma’s Renewable Energy Expo on Saturday, November 25.
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The Expo will assist those wanting to save on power bills and be more environmentally sustainable.
Narooma Rotarian Sandra Doyle said some students were concerned about the amount of rubbish in their playground and recognised it as an environmental issue.
“Over two days, several students picked up 2000 to 3000 pieces of rubbish,” Mrs Doyle said.
“With assistance from Year 6 teacher and environmental co-ordinator Michelle Symons, they did a survey and found the cause seemed to be more with the design of the bin lids rather than with kids just dropping rubbish.
“The school’s location is quite exposed. Often before the kids could get the rubbish into the bins and close the large back-hinged lids, the wind would catch lightweight rubbish and blow it away.
“So the students looked at the type of lid that might work better and Rotary then sourced them through Sulo.”
Mrs Doyle presented two wheelie bins with different lids to Narooma Public School students last Friday.
“For the Expo on November 25, students will create posters about the type of lid they think works best, as well as demonstrate the lids in action,” she said.
The Expo is a community project of the Rotary Club of Narooma.
Last year’s Expo was such a success with exhibitors and visitors coming from across south-eastern NSW, Narooma Rotary has built on that experience for this year’s Expo.
The Expo on Saturday, November 25 runs 10am to 4pm in the Narooma Sport and Leisure Centre. Member for Eden Monaro Dr Mike Kelly will open it at 10.30am.
The Expo Forum in Club Narooma that night, which is free, features key industry people and starts at 7pm, followed by a panel discussion.
The Expo dinner at 6pm precedes the forum. Bookings via the website.
More information at expo.naroomarotary.org.au