Friday 26th July was National Tree Day!
National Tree Day is a call to action for all Australians to put their hands in the earth and give back to their community.
This year’s Tree Report, entitled Living Cities: Trees in the Urban Environment digs deep into the science on trees and the countless benefits they provide in our urban environment:
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If you are in the market for some new sunglasses, consider these.....they are upcycled from commercial gill nets removed from the Great Barrier Reef. Developed as a partnership led by the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) it is hoped that the purchase of these Reefcycle sunglasses will allow more commercial fishing nets to be upcycled into sunglasses, saving more marine life.
Toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes and their packaging and dental floss containers are not recyclable through conventional recycling streams.
However Terracycle is an innovative company that has made a business of "recycling the unrecyclable".
A collection station will be set up at Merici in Term 3, the bonus is that we can earn one cent per item to put towards sustainability projects here at the school.
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A new study commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and carried out by University of Newcastle, Australia concluded that on average people could be ingesting approximately 5 grams of plastic every week, which is the equivalent weight of a credit card.
The single largest source of plastic ingestion is through water, both bottled and tap, all over the world.
Of the consumables studied, those with the highest recorded plastic levels include shellfish, beer and salt.
This morning Rosemary Zielinski ,Year 12 student, together with senior staff members from Merici and her parents, attended the 2019 Australian Olympiad team’s announcement, that Rosemary has been selected to represent Australia on the Physics team at the 2019 International Physics Olympiad. Rosemary and team members will be competing in Israel from 7-15 July. We wish Rosemary all the best in this international competition.
Listen to ABC Radio Interview with Rosie and team members.
We congratulate Caitlyn Crick on winning the ACT Plain English Speaking Award (PESA) with her speech on gender equality in the workplace. Caitlyn also delivered an impromptu speech on her magical childhood compared to children from broken homes. Caitlyn now moves onto the national finals in Brisbane next term. Well done Caitlyn!
Merici students Imogen Dorsett and Brooke Ellis recently represented Canberra at the NSW U15 State Hockey Championships in Wagga, 21-23 June .
The high-caliber, three day tournament saw 35 teams from across NSW, including 2 from the ACT, representing their respective regions.
Imogen and Brooke both played in the Canberra 1 side. Strong teamwork and lots of goals saw the team take out their division with wins in all 7 games, including the Grand Final.
Well done girls!
Recently a whale was found on a beach in Thailand. Starved.
It is also happening to turtles and dolphins, all sea creatures. It is happening in Australia....
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-13/40-year-old-plastic-bag-found-in-waterway/11197892
