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July 31 was National Tree Day and a tree will be planted at Merici next week to celebrate Australia’s largest community tree-planting and nature care event.

Trees are an essential part of Australia's biodiversity. 

We need urgently to plant more trees as part of a broader plan for climate action. Discontinuing land clearing is also essential.

So, can you plant a native tree or shrub that is naturally occurring in your area? 

Among the many benefits, you may attract more bird visitors!

Felicity Maher
Sustainability Officer

In support of Plastic Free July and for every other month, another easy way to reduce your demand for plastic waste (see image).

​This is already happening at Merici where you can buy your beverages from the Canteen in reusable crockery or bring your own cup.

Please consider not bringing off-site disposable, single use cups to campus. 

Felicity Maher

Sustainability Officer

It's Plastic Free July!

Unless you are able to buy your fruit and vegetables direct from the source, or your local grower's market, you are likely to come across plastic stickers on your produce. 

Good news! They can be recycled!

All you need to do to recycle them is stick them to a bigger piece of soft plastic before you pop it in with the rest of your soft plastic collection and take it to a REDcycle collection bin at Coles next time you shop.

Felicity Maher
Sustainability Officer

Here at Merici we have a great crop of kale in the garden at the moment. 

Below is a recipe using kale. Kale pesto...we are all better for eating more greens, right?

Ingredients

Sustainability and sustainable futures are the goals of a process called ‘sustainable development’. 

So, what is ‘sustainable development?’

According to the original definition:

"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". 

Brundtland Report (WCED, 1987)

This definition emphasises the long-term concept of sustainability and introduces the

It is World Ocean Day.

Please take a moment to reflect on what the oceans bring to you.

Felicity Maher
Sustainability Officer