Reflections

The word I have chosen is Empowerment.  The nuns and the few lay teachers we had told us we had choices in career, life pathways, our bodies, relationships. They told us we were able to make a difference in the world. The nuns were the first feminists I knew and they encouraged us to believe in ourselves as young women, and we had the right for equal treatment in society. They treated us as young women, opening our eyes to issues of the day. They encouraged us to have our own voice.

Professor Rosemary Sheehan AM

With the conclusion of the COP26, the world’s opportunity to deliver a credible, binding response to the climate crisis for which the latest science has made it abundantly clear that global emissions need to plummet this decade...

Do you think that this was considered?

More than 110 million shoes are imported into Australia each year.

One quarter of these are sports shoes with only 1% collected and recycled after use. 

Shoe components take over 1000 years to break down.

This is a significant environmental concern. 

​When footwear is thrown out, not only do we miss the chance to divert tonnes of landfill, we miss out on the valuable opportunity to reclaim, recycle, repurpose and reuse. 

Enter TreadLightly - a national recycling initiative where you can take your unwanted sports and lifestlyle footwear to be recycled.

My word is CONNECTIONS. I fondly remember the friendships I made and had with my fellow classmates, and the wonderful teachers that inspired me and fostered my desire to learn.

Are you ready for the much-awaited annual Sw(op) Shop?

Bring your donations to Student Services, next to the First Aid Room, and deposit in the black bin.

You can help to divert 6000 kilograms of clothing waste being sent to landfill every ten minutes in Australia. 

That looks like the above image!!

PLEASE SEND IN ONLY CLEAN, RE-USABLE ITEMS.

FOR INFORMATION ON WHERE YOU CAN TAKE ITEMS UNSUITABLE FOR RE-USE:

The word that best describes my experience at Merici College is BELONGING. I felt that I found a place I could be myself, continue following my dreams and still feel a connection to the school through all the changes.

If you really think the environment is less important than the economy .. try holding your breath while you count your money!

Felicity Maher

Sustainability Officer

​Australia has a population of over 23 million people.

If every citizen uses only one toothbrush each year - a conservative estimate - Australia’s 23 million toothbrushes would amount to about 350 tonnes of landfill waste annually. On a global scale, the world population of well over 7 billion people will generate over 100,000 tonnes of toothbrush waste if every individual were to use only one toothbrush each year. 

https://www.woroni.com.au/words/your-toothbrush-and-the-environment/

The Year 8 students have been learning about this issue, which is so important it deserves to have the awareness raised as far and wide as possible....

Have you ever thought about what happens to your old clothes after you drop them off at the op shop?

Now is the time, because these goodwill gestures are fueling an environmental catastrophe on the other side of the world.