On Friday 27 October, Merici Sustainability Captain Julia Heather was named as the winner of the ACT Senior School Student Sustainability Award. The award was part of the Conservation Council’s annual Environment Awards, and recognises ‘an individual who is an ACT high school or college student living in Canberra or our region who has made an outstanding contribution to sustainability initiatives and protecting our environment in the past 12 months’. Year 10 student Caitlin Treble was also a finalist for the award. Julia’s commitment to sustainability has shone through this year, as she has gone above and beyond in her role as Sustainability Captain – enthusiastically running annual events, introducing new initiatives like our soft plastics recycling program, and recruiting younger students to the sustainability team. We are thrilled that Julia’s endeavours have been recognised and we congratulate her on this outstanding achievement.
