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Environment and Sustainability at BEPS

Becoming a 5

star accredited

ResourceSmart

AuSSi Vic

school

Energy Waste

WaterBiodiversity

+WaterConservation and reduction in the amount of water used in the school

has been a big focus of the school.

Water grants

Water saving measures

Drought tolerant gardens

Storm water harvesting

Flow restrictors

Dual flush toilets

Veggie garden tanks

+Water

Green oval tanks – 95,000L for oval irrigation

Red toilet block tanks – 27,000L for toilet flushing

+New Toilet blockIncorporating performance area, bike shed and rain

water tanks connected to toilets.

Yes, it really looked like this!

+Energy

Solar Panels installed in 2009

Automatic sensor lights in all rooms

Energy efficient globes

Energy saving signage around the school

Energy efficient heaters

Ride 2 School program to reduce driving

Passive Solar verandah built on Prep building

+Solar powerRenewable energy source installed to help cut CO2 emissions and as an

educational tool.

7.14 kWh system installed

Online data available for

students

+VerandahPassive solar design, north facing and angled to catch

the sun in winter. Improved guttering to harvest storm

water.

+Bike sheds & parkingSupporting Ride-To-School-Day and encouraging the

school community to use alternate methods of

transport.

76+ bike parking places created for the school community

+Biodiversity

Grants to fund the garden projects

Indigenous gardens

Drought tolerant gardens

Bush tucker garden

Veggie garden

Frog pond

Compost bins in use

Garden waste composted and mulched

+Gardens

Front garden – Indigenous plants – drought tolerant

2

2005

2006

2010

+Gardens

Veggie Garden and outdoor classroom

From this to this

2009

2010

+Gardens

Little Monkeys Playground Garden

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Landscaping

• Drought tolerant garden

+Waste

Paper and cardboard recycling

Mixed recyclables

Classrooms encourage reusing resources

Try and buy green resources

Compost bins up and running

Green waste used on site

New colour coded bins

+Waste

Our new

colour

coded

bins

+OvalCommitment to a natural play surface for our students, irrigated with

harvested storm water. Grass clippings are used in the Veggie Garden

compost.

2007 2011

Irrigation

Drought tolerant grass

Water

storage

+Playgrounds

Little Monkey Bars Playground

Shade

New surface