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2008 was another busy year for EnviroSmart . NSW Minerals Council and Sponsoring Companies, were overwhelmed with the response and the enthusiam the schools showed for the grants programme.
Our sponsoring companies awarded the following schools.
Gloucester Coal
Barrington Public School (Native Floral Boundary)
Gloucester High School (Waste Management Project)
Illawarra Coal
Kemblawarra Public School (Moondah Garden Project)
St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School (Living Garden)
St Francis of Assisi School (Potting and Planting Project)
Hayes Park Public School (Rainforest Garden)
Mount Brown Public School (Tree Planting)
Mount Kembla Public School (Waste Collection Project)
Rio Tinto Northparkes
St Joseph’s School, Peak Hill (Restoration of Degraded Area)
Trundle Central School (General Improvement of School Grounds and Gardens)
St Patrick’s Primary School (RRRR Project: Reduce, Re-use, Recyle Remove)
Parkes High School (Outdoor Learning Area and Native Garden)
Parkes Christian School (Planting Project)
Parkes East School (Planting of Parkland Shade Trees)
Holy Family Parish School (Wiradjuri Reconciliation Garden)
Middleton Public School (New Paved Area)
Cadia Valley Operations
Orange Public School (Infants Area Environment Improvement Plan)
St Mary’s Primary School (Shade and Erosion Reduction Planting Project)
James Sheahan Catholic School (Energy and Water Saving Project)
Glenroi Hieghts Public School ( Waste Management and Recycling Project)
Orange High School (Garden Rejuvenation Project)
Orange Christian School (Water Conservation Project)
Nashdale Primary School (Tree Planting and Irrigation Project)
Borenore Public School (Landscape Regeneration and Native Garden Project)
Blayney Public School (Anti-litter and Waste Reduction Project)
Neville Public School (Waterway Improvement Project – Removing Willows by the Creek)
Mullion Creek Public School (Water Conservation Project)
Molong Central School (Water Conservation Project)
Centennial (Central Coast)
St John Vianney Primary School (Energy Conservation and Recycling )
Dora Creek Public School (Erosion Prevention Project)
Fassifern Public School (Erosion Prevention Project)
Centennial (Lithgow)
Zig Zag Public School (Erosion Control Project)
Lithgow Public School (Regeneration of Playground)
Xstrata (Maitland)
Milbrodale Public School (Native Garden Project)
Jerry’s Plains Public School (Water Conservation Project)
Singleton Christian College (Vegetable Garden)
King Street Public School (Environmental Precinct)
Singleton Public School (Water Conservation Project)
Singleton Heights Public School (Bark Chip Project)
Xstrata (Tahmoor)
Bargo Public School (Erosion Control Project: Reduce Erosion from Storm Water Run Off)
St Anthony’s Picton (Playground Regeneration Project: Planting Flowers and Native Vegetation)
MEBS
In 2008, the MEBS scheme proved as popular as ever with over 90 applications received. Over 50 applicants were awarded a Minerals Education Bursary.
The full list of recipients are listed under their respective sponsoring companies.
Rio Tinto Northparkes
Matthew Tolhurst (Parkes High)
Melissa Symonds (Parkes High)
Matthew Curtis (Parkes High)
Michael Taylor (Forbes High)
Allisa Abel (Forbes High)
Rosemary Atkins (Red Bend Catholic College)
Natalie Barnes (Parkes High)
Lindsay Hodge (Parkes High)
Jack Williams (Forbes High)
Amelia Briton (Parkes High)
Sherilyn Freeman (Parkes High)
Dane Nethery (Red Bend Catholic College)
Illawara Coal
Romeo Haab (Edmond Rice College)
Peter Ellis (Ambarvale High School)
Lachlan McGuiness (St Gregory's College)
Matthew Crisafi (Edmond Rice College)
Patrick Meaney (The Illawarra Grammar School)
Xstrata
Carly Anderson (All Saints College, Maitland)
Lloyd Simoes (All Saints College, Maitland)
Jake Chambers (Mount View High School)
Claire Chapman (Mount View High School)
Daniel Chapman (Mount View High School)
Blayden Watson (Mount View High School)
Matthew Osbourne (Maitland Grossman High School)
Daniel Atkins (Hunter Valley Grammar School)
James Whittem (Hunter Valley Grammar School)
David Franklin (Hunter Valley Grammar School)
Olsen Garland (Singleton High School)
Chris Searle (Singleton High School)
Hannah Kempton (Mudgee High)
Hugh Hamilton (Mudgee High)
Mark Towndrow (Mt View High School)
Cadia Valley Operations
Ben Barker (Orange High)
Kate Hetherington (Orange High)
Mitchell Lanser (Orange High)
Emma Pryke (James Sheahan)
Samuel Braz (James Sheahan)
Matt Ryan (James Sheahan)
Allison Clark (James Sheahan)
Patrick Allen (James Sheahan)
Michael Fogarty (James Sheahan)
Willem Naude (Orange Christian School)
Murray Ogier (Orange Christian School)
Joshua Phillips (Orange Christian School)
Daniel Floyd (St Stanislaus)
McLeod Mckenzie (St Stanislaus)
Alex Bunyan (St Stanislaus)
Ryan Platt (Blayney High)
Aaron Merchant (Blayney High)
Jonathan Dean (Molong Central)
Steven Adamthwaite (Molong Central)
Leticia Tremain (University Student)
Adam Taylor (University Student)
Matthew Rogers (University Student)
For more information please contact education@nswmin.com.au
