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07 May ALL DAY
Date: Thursday 7 May 2026
Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Venue: Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre
Join us for a full day of talk about plastics and prepare your school for Plastic Free Term 3. Explore activities aimed at avoiding single-use plastic including hands-on and classroom style activities such as:
- Setting up a 'Plastic Free' campaign at school
- Plastic-free teaching resources and activities
- Waste-free lunches
- Changing student behaviours
- Making beeswax sandwich wraps
- Guest speaker from Containers for Change
The workshop is suitable for school staff including teachers, education assistants, principals, administration staff and parents.
The workshop is FREE and relief reimbursement is available for TWO staff from each school.
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/plastics-workshop-2026
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26 May ALL DAY
Date: Tuesday 26 May 2026
Time: 9.00am - 3pm
Venue: Port Kennedy Primary School
Join us for a full day of talk about the WasteSorted Schools Program and how to get involved. Some of the topics that will be covered are:
- WasteSorted Schools accreditation
- Assessing your school waste
- Setting up infrastructure
- WasteSorted Schools grants
- Lots of examples of school projects
You will also have the opportunity to tour Port Kennedy Primary School and hear about the Keep Australia Beautiful Clean Schools Program!
It is recommended that you complete the WasteSorted Schools online learning module prior to attending this workshop: https://wssonlinelearning.wa.gov.au/
The workshop is suitable for primary and secondary school staff including teachers, principals, administration staff, gardeners and parents. The workshop is FREE and relief reimbursement is available for TWO staff (teachers, EA's and gardeners) from each school.Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/beginners-workshop-2026
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27 May
Date: Wednesday 27 May 2026
Time: 12pm – 3pm
Venue: online
Regional schools are invited to join WasteSorted Schools for a half day online to learn about organics recycling and edible food gardens.
The workshop will include information on:
- Composting
- Worm Farming
- Growing food at school
- Closing the loop on organic recycling
- Resources available for integrating organics into the curriculum
- Visual demonstrations of hands-on activities
- Examples from regional schools
It is recommended that you complete the WasteSorted Schools online learning module prior to attending this workshop: Home – WasteSorted Schools
This workshop is suitable for school staff including teachers, principals, administration staff, gardeners, canteen staff and parents.The workshop is FREE and a half day teacher relief reimbursement is available for two staff from each school.
Register your place here: https://events.humanitix.com/wastesorted-schools-organics-webinar-for-regions