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Environs

An occasional newsletter on environmental and sustainability issues at Scotch.

December 2023 – no. 16
  • Scotch boys‘ research and conservation efforts
  • Interschool Sustainability Partnership in action
  • The plight of Leadbeater’s possum
  • A dragon on the Scotch campus
  • Clean, clear water automatically in the Glenn Centre pool
  • Third ‘life’ for a river red gum
December 2022 – no. 15
  • Sustainability Stocktake results
  • Birdlife on the Scotch campus
  • Environmental learning opportunities for Scotch’s Year 3s
  • Des Tech boys’ environmental solutions
  • School Environmental Group’s sustainability campaign
  • 680 school furniture items for Timor Leste
Nov 2021 – No. 14
  • A stocktake of Scotch’s sustainability
  • Safely returning to school after lockdowns
  • Year 3 boys tackle environmental projects
  • Idling vehicles pose a health risk
  • Scotch’s latest solar installation
  • International Sustainability Day
December 2020 – No. 13
  • Keon-Cohen Dining Hall’s ecological features
  • Health and amenity of Scotch’s trees
  • Changing colours of Scotch’s ovals
  • Student awareness of waste management issues
  • Safeguarding the School community
  • Great Scot’s lighter carbon footprint
Nov 2019 – No. 12
  • Litter Trackers
  • Hydroponic device
  • Notable Scotch Trees
  • War on Waste
  • Water is Life
  • Green cleaning program
October 2018 – No. 11
  • Centre for Science roof – showcasing sustainability
  • Year 3 boys’ enthusiasm for Schools’ Tree Day 
  • Burgeoning growth in rain garden
  • ‘Healthy Me, Healthy Planet’
  • Scotch enlists in the war on waste
  • The School converts to recyclable paper cups
November 2017 – No. 10
  • Year 3 Scotch boys growing vegetables sustainably
  • A river red gum thriving near the Centre for Science
  • Year 11 boys designing for sustainability
  • Helping young Scotch boys understand bushfire safety
  • Research on a microscopic life form found near Scotch
  • The voice of the river comes to Scotch
Dec 2016 – No. 9
  • Seasonal yellow becomes lush green on Scotch’s ovals
  • Increased water allocation from Gardiners Creek
  • Elliott Lodge planting program
  • LED lighting upgrades continue
  • Rooftop plantings at Centre for Science
  • Young red gums thriving around the Meares Oval
Sep 2015 – No. 8
  • Year 3 boys’ environmental studies
  • Environmental sustainability in the Centre for Science
  • Scotch’s own rain garden
  • Energy-efficient lighting at Scotch
  • New life found in the Yarra
  • River redgum regeneration
June 2013 – No. 7
  • Water harvesting
  • Cricket pitch consolidation
  • Recycling food waste
  • ‘Elder statesmen’ trees use stormwater
  • 2,000 native trees and shrubs planted
November 2011 – No. 6
  • Rain Garden
  • Lighting Sensors
  • Cleaning Drains
  • Tilt and Shift 2011
  • Water reduction
December 2010 – No. 5
  • Never too young to learn sound planting practice
  • Steps into solar electricity
  • Automatic ‘lights out’
  • Sustainability in Junior School Assembly Hall
  • Pollution-reducing ‘Rain Garden’
December 2009 – No. 4
  • Scotch on target for water self-sufficiency
  • Second tank installation takes storage capacity to nearly 5.5 million litres
  • Scotch College’s Water Management Achievements
  • One year on, the Main Oval surface is svelte – and sustainable
  • Energy and water savings feature in Junior School Assembly Hall extension
April 2009 – No. 3
  • Cost and environmental savings in Main Oval resurfacing
  • Water-saving Master Plan is on track
  • Water Management Plan Achievements So Far
  • McKendrick surface hides water ‘treasure’
  • Junior School also contributes to water savings
  • School management is looking ahead to next phase of water-saving work
November 2008 – No. 2
  • Scotch takes a strategic approach to reducing its call on Melbourne’s water supplies
  • College ovals receive a water- friendly makeover
  • Ozone technology spruces up Boarders – and the environment
  • Younger students learn about cooperation and patience as they watch their veggies grow
  • Scotch and Yarra Valley Water cooperate to map water vision
December 2007 – No. 1
  • Keeping Water Consumption in Check Requires Smart Thinking – Curator
  • Scotch and Water: a Frugal Mix
  • And there is more to come
  • Sewer mining
  • Scotch Water Pumpers a Pioneering Design

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