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24.01.2022 Looking for a holiday project? If you build it they will come.

24.01.2022 'It hasn’t been easy, but look what we’ve produced!' Thank you to all our students, teachers, school staff and parents and carers who have made this a year to remember. See you next year for #FirstDay2021! #LoveWhereYouLearn *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

21.01.2022 Perfectly explained. We have modified our landscape to accommodate lots of people. The extra water funneled into our waterways has many negative effects. There is so much we now know and can do to improve our impact for a better future.

20.01.2022 Where have all the Christmas beetles gone? For many Australians these big, ornamental-looking beetles are a happy sign of the start of the silly season but ar...e their numbers dwindling? The metallic scarabs are synonymous with summer Down Under or at least they used to be. Anecdotal evidence suggests Australia’s endemic Christmas beetle (Anoplognathus) population is declining. Where do Christmas beetles live, and how? The Christmas beetle is found across Australia, with the exception of our deserts. There are around 35 endemic species, with the most common ones including Anoplognathus chloropyrus and Anoplognathus montanus (both golden-brown beetles). The classic habitat for Christmas beetles is woodland, where there are plenty of trees and rich soil. The larvae develop in soil, and remain there as curl grubs, feeding on grass and plant roots, as well as the surface roots of eucalypts. As adults they mainly eat eucalyptus leaves. You’ll see most species emerge as adults in mid-November to early December, and hang around until Christmas and sometimes into February. The adult lifespan is a few weeks, and that’s if they’re fortunate enough not to become a meal for birds. If you see them during the day on young eucalypts they’re usually in clusters trying to mate, with the males pushing each other off females, Insect populations globally are declining due to pesticide use and habitat loss. They are the main resources for many birds, small mammals, reptiles and other creatures. Insects are also the keystone to food production. They go we go. We adapt our expectations to the current reality, forgetting that not so long ago the natural world looked startlingly different. So true. And each generation understands less and less of what we are losing. Please sign the petition. Www.change.org/banneonicotinoids https://www.theguardian.com//the-humming-of-christmas-beet

15.01.2022 What a cool idea. We have our Street Library for books. Maybe it is time to share plants .

15.01.2022 Great to hear what is happening in Western Sydney. As the weather changes we can all play a role in noticing, recording and reporting.

14.01.2022 Another PlantingSeeds school who are about to learn the wonders of native bees. Thanks to Bankstown council’s Hives for Schools initiative that saw this hive installed at @EastHillsPrimarySchool and @SustainableSchoolsGrants for the program funding. The bees were super excited to explore their new home.

12.01.2022 It was instantaneous, once the paper blocking the entry was removed. The schools and homes within the 500m radius will no doubt benefit from these little gems. @GeorgesRiverEEC

09.01.2022 Got a cocky problem. Here is a great idea.

09.01.2022 Wonderful to have students helping to make our pond even more special. Thank you for enhancing our new learning space. The lizards loved your visit.

05.01.2022 Your students will love creating a rap for this. Get creating.