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25.01.2022 HAPPY MONDAY! Solar my School takes out Climate Change Action Award at today’s LGNSW Excellence in Environment Awards. Congrats to all our amazing solar schools. Waverley Council Randwick City Council Woollahra Municipal Council #solarmyschool
25.01.2022 Happy Friday all! Yesterday our program was honoured with winning the Renewable Energy Award in the Keep Australia Beautiful NSW Sustainable Cities Awards. Founded by Waverley, Wollahra and Randwick Councils in Sydney's east we are now working in 10 other Councils areas with over 100 schools to go solar. Waverley Council Randwick City Council Woollahra Council #solarmyschool
25.01.2022 A warm and sunny shout out to Bondi Beach Public School and Clovelly Public School which are now home to the largest solar power systems of any primary school in Sydney’s east. Thanks to the efforts of their Principals, P&Cs with the support of our program, plus funding from Department of Education, and grants from Waverley Council and Clovelly Community Bank Branch. With most of the cost of the systems paid for externally, the schools will start saving $$ in less than a year. Read more: https://bit.ly/3iuDVq4 #solarmyschool
24.01.2022 Getting in early to wish everyone a sun-kissed and safe festive season. Stay cool, and here's to more solar schools in 2020!
24.01.2022 It's Fri-yay and what better way to celebrate the end of the week than with a solar celebration at Rose Bay public school! We built 30 SolarBuddy.org lights and had a special assembly to celebrate their 120 new shiny solar panels on their hall to make clean green energy. Thanks to Rose Bay Public School P&C Fundraising for having us. Woollahra What's On
23.01.2022 Great to see State Government backing solar in schools in Queensland! #solarmyschool Anthony Weinberg
22.01.2022 Did you know there are now over 140 schools participating in the Solar my School program? Since last year, Solar my School has expanded beyond Sydney's eastern beaches to 10 other Council areas, for selected schools. Thanks to the great staff and leaders at City of Ryde, Inner West Council, City of Canterbury Bankstown, City of Parramatta, Ku-ring-gai Council Strathfield Council Northern Beaches Council, City of Sydney City of Canada Bay Mosman Council - the sunshine is spr...eading across Sydney. #solarmyschool
21.01.2022 Great news! Solar my School took out the Local Government Professionals National Federation Award for Environmental Leadership and Sustainability last Thursday in Darwin. Cheers to the 90-odd schools that are part of our program across Sydney, making local renewable energy a priority for their buildings and future generations. This follows on from winning the State award last month in the same category. Waverley Council Woollahra Municipal Council Randwick City Council #solarmyschool
21.01.2022 With students taking to the streets last Friday on climate action, it seems right to share the story of student leadership that saw South Sydney High go solar with one of the largest systems in the area. Amazing work James and staff! And Clovelly Community Bank Branch for part funding it! https://vimeo.com/361684530
19.01.2022 What a night for the 80+ schools on their solar journey and for the Solar my School program. Winner of 2019 Local Government Excellence award for environmental leadership and sustainability. Randwick City Council Waverley Council Woollahra Council #solarmyschool
15.01.2022 Solar my School has gone regional with the recent launch in the Southern Highlands NSW. We've partnered with Regional Development Australia Southern Inland and Wingecarribee Shire Council to work with selected schools in this area. Wingecarribee Shire is the first regional location to join the 160 schools across 13 Sydney metropolitan Council areas which are already participating. Super excited! https://www.southernhighlandnews.com.au//solar-my-school-p
14.01.2022 We're proud to be featured in a national report released today by 350.org Australia - Heroes Building Australia's Low-Carbon Economy. In their words: ‘The report celebrates the heroes of Australia’s low-carbon economy, telling the stories of the renewables sector, the businesses, communities, and individuals who are taking matters into their own hands, creating opportunities and building a sustainable energy future.’ Thanks to our hero schools for making solar happen in our community. Check out the report: https://350.org.au/heroes-building-australias-low-carbon-e/ #solarmyschool
14.01.2022 Congratulations to Waverley Public School on their new 30kW solar power system. It's set to slash 1/3 off their annual energy bills and avoid carbon emissions equivalent to taking 350 cars off the road over the panels' lifetime. To celebrate, 70 students from all years built solar lights. These lights are sent to students in developing countries without access to power. #solarmyschool #endenergypoverty #solarbuddy #renewableenergyfuture SolarBuddy.org Waverley Council
14.01.2022 Congratulations to Bondi Public School on their new 23kW solar power system launched today! Inspired and spurred on by a passionate group of Year 6 students last year, the school has made renewable energy a reality. In the words of Principal Michael Jones: Our planet will be in good hands if tomorrow’s leaders are of this calibre. Their solar panels will cover 20% of their energy bill, and produce enough clean energy to power 150 computers annually. The project was enabled through our program, and with funding from Gabrielle Upton and NSW Community Building Partnerships. More information www.solarmyschool.org.a #solarmyschool Waverley Council
13.01.2022 Don't miss this new 3-part documentary - Fight for Planet A: Our Climate Challenge - hosted by Craig Reucassel starting next Tuesday night. It explores how we can all take action on climate change. Solar my School is proud to partner with the ABC series, and is featured in the Community Solutions Plan. Starts 11 August at 8.30pm on ABC-TV and iview. Check out the trailer...#fightforplaneta #solarmyschool
13.01.2022 Thanks to a partnership with Sydney electricity network provider Ausgrid, we are spreading the 'sunshine' across Sydney with selected schools. Victoria Avenue Public School in Concord West is the first to install a solar power system recently as part of the program (pictured). By producing free green energy, the 100 solar panels are expected to save the school $6000 a year in energy costs and reduce the school's carbon emissions by 36 tonnes a year. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/3kekJhQ A big shout out to Ausgrid for their vision in supporting renewable energy. Thankyou to City of Canada Bay for their support in making this happen. #Power2U #solarmyschool
12.01.2022 May not look like much, but it's the beginnings of Waverley Public School's exciting rooftop solar project to help cut electricity bills, shrink their carbon footprint and teach students that renewable energy is really our future Waverley Council #solarmyschool
12.01.2022 We celebrated Kensington public school's new solar power system today, by building SolarBuddy.org lights with 70 Year 4 students and staff. These lights will be sent to students in other countries who don't have access to electricity for their studies and home-cooking. Thanks to Solar Buddy our charity partner. The school has installed an 18kW solar power system which will save them $3k each year on energy bills, and avoid 23 tonnes of carbon emissions entering our atmosphere! Randwick City Council #solarmyschool
12.01.2022 Tune in tonight for the first episode of ABC-TV's Fight for Planet A doco-series on climate change and action we can all take, with legendary Craig Reucassel. 8.30pm
11.01.2022 Great to be part of the solution to the biggest issue facing the world today. Action to address climate disruption is happening on the ground in local communities. #solarmyschool Waverley Council Randwick City Council Woollahra What's On
11.01.2022 Pop the champagne! Solar my School has won a Good Design Award from the Internationally recognised Good Design Australia, announced today during the 2020 Good Design Week. This awards program is the nation’s highest honour for design and innovation. Solar my School has won the award in the Service Design Public Sector Services category in recognition for outstanding design and innovation. Active in 14 Council areas across Sydney and beyond, our program is helping over 150 schools on their journey to power their schools with sunshine. Thanks to all the support from our Council and other partners. #solarmyschool #gooddesignaward #renewablefuture
11.01.2022 We are thrilled to announce that our Solar my School program is a finalist in the 2018 Green Globe Awards! The Green Globe Awards are the NSW Government’s awards for leadership, commitment and innovation in sustainability. They showcase people and projects making real progress toward sustainability. It’s an honour to be a finalist for the Climate Change Leadership award. This recognition is only possible due to the hard work, diligence, passion and commitment of many individ...uals and schools. We hope more schools will be supported to go solar across Australia! The winners will be announced on 4 October 2018. Stay tuned! #solarmyschool #greenglobeawards Green Globe Awards
11.01.2022 Who says you can't put solar on a curved roof? Waverley College has! They are powering their school in Bondi with 80kW solar power system - slashing 20% off their bills, saving thousands of dollars each year, contributing to climate change solutions and teaching their students about a renewable energy future. #solarmyschool Brilliant work Waverley College Waverley Council
10.01.2022 Thrilled that Solar my School took out the Public Sector Leadership Award last night at the 20th Anniversary of the NSW Green Globe Awards. This award recognises outstanding public sector organisations in NSW that have successfully integrated environmental management and sustainable practices into their planning, operations, product or service delivery. It was a joint win with Sydney Opera House.... Our team and founding Councils share this award with the 120 participant schools on the path to going solar, and the organisations who have helped make this possible with their support, such as Clovelly Community Bank, Department of Education, Sydney Catholic Schools and the Purryburry Trust. The Solar my School program was also a finalist in two other categories: Climate Change Leadership and Innovation. @greenglobeawards Randwick City Council Waverley Council Woollahra Council Congrats to all the finalist and winners. Humbled to be recognized amongst such a high calibre of environmental projects.
09.01.2022 Woop woop! @MoriahCollege is now powering their learning facilities with sunshine thanks to the tenacious efforts of their staff and students. 344 rooftop panels of pure clean green goodness - the largest system in Waverley local government area! Stay tuned as more schools join Moriah to bring renewable energy to the Eastern Suburbs #solarmyschool #renewableenergyisourfuture @Anthony Weinberg
09.01.2022 This NSW Green Globe award is so proudly shared with all the schools who are showing leadership in their communities by choosing to go solar at a time when global scientists are demanding rapid changes to reduce carbon emissions. You are the heroes. Moriah College Waverley Public School Bondi Public School Emanuel School, Australia Kincoppal-Rose Bay School Rose Bay Public School Maroubra Bay Primary School Vaucluse Public School Community Woollahra Public School Double Bay ...Public School P&C Association Glenmore Road Public School St Catherine's Brigidine College Randwick Coogee Public School P&C Bronte Public School P&C Sydney Catholic Schools Bellevue Hill Primary School South Sydney High School Matraville Soldiers' Settlement Public School Matraville Sports High School Kensington Public School P&C Waverley College Waverley Council Randwick City Council Woollahra What's On See more
06.01.2022 Can one person make a difference? You bet! Thanks to this senior student - James Grimshaw - at South Sydney High, the school now has the largest solar power system on a public school in Sydney's East. The 300 rooftop panels will help slash the school's energy bills by 23% each year, reduce carbon emissions equivalent to taking 36 cars off the road each year, and power the learning facilities with clean green energy. Awesome work! The project was made possible with help from our program, a grant from Clovelly Community Bank Branch and the support of key staff at the school. Randwick City Council
05.01.2022 Congratulations to Mosman Public School and their incredible P&C for a stellar fundraising event last night at Cremorne Orpheum, to raise money for their 50kW solar power system. Over 450 people attended the film screening of Australian-made documentary 2040, and Q&A session with filmmaker Damon Gameau and Federal Member for Warringah Zali Steggall They'll be the first school in that area to go solar as part of our program. Kicking goals!
04.01.2022 A solar car race is enough to get any kid excited, especially when the sun finally comes out! Thanks Bronte Public School for a fun celebration afternoon. UNSW Science Kite Magic
03.01.2022 Amazing effort by Mosman Public school in raising funds to making solar happen. We are proud to support them on their journey and proud to have 2040 get behind these great initiatives.
03.01.2022 Happy Friday! We are celebrating last night's announcement that Solar my School is a finalist in the longest standing and most prestigious sustainability awards in Australia - The Banksia Sustainability Awards. Thanks to the 60 schools who are making solar happen across Sydney's East. Thanks to SolarBuddy.org for continuing to inspire and educate us and our students on how we can tackle energy poverty with solar. Banksia Foundation #Banksiafinalist #Banksia2018 #solarmyschool Anthony Weinberg Nicola Saltman Waverley Council Randwick City Council Woollahra What's On
03.01.2022 Large unshaded large roofs are a valuable asset these days - especially when it comes to making cheap clean green power! Congratulations to the many schools in Sydney's East who are using their roofs for just, with solar panels installed recently: Glenmore Rd School Woollahra Public School Double Bay Public School South Coogee Public School South Coogee Public School Matraville Soldiers Settlement Coogee Public School. ... Together they are helping address the climate crisis locally, teaching students why renewable energy is part of our today and our future, and saving thousands of dollars each year to invest in learning resources for students. Woollahra Council Randwick City Council #solarmyschool Photos by Hoverscape - Drone inspection and modelling services for Asset Management
03.01.2022 These ladies have every reason to be smiling! They have just won $2000 each in grant funding for their Solar my School projects from Woollahra Council. Congratulations Nicole Molloy, Principal at Woollahra Public School and Kathryn Arrowsmith of Double Bay Public School P&C Association! Love a big cheque. Clean green energy is coming your way soon...#solarmyschool #woollahraenvironmentgrants
03.01.2022 Show us the money!!! Some of our local schools have just ben awarded over $200k in total funding for solar power projects, via this year’s NSW Community Building Partnerships program. The amazing hard work of school P&Cs combined with the help of Solar my School, has seen grants awarded to public schools across 5 different electorates in 2018. This means for many that they now have the funds to install solar and start making savings immediately, and more solar in our communit...ies! Eastern Suburbs schools include Matraville Soldiers' Settlement School, South Coogee Public School, Double Bay Public School P&C Association Glenmore Road Public School Vaucluse Public School Community Woollahra Public School We commend the NSW Government for supporting renewable energy for our future generations. Woollahra What's On Randwick City Council
03.01.2022 Congrats to Martin Green, Bronte local and world leader in the solar power field, who is the first Australian to win a prestigious Global Energy Prize worth more than $820,000. His son Morgan, an extraordinary solar expert in his own right, has been working with the Solar my School program since day one.
02.01.2022 Get the lowdown on what Solar my School is all about in this short animation.
01.01.2022 Bronte public school kids love solar (and the last day of Term 1)! With a 30kW system just installed - the largest on a primary school in Sydney's East - they are thrilled to be powering their school with sunshine. We are too! Watch out for more public schools with large solar systems in the coming months! #solarmyschool #brontepublicschool #renewableenergy Find out more: www.solarmyschool.org.au
01.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS to Inner West Council for winning the Community Engagement Award at the national Cities Power Partnership Awards last week. These awards recognize the efforts of local governments across Australia to address the climate crisis. IWC won for their Go Solar campaign which is aiming to provide solar solutions to all in the local area, including Solar my School and other innovative initiatives. Since 2019, IWC has licensed Solar my School and is already helping 24 schools navigate a path to solar power! Read more here: https://bit.ly/2HTpXkI #solarmyschool
01.01.2022 We are very proud to be announced as a finalist in three categories (Climate Change Leadership, Innovation and Public Sector Leadership) in the 20th anniversary of Green Globe Awards! Winners announced in late November. Fingers crossed! Read about the awards here: www.environment.nsw.gov.au/greenglobes #greenglobes20years #solarmyschool Waverley Council Randwick City Council Woollahra Council
