Environmental Sustainability Calls for Nominations 2024

The Rotary Melbourne 2024 Environmental Sustainability Award seeks secondary school students who can demonstrate leadership and people engagement in sustainable environmental practices.

Special commendation will be granted to a select group of students.

All entrants will receive a participation certificate.

  • Are you interested in environmental sustainability?
  • Have you been working on a project that showcases this passion?
  • Or would you like to create a project that inspires your peers to consider their environment?

WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ~ ABOUT IT

The purpose of the Award is to:
• Inspire tomorrow's leaders to focus on environmental sustainability
• Demonstrate innovation and ideas
• Create engagement and inspire other schoolchildren

The focus is on excellence in environmental sustainability in secondary-school aged children who have made a significant contribution t o their community. The community can be defined as the school community, fellow students, as well as the greater community outside the school.

The submission is to include:

  • An outline, explaining the project and how it achieves the purpose of the award (maximum of 4 x A4 pages)
  • A poster (single page) which identifies
    • the applicants
    • the essence of the project
    • can be used by Melbourne Rotary to promote the participants' endeavours
  • Completed Parent Permission Form from each participating student
  • Documents to be attached to the completed online form (see below)

The award is open to all secondary school students in metropolitan Melbourne.

The project can be: 

  • A proposal for a project that will engage community in sustainable environmental issues, or
  • A project/activity already underway, or
  • A project completed in the last 12 months.

AWARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT - $3000

For any enquiries, e-mail environment@rotarymelbourne.org.au

Award Entries Close: 2PM, MONDAY 22nd APRIL, 2024

Nominations will be considered by the committee, and a recommendation will be put forward to the Board for approval in May

Rotary Melbourne Award Presentation will be held at the Melbourne Sofitel on Wednesday, 5th June, 2024, between 12:30-2:00 pm?

Please see more information and how to register click HERE.


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