A REMINDER to consider your students for the 2025 Environment Award

Applications must be received by 2pm on Wednesday 14^th May 2025.

Click the following to apply: Nomination Form

ABOUT

In 2021 Melbourne Rotary established the inaugural Environmental Sustainability Award, focusing on improving ecological sustainability.

Previous awardees include:

• Claire Moore from Sweet Justice https://www.sweetjustice.com.au/pages/who
• Phoebe Gardner and Alex Arnold from Bardee https://www.bardee.com/pages/our-story
• Sustainability Captains, students Beth Mandile and Emily Jarvinen of Star of the Sea College for their project on Fast Fashion

As was last year, this year the focus of the Award will be on tomorrow’s leaders.

The Award is inspired by the need to take action to support the Environment, being one of Rotary’s 7 areas of focus. Specifically in the areas of;

1. Biodiversity
2. Sustainable living
3. Pollution
4. Climate
5. Food Systems
6. Circular Economy

This year the Award is focused on excellence in environmental sustainability in secondary school-aged children who have made a significant contribution to their community. The community can be defined as a school community, fellow students as well as the community at large.

CRITERIA
The 2025 Award criteria is for a group of secondary school students who have created or developed a project, that demonstrates leadership in sustainability and community engagement.

The purpose of the award is to:

• Inspire tomorrow’s leaders to focus on Environmental Sustainability
• Demonstrate Innovation and ideas
• Create engagement and to inspire other school children

We are looking forward to receiving many entrants that meet the Award criteria, and request you please distribute the attached application form to your school community.

APPLICATION FORMS
Applications must be received by 2pm on Wednesday 14^th May 2025.

Click the following to apply: Nomination Form

The Award will be a $3000 grant to be paid to the school of the winning entrant, to be spent on an environment and sustainability project.

Special commendation may be granted to a select group of entrants, and all entrants will receive a participation certificate.

All participants of the winning Award will be invited to attend and receive their Award at presentations to be held on Wednesday 11^th June, 2025, at the Melbourne Sofitel, 12.30pm – 2pm. 

 Catherine Baxter

President 2024-25

All queries should be addressed to: Barbara Yerondais, Environment Award Committee Chair 2025

Email environment@rotarymelbourne.org.au

 

Sent by Rotary Club of Melbourne