Seven schools will share in $10,000 of funding to provide students with nature-based learning experiences.
Council today approved the funding from the 2020/21 Nature Based Learning Grant to help the following schools meet the cost of environmentally focussed excursions:
- Bentley Park College - $2,000
- Cairns State High School - $1,200
- Freshwater Christian College - $1,200
- Smithfield State High School - $1,200
- Trinity Bay State High School - $1,200
- Trinity Beach State School - $1,200
- Parramatta State School - $2,000
Council also approved $12,500 in funding from the 2020-21 Community Sustainability Grant to help six organisations to deliver environmental initiatives.
The six successful applicates were:
- Marlin Coast Neighbourhood Centre - $1,568
- Bayview Heights Community Kindergarten - $952
- Edmonton Community Kindergarten - $3,438
- Access Community Housing - $1,000
- Cairns and the Far North Environment Centre - $3,438
- The Agile Wallaby Project - $2,104
