Macro Muster 6 Interschool Highschools Day

May 2024 | Lavenders Bridge, Bellingen, NSW Australia

We delivered an Interschool River Fun Day at Lavenders Bridge for year nine students from Bellingen High School and Dorrigo High School. Through informative, hand’s on activities, immersion in beautiful landscapes, and unique games, participants gained a deep connection with the river and built relationships with students from other schools in the shire.

100%

of participants felt more connected to their community

100%

of participants felt they had gained new knowledge and skills to help protect the rivers of the Bellingen Shire

Outcomes

1 event
62 participants
3 partners
2 volunteers
Connections amongst young people, and partners strengthened.

Project Partners

North Coast Local Land Services
NSW Waterwatch
Woolworths

This event is being part-funded by the DPE Flood Recovery Water Quality Monitoring Project, delivered through the NSW Environment Protection Authority's Flood Recovery Program for Water Quality Monitoring, in partnership with the NSW Department of Planning and Environment. The Program is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. This event is supported by the Bellingen Shire Council and the NSW Department of Planning and Environment and it’s Saving our Species Program.