Chewton Primary School
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Kids try to reduce kangaroo deaths
Grade five and six students at Chewton Primary School have collaborated with Mount Alexander Wildlife Watch on a project protecting local wildlife. With a focus on reducing kangaroo deaths on Forest Street, the children have been making posters to express their concern about the impact of vehicles hitting kangaroos. On Friday, the children took their…
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Legendary legacies
Two local schools, Chewton Primary School and Castlemaine Steiner School and Kindergarten, have been announced as winners in the 2024 ResourceSmart Schools Awards held in Melbourne last Tuesday. Chewton Primary School, which has just 87 students, was recognised with the ResourceSmart School of the Year award for its work to incorporate First Nations’ perspectives into…
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One million containers and counting
In the past six months, the staff at the Chewton Service Station have sorted more than one million containers as part of the state government’s Container Deposit Scheme, which equates to more than $100,000 back to the community and a huge reduction in waste going to landfill. To celebrate, the owners of the local service…
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Walk for reconciliation
Chewton Primary School led a community ‘Walk for Reconciliation’ along the Leanganook Walking Track at Chewton last Friday. Inspired by ‘The Long Walk’, students shared teachings they had learned during Reconciliation Week about the importance of listening to and learning from our Indigenous elders, identity, kinship, connection to Country, Sorry Day, Reconciliation and celebrating Aboriginal…
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Nalderun celebrates friendship
A Reconciliation Week (May 27 – June 3) exhibition was officially unveiled at the Castlemaine Market Building last Friday morning. The day saw team members, friends and supporters of local Indigenous service, Nalderun, gather for speeches, the presentation of Nalderun Awards and a morning tea to launch the week. The event was opened by Nalderun’s…