Wollongong's next generation of environmental champions converged on the Botanic Garden on Monday to tackle topics like recycling, pollution and biodiversity.
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The event, involving 800 schoolchildren, kicked off the council's annual Rise and Shine campaign, which encourages residents to make small changes to live more sustainably.
For Wollongong Public School's Alara Muftuoglu, the day was a chance to learn how to make a difference into the future.
"I think it's important to learn about this so that when we are older we can encourage our own families to do things like reuse and recycle and be more sustainable in our own houses," she said.
Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery said involving young people would "help make Wollongong one of the most environmentally friendly cities in the world".
Kate McIlwain
For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.
For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.
