A recent purchase of 20 timers aims to reduce wasted energy. As behaviour change is difficult without experiencing immediate negative or positive responses such as money saving or intrinsic satisfaction, we decided to opt for simple, cheap technologies to assist in reducing our $2400 per month energy bill. Further proposals explored have been to draw on unit budgets, allocating energy savings to unit’s budgets (when saving from previous years occurs), energy saving computer programs, installation of sensor lighting, installation of sky lights in key areas and of course, student monitors to turn lights and computers off when not in use.
Timed Energy Use

Energy ‘Challenge Studies’ group work 2011
By St Patrick’s Primary School | April 29, 2013
Student led Energy Challenge Studies Students from St Patrick’s P.S. Gordon and St Michael’s P.S. Springbank in Victoria recently got together to investigate their schools energy usage. This group of […]

Paving the way for Sustainability
By Frankston High School | May 3, 2013
Frankston High School began the sustainability journey in 2008. Frankston HS is committed to becoming a leader in sustainability over the next five years. Since embarking on the journey Frankston […]

Sustainability Case Study
By Holy Trinity Primary School | April 25, 2013
When Holy Trinity Primary School became part of The Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative (AuSSi) it was decided to involve all of our students in Term 2 in Inquiry units which […]

The Garden Meets the Kitchen
By Bacchus Marsh Grammar | April 24, 2013
Throughout the year, the Gardening Club, made up of primary school students across the year levels, and the Year 10 Food classes have been working together to utilise the produce […]

Our Waste Journey
By Athol Road Primary School | April 1, 2019
OUR JOURNEY TO REDUCE OUR WASTE After completing a recent waste audit in November 2018, our school identified that our waste output could be decreased with a few simple changes […]