Nine Western Australian teachers will receive special awards from Ribbons of Blue this month in recognition of the outstanding work they have done with the environmental education program.
On Friday four teachers - from Perth, Kwinana, Northam and Geraldton - received their awards at the Australian Sustainable Schools end of year event in Perth which also marked the 20th anniversary of Ribbons of Blue.
Recently Ribbons of Blue coordinators in some regions have
been informed that funding applications under the ‘Caring for our Country’
program and the Royalties for Regions Regional Grants Scheme have not been
successful.
However, the Ribbons of Blue State Team and Regional Coordinators in
Swan Canning, Warren and Midwest
will continue their operations.A South
West Regional Coordinator will operate out ofGeoCatch in Busselton .
Ribbons of Blue began in 1989 as a school water monitoring project
in the Swan and Avon catchments. During its history it has grown to
have regional coordinators servicing many parts of the State.
At least twenty-six frog species live in the south west of WA, and most of those spend a large part of their life cycle along streams. The clamour of frog calls along streams is a common winter sound.
