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On Saturday July 16, Nyanda State High School opened its doors to the community to get their hands dirty growing veggies and learning about environment sustainability.
Attending were people of all parts of the community including Councillor, Steve Griffiths, parents and students of the local primary schools, students and teachers of Nyanda State High as well as volunteers from Boys Town and the Brisbane City Council.
Our local Councillor Steve Griffiths, planted a tree with our students to represent the significance of the garden in bringing the community together.
“It was a fantastic day, which marked the start of an opportunity for Nyanda State High School and its community to share in knowledge, cultural experience and the great outdoors” said Mrs McKenna, School Principal.
All were entertained by the Nyanda “Glee Club”, talks about sustainable gardening, Samoan cooking demonstrations and a delicious sausage sizzle. One lucky visitor took home a worm farm, donated by Bunnings Rocklea, to help sustain a garden of their own.
The community garden is a great opportunity for local students and their community to learn from each other about; caring for the environment, sharing resources, sustainable living and making healthy food choices.
The Nyanda Community Garden is an initiative of Nyanda State High School and Oxley Creek Catchment Association, assisted by the Schools Business Community Partnership Broker Program (funded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations). Sponsors include Queensland Rail and Bunnings Rocklea. |
On Friday 22 July the Year 12 Chemistry class spent a day at Queensland University of Technology to hear all about their options for further study and careers in Chemistry. In the morning three speakers at different stages in their careers spoke about the path they took from high school and how chemistry is important to their profession. We especially enjoyed hearing about the chemistry in Nanotechnology from Dr Wayde Martens and how chemistry is being used to measure the radiation left over from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. 
