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Rachel Rothwell, NSW Education Coordinator FEAST, OzHarvest

Ozharvest FEAST program: Taking action on food waste and health in the classroom and community

OzHarvest, collects quality excess food and delivers it directly to more than 1300 charities, supporting people in need across the country. Education is crucial to OzHarvest’s mission ‘nourishing our country’ and creating positive change in the community. OzHarvest’s new primary curriculum aligned education program FEAST (Food, Education and Sustainability Training) incorporates creative classroom cooking with nutritional knowledge and food waste prevention to empower students to be change makers in their community.

FEAST (Food Education and Sustainability Training) is OzHarvest’s primary school program. Through inspiring students to waste less and become future changemakers FEAST combines sustainability, STEM and healthy eating in a curriculum ready package for Australian primary schools. 

This webinar will explore the importance of food waste education in schools and the successes and challenges involved in developing & implementing FEAST as a classroom-based sustainability initiative.


Cate McQuillen, Creative Producer / Owner, One Story – Mememe Productions and Costa Georgiadis, Host, ABC’s Gardening Australia and ‘Costa the Garden Gnome’ - Get Grubby TV

Writing a new story for waste education

How we handle our waste, what we call it, what we do with it, how we sort it, how we circulate it… is still in flux. As clarity comes and systems fall into place how do we keep the trust of our communities and keep them connected. What ways are we helping them to immerse themselves in the world of Reduce, Repair, Reuse and Rethink while we await the next word on REcycle. How do we grow a community that seeks out solutions and doesn’t just wait to be told what to do. Who is getting ahead of the game, kicking goals and building a connected and transitioning community? Costa and Cate have been snooping around the nation collecting some great projects to highlight and celebrate in this session. Sharpen your pencils, peeps. There’s still a big story to write.


Ryan Collins, Head of Sustainable Resource Programs, Planet Ark

What were you thinking? Australians and their perspectives on recycling

What do Australians think about waste and recycling? The issue has gone mainstream in Australian society and there is a bigger appetite to find out more than ever before. So does that mean there is less or greater confusion? 

Over the years, Planet Ark has investigated the knowledge, attitude and behaviour of Australians when it comes to waste and recycling. The research has explored trends in recycling knowledge, the use of away-from-home recycling programs, how many are taking action to reuse, and whether it varies between age groups, gender and location. By understanding the demographics of current perspectives, educators can better target behaviour change messaging.

Moderator


Gayle Sloan, CEO, Waste Management & Resource Recovery Association of Australia

Gayle has a law and arts degree from the University of Adelaide. She worked for the NSW Attorney General’s Department for a number of years before moving into the Attorney General’s Ministerial Office in 1998, and then the NSW Police Minister’s Office in 2000.

Following this time in state government, Gayle worked as a Director in a number of NSW councils, primarily looking after service delivery and assets. She developed and delivered a number of waste management contracts on behalf of councils, as well as managed environment and regulatory departments, including rangers and compliance officers.  

After three years of being a stay-at-home mum, Gayle returned to work in 2012 at Visy Recycling. In November 2015, Gayle joined WMRR as Chief Executive Officer.