Eggs-cellent Ideas for a Sustainable Easter

Preparing for the Easter festivities can be fun but also stressful, particularly when faced with shopping center chaos while you’re trying to reduce your environmental impact. We’ve hatched a plan

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7 Reasons Why 2021 Will Be Awesome

2021 is shaping up to be a fresh start and an energising year, but what exactly are we looking forward to at Solar Schools? Here are some of the most

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Greener Christmas Guide

Sustainable festive planning can be a challenge, particularly because we only have to think about it once a year. Building on everything we learned last Christmas, we’ve updated our guide

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Level Up Your Energy Efficiency

Most of us are on top of the energy efficiency basics but are you an energy saving superhero? Think part scientist, part detective, a bit like Batman. Supercharge your sustainability

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Observations From Isolation

As COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease across Australia, students and educators will be seeing more of classrooms, and each other. With this positive step toward more familiar routines comes an

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New Year, Same Planet: Resolutions for 2020

News Year’s resolutions can be traced back to Babylonian times and have become a well-worn tradition for annual self-improvement and subsequent disappointment. 2019 was a big year for identifying sustainability

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Eating Sustainably – Cheat Sheet

The scientific consensus is in, humans need to eat more consciously to maintain our beautiful planet as we know it. Recent buzz-worthy documentaries the Game Changers (Netflix) and 2040 (selected cinemas) highlight the environmental

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New Analysis Compares Global Warming to Atomic Bombs

You’ve most likely seen the grainy, black and white World War II era footage of atomic bombs exploding. The immense power with the ominous mushroom cloud filling the entire sky.

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How to recycle batteries

Batteries are everywhere, phones, computers, remote controls, cars, and portable speakers but 70 percent of the batteries sold in Australia are single-use and end up in landfill. In an effort

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Recycling Now Pays in Queensland

On November 1, Queensland’s Containers for Change scheme officially kicked off, with residents now able to exchange plastic drink containers, beer bottles and aluminium cans for 10¢ each. The program is

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