Youth Environment Council of South Australia
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YEC member projects

Caring for local spaces
Aiden - Restoring habitat for birds using nest boxes
Imogen, Rowan & Sophie - Making a positive impact locally 
Loren - Propagation at Banrock Station
Michael - Christie Creek: our responsibility
Mimi- Brownhill Creek revegetation
Ty - Bringing back the native butterflies

Climate change
Kimberley - Creating awareness of climate change
Safia - Adapting to climate change
Thomas - Climate change awareness

Edible gardens
Aryn - Testing the benefits of leaf life
Emilia - Sustainable garden beds at the Scout hall

Jack - Revitalising the school garden
Trent - Bringing a school garden back to life


Endangered animals
Bethany - Cheetah Conservation Fund
Bethany - Saving pygmy bluetongues
Jessica - The secret death of bees
Polina - School stall for Siberian Tigers

Endangered plants
Kira, Mary & Zac - A seedbank for endangered native mint 

Feral animals
Adrian - Controlling cats through curfews
Kiana - Dealing with feral cats humanely
Mick - The real story of deer


Futures thinking
Eben - Developing GMO literacy in Year 4-7 students

Local biodiversity
Angus - Biodiversity corridors for wildlife
Ashwyn - Reintroducing indigenous plants to our school
Caitlin and Harrison - Bee hotels to boost local biodiversity
Chelsea - Developing a memorial garden from bare dirt
Ethan and Jasmine - Creating homes for native animals

Harrison - Understanding and promoting native bees
Harry - Creating a butterfly garden from a bare patch
Inika - Mystery of the disappearing biodiversity
Joshua - Creating habitat for native birds
Kira - Revealing the mysteries of Ruby saltbush
Liam - Revegetating with native plants
Patrick - Native bee hotel
Sophia and Vasilisa - Garden legacy to continue


Palm oil
Seth - Scratch game explores palm oil and deforestation

Promoting awareness
Olivia- Creating Youtube content to raise awareness
Molly - Sustainability awareness-raising

Reducing waste
Abby - Creating a nature play space with recycled materials
Alabama - Designing great bins to reduce litter in the creek
Amber, Alice & Michaela - Bottletop art to fight pollution
Bethany-Kate - Nude food Wednesdays reduce waste
Clara - Helping people understand recycling
Connor - Learning re-use skills for life
Connor - Peer teaching about waste decomposition
Declan - Keep cups to reduce landfill
Emily - Reducing litter with alternatives to glad wrap

Erin, Sivneang & Irfan - Golden bin award motivates clean up
Guthrow - Involving staff in litter reduction planning
Hayley - Research into 10c containers
Isabelle - Transforming beach and ocean waste perceptions

Jackson - Casual approach to nude food days
Lydia - Waste sorting systems
Megan, Zara & Alicia - School rubbish one-cup challenge
Yasmin - Why save paper?


Renewable energy
Levi and Perry - Clean energy advocates

Student environment groups & student voice
Inika and Summer - School Environment Committee
Jordan - School native plant club rejuvenating the garden
Lucy - School sustainability improvements
Olivia - Vision guides new environmental group

Taya - Speaking to local schools about environmental care

​Water conservation
Blake - Saving water with wicking beds and super soil

Working with the community
Axel - Inspiring the community to reduce their waste
Axel - Supporting the community to recycle difficult items
Chelsea - Using puppets to spark learning about the 4 Rs
Grace - Custodians protecting the land
Harry - Bug hotel and Our Big Backyard
Loren - Building bat boxes and restoring native plants

Mark - Growing community through giving
Natalie - Recycled art workshop
Oliver, Sam & Charlie - A beautiful native garden for Teakle
Olivia - Creating Youtube content to raise awareness
Polina - Button art sales help the Animal Welfare League
Rose - Fundraising for Birds SA
Sarah - Composting made easy for the community



The Youth Environment Council (YEC) of South Australia provides young people a voice in key environmental issues facing South Australia and gives them opportunities to take action to achieve a more environmentally sustainable future for SA.​