Sustainability and Environment

The City maintains and protects the natural assets of Cockburn through natural resource management, sustainability initiatives and environmental education.

Schools can access various education for sustainability programs and initiatives through our Wetlands to Waves Environmental Education Program.

School Term Programs:

• Re-vegetation for Habitat Creation - planting, weeding, and litter pick-up excursions to enhance biodiversity in natural areas (K-12)

• Saving Our Snake-necked Turtle – protecting local turtles through in-class activities, and excursions (K-12 Terms 3)

• Coogee Maritime Trail - shore-based maritime activities (K-12)

• Exploring Climate Change - half-day excursions at coastal and bushland reserves, seeing on-ground adaption measures (Y10-12)

• Perth NRM Adopt-A-Beach program helps schools experience, learn about and conserve our coastal and marine environments with in-class activities and excursions (Y1-12)

• An annual Earth and Ocean Schools Festival - a whole-day event full of hands-on activities teaching students to celebrate and take responsibility for the earth. Includes bus transport (Y3-6).

Loan Resources

• Coogee Maritime Trail dive and snorkel cards 
• Beachcombing books
• Mini-twitchers bird ID kits.

Note: we can tailor other themed activities to your needs. Program booklets are available on request.

Native Plant Scheme

The City of Cockburn offers schools and early years centres the opportunity to receive a free Waterwise Black Cockatoo plant pack and education experience. Schools and childcare/early years centres must register by early April and demonstrate that they operate within Cockburn and have appropriate use for the plants, as stocks and plant choice is limited.

Climate Clever 

Reduce your carbon footprint through a guided process and help your school reach its sustainability goals and save money!
Visit: https://www.climateclever.org/

 Workshops for Early Childhood Educators

Little Green Steps offers subsidised 'Sustainability in Early Years Settings' workshops for early years educators.
Workshops cover what sustainability means for children 0-8 years, planning, connecting to the National Quality Standards and Early Years
Learning Framework.

School Holiday Programs and Events

• Nature Discovery Day – explore your local patch, and Nature Storytime Trek (under 5 years)
• WA Wildlife Education and Encounters 

Visit https://wawildlife.org.au/education-training/environmental-education/

• Get Wild About Wetlands at The Wetlands Centre Cockburn.

Visit https://www.thewetlandscentre.org.au/school-programs/

Visit the Environmental Education for the Community webpage for further information.

Partnerships

The City encourages and provides support to schools participating in:
Waterwise Schools Education Program. 
Visit www.watercorporation.com.au/schools-programs

 More Information and Sustainable Living Events

Website: www.cockburn.wa.gov.au/enviro-ed
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 08 9411 3444

Sign up for the online Sustainability Living Newsletter
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Early Childhood Sustainability Directory
Little Green Steps WA - Directory 2025
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