Winners announced at ResourceSmart School Awards event
In its 14th year, the 2023 ResourceSmart Schools Awards celebrated Victorian schools achieving great things in sustainability.
With achievements spanning waste reduction and litter monitoring, energy and water saving and the creation of kitchen gardens and wetlands, this year’s winners have demonstrated remarkable sustainability leadership.
The Awards are Victoria’s largest sustainability awards for schools, shining a light on the positive work schools are doing to protect the environment.
More than 260 school children, teachers and school volunteers attended the ceremony at the MCG earlier today with Minister for Environment, Ingrid Stitt, presenting the ResourceSmart School of the Year award to Eastwood Primary School and Deaf Facility.
Matt Genever, Sustainability Victoria’s Interim CEO said, "I applaud the students, teachers, school staff and volunteers who are achieving great things in sustainability and showing outstanding leadership."
"You are all tremendous role models and I know your work will inspire other schools to take action."
The Awards wouldn’t be possible without the generous support from our sponsors, Bank First, the Department of Education, and Melbourne Water.
The ResourceSmart Schools program supports all Victorian primary and secondary schools to embed sustainability across school facilities, community and curriculum.
Over the past 15 years, more than 1,400 schools have participated in the program, saving more than $41 million on bills, reducing more than 118,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases through energy, water and waste efficiencies, diverting 194,000 cubic metres of waste from landfill, and planting more than 5 million trees.
2023 ResourceSmart School Award winners
- ResourceSmart School of the Year: Eastwood Primary School and Deaf Facility, Ringwood East.
- Emerging School of the Year: Ardeer South Primary School, Sunshine West.
- Campus Infrastructure and Operations School of the Year: Castlemaine Steiner School and Kindergarten, Muckleford.
- School Volunteer of the Year: St Therese’s School, Essendon.
- Primary Teacher of the Year: Ms Danielle Lamport, Monbulk Primary School, Monbulk.
- Secondary Teacher of the Year: Ms Rowena Archer, Braybrook College, Braybrook.
- Primary Student Action Team of the Year: Overnewton Anglican Community College, Keilor
- Secondary Student Action Team of the Year: Victory Lutheran College, Wodonga.
- Community Leadership School of the Year (Primary): Eastwood Primary School and Deaf Facility, Ringwood East.
- Community Leadership School of the Year (Secondary): Braybrook College, Braybrook.
- Curriculum Leadership School of the Year (Primary): Chewton Primary School, Chewton
- Curriculum Leadership School of the Year (Secondary): Lilydale Heights College, Lilydale.
To read about all the finalists and their amazing achievements and contribution towards creating a sustainable future, visit 2023 ResourceSmart Schools Awards Winners and Finalists.
For your chance to be recognised for your school’s sustainability efforts, register to become a ResourceSmart School.