Things are happening on the track! The Rotary organised roadbase was poured today. Men at work dropping a track down, then rolling got underway. It's great to see the plan coming together.

Moving the Earth

Up bright and breezy this morning and Mick from Rotary was at the ready with a backhoe to shift the earth for us. It was great to see the first soil turned on the track. The soil here looks good too. It will provide landscaping for safety zones and a good base for our garden.

On your marks

Our garden will be fringed with a school bike track. Today we marked out the circuit on the ground. The track will provide the school with a fantastic area for our students to practice bike safety and road sense. It will also provide wheelchair access for our special needs and high support students.

Topsoil is more precious than oil

There are other projects going on around the school at the moment, such as the installation of a wheelchair swing ! The excavations for which mean some topsoil is for the taking !

Topsoil is the stuff we all rely on for nutrients.

Erosion, development and land degradation due to poor land use all make soil vital to hold onto and nurture. So when there was some about we jump at the chance.

Fertile Beginnings

July holidays have given us a good chance to go for a trip to the horse stables of Hawkesbury to load up with well composted manure. It was cool and foggy when we got there, it rained on us too ! But the horses were out on the track already and they had left us plenty of nuggets of wisdom to shovel. Thanks to Ms Singleton's son for the supplies. Thanks to Mr Clarke for use of his 4WD and trailer and his time. This big haul of fertility will kickstart our garden plot terrifically !

Tanks to Green Vouchers !

Over the last week we have been continuing to prepare the design base for our Halinda Green. Part of that planning is starting with the basics, water.

The Green Voucher Scheme for Schools is a fund for practical initiatives to help provide for more sustainable learning environments. This week Halinda Green has confirmed its eligibility for Tanks in the future. National Solars directs monies through the NSW DET to schools.

This happy news means we can take the next planning and design step to water harvest, which is the basis of future harvests!

Rotary Measuring up to the Task !

Thanks to the team at Rotary who have come out to measure up the space and help us move on the next step. We are moved by people willing to put up their hand for our project.