Ecolinc has been awarded the 2009 savewater! award for ‘Educational Institutions’.
This award recognizes outstanding innovation and achievement in water management and conservation.
For more details please see: http://www.savewater.com.au/programs-and-events/savewater-awards/2009-winners/educational-institutions
Ecolinc will be hosting the Moorabool Shire Council’s Moora Fest on Sunday 15 November 2009.
The theme of this environmental festival is ‘Every home can be green – inside & out!’
A number of environmentally focused activities and displays will be offered with tours of Ecolinc available.
For more details please see: http://www.moorabool.vic.gov.au/
Education Week 17 - 23 May 2009 - Helping your Children Shine
www.education.vic.gov.au/about/events/edweek
Ecolinc will celebrate Education Week this year with FREE programs suitable for Kindergarten - Year 10 students. Students will be introduced
to the concept of climate change and sustainability by examining methods used to actively save resources including water and electricity.
Students will follow the Ecolinc Sustainability Trail, which explores Ecolinc’s unique design features, participate in a series of energy stations, which provide hands on activities, and use an IT program to assess their individual energy use.
2009 Professional Learning Days - see What's On for more details
Ecolinc, VSSEC and JAXA launch ‘Frogs in Orbit’
Ecolinc in collaboration with the Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched ‘Frogs in Orbit’, an outreach curriculum program for students, during Ecolinc’s recent ‘Investigating Frogs’ professional learning day for teachers. The outreach program was prepared for Year 9 and 10 students however has applications for both primary and secondary students. The CD contains a complete teaching package containing teacher materials and student worksheets. This material can be freely downloaded here. Free copies of the CD can also be mailed to teachers on request.
http://www.ecolinc.vic.edu.au
http://www.vssec.vic.edu.au
http://edu.jaxa.jp/en/
Ecolinc launches 4 new Professional Learning Programs:
Ecolinc Professional Learning Day, ‘INVESTIGATING FROGS AT ECOLINC’,
Friday 5 September 2008 - Cost $55.
Ecolinc’s storm water wetland provides habitat for at least four species of frog
including the endangered Growling Grass Frog. This P-12 workshop will enable
participants to explore the following activities; Frogs – Anatomy and Physiology,
Identification, Conservation, Habitat Surveys, Constructing Frog Bogs and
'Something to Croak About' – assessment via board games and creative writing. view filer
Download the Brochure 52kb
Welcome to Sophie Pritchard who
has joined the Ecolinc teaching team.
Ecolinc has exceeded its Semester 1 target for 2008 with 3437 students attending programs in Terms 1 and
2. Terms 3 and 4 are filling quickly. If you intend to make a booking this year, please contact Ecolinc asap to secure your booking.
Ecolinc successfully completes its third year!
Thank you to all schools, teachers and
supporters for contributing to Ecolinc’s
very successful third year of
operation. Some of Ecolinc’s 2007
highlights are listed below:
- Ecolinc has exceeded its 2007
projected student attendance target
by ~1000 students
- Ecolinc has exceeded its 2007
professional development target
- The Ecolinc storm water wetland has
successfully attracted Ecolinc’s logo
the Growling Grass Frog
- Over 30 unique P-12 curriculum
programs were delivered statewide
in 2007.
World Environment Day on Sunday 3 June 2007
Ecolinc’s award winning energy and water saving facilities, indigenous wet land and environmental programs will be on display to the public as part of World Environment Day on Sunday 3 June 2007 between 10.00am and 4.30pm. A range of environmental presentations are planned.
Save Water Awards Finalist
Ecolinc was again recognized as a
water saving finalist in the recent
2006/2007 savewater awards.
Open Garden Scheme 2006/07
Ecolinc is open to the public as part of the 2006/07 Open Gardens Scheme. Visitors can explore Ecolinc's extensive wetland and terrestrial basalt plains flora on Sunday 10th September and Monday 11th September 2006 (10.00am - 4.30pm) - visit www.opengarden.org.au.
Ecolinc scholarships - more details
mecu has a long history of assisting the education community but we do much more than offer banking solutions. mecu’s Community Partnership Program demonstrates our commitment to investing in the community
by supporting initiatives, such as Ecolinc, that make a sustainable difference to society.
As part of our ongoing commitment to education and sustainability we have formed a partnership with Ecolinc that includes 4 annual scholarships to schools
over the next 12 months (term 3, 2006, term 4, 2006, term 1, 2007 and term 2, 2007).
Each mecu Ecolinc scholarship will contribute $500 towards the cost incurred by a school in visiting Ecolinc. Download further details and the application form.
November 8 - December 16 2005
'Science for the Future' Victorian innovations: making a world of difference is a FREE exhibition that will tour Victoria during 2005-06 to celebrate Victorian innovators and inventions. It explores recent scientific breakthroughs and the possibilities for
the future.
The Science for the Future exhibition is currently at Ecolinc until December 16th 2005. View more details here.
22 July 2005
Ecolinc was awarded four 2005 Royal Australian Institute of Architect (RAIA) awards at the RAIA annual dinner, held at the Great Hall - National Gallery on 22 July 2005. Ecolinc won awards in all short listed categories.
These included:
- Regional Prize (this prize was awarded jointly to Ecolinc and the Ballarat Learning Exchange)
- Colorbond Steel Award
- Architecture Award- Sustainable Architecture
- Architecture Award - Institutional New Award
Congratulations to Lyons Architects on this fantastic acheivement, leading up to the official opening of Ecolinc on 28th July 2005. 27 April 2005
Ecolinc was recently interviewed by Schools TV. You can now go to the Schools TV website to view the story.
http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/schoolstv/news/archive.htm. Scroll down to the stories from 27 April 2005.
April
Ecolinc, the newest Department of Education (DoE) Science Centre of Excellence to be completed, is now offering a range of innovative environmental science and technology programs for students state-wide,
from primary to VCE level. Deemed 'practically complete' on 24 January 2005, Ecolinc is equipped to deliver programs focusing on three main areas - Energy, Water and Horticulture.
Ecolinc has been designed using ESD (ecological sustainable design) principles, featuring high thermal mass, passive heating and cooling, efficiency luminaires, double glazing, photovoltaic cells, solar hot water heating, and, collection and use of rainwater. The unique building is set within an indigenous wetland, created to demonstrate stormwater purification, and to provide habitat to increase natural biodiversity.
Facilities include conference and meeting rooms, interpretative display areas, environmental resource centre, multi-purpose demonstration room ideal for primary students, Environmental Science laboratory featuring an atomic absorption spectrophotometer for analysis of water samples, Horticulture laboratory featuring a range of microscopes, and micro propagation facilities for plant tissue culture, adjoining a computer-controlled glasshouse. A large shade-house, potting shed, vegetable garden and composting toilets are additional external features.
A unique weather wall displayed on the plasma screen in the foyer has been designed by the CSIRO to display a range of atmospheric data collected live from the Ecolinc weather station in the wetland. A 'Sustainability Trail' funded by the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) has been developed to guide visitors through the Centre and wetland areas explaining key features and their significance, as a background to the range of curriculum programs available.
During Term 1, complimentary tours have been provided to a range of schools and their staff to demonstrate features of the Centre and the programs offered. Bookings have been confirmed from the start of Term 2 for a variety of VCE Programs and environmental educator meetings. Interest from primary schools has been high, particularly for schools on 'camps' to nearby areas. Western Water will hold their Strategic Planning Day at Ecolinc in July.
Ecolinc will be conducting special activity programs during Education Week supported by DE&T, and during National Science Week, supported by DIIRD. Ecolinc will also be open to the public on World Environment Day for a range of community activities organised in conjunction with the Moorabool Shire Council.
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