2025 Sustainability Conference
On 23 July, ten members of the MWSC Sustainability Warriors attended the Sustainability Conference, held annually by the four schools within the Monash Council.
This year, Brentwood Secondary College had the opportunity to host the meeting, and we kicked off with an icebreaker, introducing ourselves and naming what piece of rubbish we would be, which was a fantastic start to the conference. This was followed by a presentation from a Monash Council representative on how waste is generated in schools, how we can prevent it through Refuse, Reuse and Recycle protocols, and how we could better understand its accumulation through a waste audit, which the Year 8 students were keen to organise at our school.
The event featured the many ways other schools address challenges in inventive ways, like competitions between the houses. It was wonderful to work together on our main focus of figuring out how to reduce waste in our respective schools. This was followed by a roundtable conference, where we, along with other schools, were able to present some common challenges and concerns we were facing in our journey to sustainability and had discussions on how to address them.
We wrapped up with a chance to learn about Brentwood Secondary’s sustainability initiatives, as they are rated a 5-Star ResourceSmart School, inspiring us with a variety of ideas we could implement at our school.
Throughout the conference, we learned a great deal from the other schools. We asked questions, reflected on their experiences, and set a clear goal to work towards. We would like to thank Brentwood Secondary College, our teachers, and our school for organising this event.
Tejasvi S and Jasmine K
Year 11 Leaders