2020 South32 Junior Landcare Enhancing Habitat Grant
With the success of the two previous rounds of South32 Junior Landcare Enhancing Habitat Grants, in 2020, South32 invested over $60,000 in a third round of grants.
Fifteen schools in Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia received 2020 grants (see below listing). Like the previous year’s grants, each school received up to $5,000 to support projects that help students learn about protecting and restoring our natural environment through hands-on outdoor learning.
Schools close to South32 sites were selected to receive grants with their projects focusing on improving biodiversity through the enhancement or restoration of habitat for native animals and plant life.
The schools finished their project in early 2021, reporting impressive environmental and educational results. See below to read about case studies from a project in Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania.
Queensland Grant Recipients
| School Name | Project Name | Grant amount |
| Thuringowa State High School | Thuringowa Bush Tucker Garden | $4,371 |
| Garbutt State School | Renewal of Indigenous Traditonal Gardens | $5,000 |
| William Ross State High School | Reef Guardian Ying/yang Native Garden | $5,000 |
| Townsville Central State School | Townsville Central Biodiversity Project | $2,450 |
| Oonoonba State School | Biodiversity in the Playground | $4,941 |
| Ryan Catholic College | Native garden | $2,038 |
Tasmanian Grant Recipients
| School Name | Project Name | Grant amount |
| Spreyton Primary School | Bring back the Green | $5,000 |
| Port Dalrymple School | Senior School Native Plants Habitats | $5,000 |
| Riverside Primary School | Bring natives back into our school | $5,000 |
| Andrews Creek Primary School | Vegetation management of Andrews Creek | $3,500
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Western Australian Grant Recipients
| Group Name/School Name | Project Name | Grant amount |
| Amaroo Primary School | Native Flora Fauna Environments | $5,000 |
| Allanson Primary School | School Gardens Native Enhancements | $5,000 |
| Eaton Primary School | NAIDOC Reconciliation Project | $3,803 |
| Darkan Primary School | Connecting Kids to Country | $4,800 |
| Boddington Primary School | $5,000 |
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Connecting kids to country
Case study
Darkan Primary School teacher assists students in building insect hotels to attract pollinators to their new bush tucker garden funded by a South32 Junior Landcare …
Managing creek vegetation
Case study
Students at Andrews Creek Primary School wearing protective gear, work on creek revegetation management project.
Creating a water wise native garden
Case study
Ryan Catholic College students helped plan, create and maintain their school’s native garden. The garden’s circular shape represents the unbreakable link between First Australians and …