2019 Bushmans Junior Landcare Grants


In late 2019, 16 primary schools in regional areas of Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales were recipients of the first ever Bushmans Junior Landcare Grants program. Bushmans
Tanks funds these grants in an effort to increase awareness about rainwater harvesting and to support children in playing an active role in creating a sustainable future.
The successful grant projects focused on water conservation, ranging from installing irrigation systems, creating native and bush tucker gardens to frog bogs. See case studies below about results from a couple of these projects.
School Name | Project Name | Grant Amount | ||||
The Hills Montessori School, SA | Pre-school Native Plants | $993.96 | ||||
Mt Barker Waldorf School, SA | Native and Sensory Garden with Dry Stream | $985.00 | ||||
St. Josephs, QLD | Irrigation system for vegetable gardens | $888.00 | ||||
Stratford Primary School, VIC | Bush tucker garden | $800.00 | ||||
Hills Christian Community School, SA | Creek Restoration & Revegetation | $986.54 | ||||
Yahl Primary School, SA | Bushtucker Garden | $1,000.00 | ||||
Epsom PS, VIC | Bush, Bees & Green Magpies | $972.90 | ||||
Burnside State School, QLD | Native Bee Homes and Native Garden | $1,000.00 | ||||
Scott Creek Primary School, SA | Outdoor Learning Bush Tucker Site | $1,000.00 | ||||
Maleny State Primary School, QLD | Wicking Bed Garden Project | $989.50 | ||||
Lenswood Primary School, SA | Reimagining the ‘Secret Garden’ | $1,000.00 | ||||
Borenore Public School, NSW | STEM Project | $326.28 | ||||
Lal Lal Primary School, VIC | Bunjil’s Garden | $1,000.00 | ||||
Urquhart Park Primary School, VIC | Frog Bog | $1,000.00 | ||||
Branxholme Wallacedale Community School, VIC | Indigenous Bush Tucker Garden | $1,000.00 | ||||
St Marks Lutheran School, SA | Native Garden | $993.00 |
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Bush, Bees & Green Magpies
Case study
A Bushmans Junior Landcare Grant enabled 170 students at a Bendigo area school to participate in a biodiversity project with Indigenous perspectives.

Wicking bed garden project
Case study
Case study highlights how a primary school saved water by planting wicking beds to grow a vegetable garden using a Bushmans Junior Landcare Grant.