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The Limestone Coast Landscape Board (LC Landscape Board) hosted the event as a wrap up of the successful completion of its Water Literacy Program for educators in the region.
Increasing water literacy in the Limestone Coast is important. Through a series of professional development sessions on-country and in classroom, educators deepened their understanding of the region’s unique water systems. These included groundwater aquifers, karst springs, fen wetlands and surface water flows. The sessions have helped to build their capacity to teach and engage our youth in water awareness.
“By sharing the significance of our region’s water systems, we aim to inspire educators to pass that knowledge on to their students.” said Damien Bickley, Landscape Education Coordinator.
The expo enabled participating educators to showcase their learnings through their classroom projects with students. Projects were presented to a panel of experts from the various water industries:
• David Williamson, South Eastern Water Conservation and Drainage Board
• Tara Bonney, Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation
• Graham Kilsby, Kilsby Sinkhole and landholder
• Bradley Clarke-Wood, Department for Environment and Water
• Dr. Liz Perkins, Limestone Coast Landscape Board
“The Water Literacy program strengthened links between local water science, cultural knowledge and classroom practice, enabling teachers to bring real-world water issues into student learning. The projects presented were fantastic showing a deeper appreciation and concern for the water around us.” said Damien.
Governing Board Member, Robbie Davis who facilitated the panel discussion, remarked that, “The students were so engaged and innovative in their quite sophisticated presentations. Including them from a young age is critical as they are our future water watchers.”
Student comments about the day:
“I liked seeing all the schools and what they thought about the water, such as, Piccaninnie Ponds. There are lots of birds that migrate to our waters. If our
lakes and ponds start disappearing, birds lose their food source.” Evie
“I learned that people should care for all the water they use because we are using too much and, in the future, there might not be any more water left for everyone and everything.” Arlo
