After a week of rain Saturday dawned bright and sunny - just perfect for our requirements, with the sun lasting throughout the ceremony and through to the lovely BBQ lunch and bush tucker tasting, which seemed to be well and truly enjoyed by all.
Some special guests (apart from the Sustainability Street participants) were on hand to lend some ceremony to the occassion and included:
- The Mayor of Penrith City, Councillor Greg Davies;
- Council's Sustainability Champion, Councillor Karen McKeown;
- One of the founders of the Sustainability Street Approach, Dave Seignior, a Director of Vox Bandicoot Pty Ltd; and
- Group mentor, Vanessa Steele.
The highlight of the morning were some passionate and heart felt speeches from some of our sustainability graduands, putting into words how the Sustainability Street experience had affected them and what they had gleaned from the workshops since the program began way back in July 2007.
A big thanks and congratulations to Lee, Irene, Gretel and Janis who were the brave ones to get up and speak in front of the crowd!
A huge novelty cheque was also presented to both groups as part of the graduation ceremony to allow them to get a community project of their choice underway with the Mulgoa group choosing to work with Mulgoa Public School on a community vegetable garden, and the Garden Club working with Mamre House to improve their plant propogation and irrigation systems. The funding for these community projects was made possible by grant funding provided by the NSW Government through their Environmental Trust.
To find out more about the Sustainability Street program and getting your street, club or community involved email Council's Sustainability Education Officer or call 4732 8050.
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