Woolworths announces Junior Landcare Grants winners

Woolworths, in partnership with Landcare Australia, has awarded 1,041 grants of up to $1,000 each to support outdoor learning projects at early learning centres and primary schools across Australia. 

 

In total more than $1 million of Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants will go towards funding to help young children discover new learning experiences in their local environment. 

 

Each grant will help bring a new creative idea to life, or grow an existing project, that focuses on sustainable food production, improving waste management practices or enhancing native habitats. 

 

Nambour Community Preschool and Kindergarten were one of the grant winners, and will use their funds to create an edible bush tucker garden. 

 

Local Woolworths store teams will present each recipient with a certificate in the coming weeks, visiting local early learning centres and primary schools in their community to hear about their plans for each grant. 

 

“Delivering these grants within their local community is something all of our store teams look forward to,” Woolworths Director of Stores Jeanette Fenske said. 

 

“It’s a wonderful opportunity to support young students and educators with such creative ideas as they look to get outdoors and connect with nature.”

 

The Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants program has awarded $6 million worth of grants to date, supporting more than 6,000 early learning centres and primary schools across Australia.

 

“The Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants have always been about bringing sustainability into classrooms across Australia, and teaching children how to care for the environment around them,” Landcare Australia CEO Dr Shane Norrish said.

 

Learn more about the Grants here.