Thanks to the initiative of two high school students at the Redlands High Country Campus in Moonbah, Council is rolling out a new anti-littering campaign across Jindabyne this winter to help protect the environment and local public spaces during the peak tourist season.
Year 9 students Vivienne and Amelia approached Council with their idea to raise awareness and work towards putting a stop to local littering, after their experience participating in Council's recent Community Clean-up event on the Lake Jindabyne foreshore earlier this year.
'This project came about when, in one of our subjects, we were tasked to raise awareness or solve an issue that affects the Jindabyne or Snowy Monaro area,' said Vivienne and Amelia.
'We thought back to another one of our classes where we were sent off-campus to do rubbish collection around Lake Jindabyne. As a group, we filled up bags and bags of rubbish that was just left in bushes, on beaches and beside the road,'
'That kick-started the idea of raising awareness of the rubbish problem that the Jindabyne area faces,' the students said.
The collaboration will see posters and signage distributed to businesses throughout the town, focusing on the public spaces that are most at risk and with the highest incidence of littering during the busy ski season.
Vivienne and Amelia's goal for the project is to raise awareness, particularly amongst visitors to the region, about the problems Jindabyne faces with litter and littering over the winter season.
'We want to make a positive impact on the Jindabyne community, especially as Sydney students, by helping keep the beautiful lake and environment clean,' said Vivienne and Amelia.
Residents and visitors can keep an eye out for the posters and signage that is rolling out across Jindabyne over the next several weeks.
