Celebrating Our Community’s Climate Champions!

🌍 A huge thank you to our community for stepping up during Global Climate Change Week! With over 80 pledges made, each one helped build a more sustainable future. A special shoutout to all the kids who participated in our activities—your enthusiasm and creativity were inspiring! 💚

Congratulations to our winners:

🌱 Under 12: Leah pledged to “save water by turning the taps off.”

🍃 13-18: Trinity pledged to “save food by using the green bin properly.”

🌿 19 and over: Matthew pledged to “reduce food waste by shopping wisely and composting.” 📚

Our winners received educational books on climate change and eco-friendly Yeti items, inspiring positive action in fun and meaningful ways.

Thank you all for taking small steps that make a big impact! 🌏

About

About the pledge for Global Climate Change Week


Join us for Global Climate Change Week by pledging to reduce your carbon footprint and protect our vital resources: Food, Water, and Energy.

Make a pledge below and enter the draw to win 1 of 3 prizes!

This year, Global Climate Change Week is all about the important connections between food, water, and energy in fighting climate change. These key resources are strongly affected by global warming, and managing them sustainably is essential to keeping Shellharbour strong and resilient.

Together, we can make a pledge that will help combat climate change.


Pledges

Make your pledge here

Share one small action you can take to make a big difference for our climate! Complete the sentence below to make your pledge and enter for a chance to win 1 of 3 sustainable prizes!

17 October, 2024

Matt says:

I pledge to continue to reduce food waste by shopping wisely, maximising our food and either composting or fogoing any inedible leftovers.

17 October, 2024

Steven says:

I pledge to save food by giving scraps to my worm farm, two compost bins, FOGO bin and by using the "sorted sidekick" app, recipes to reduce

17 October, 2024

Emily says:

I pledge to save food by bulk-cooking food and freezing with no wastage.

17 October, 2024

Emily says:

I pledge to save energy by cooking during the day with using solar energy.

17 October, 2024

Lincoln says:

I pledge to save water by turning off the tap.

17 October, 2024

Charlotte says:

I pledge to save energy by hanging my washing out more often.

17 October, 2024

Ollie says:

I pledge to save energy by turning things off when you leave the house.

17 October, 2024

Phuong says:

I pledge to save energy by using candles at night and minimising light use.

16 October, 2024

Brooke says:

As a childcare centre we pledge to minimise the use of electricity through turning off electrical items when not in use.

16 October, 2024

Ella says:

We pledge as a childcare centre to include the children in water conservation, by collecting rain water to water our plants.

16 October, 2024

Kate says:

We pledge as a childcare centre to reduce food waist by cutting up food on demand at meal times

16 October, 2024

Food says:

I pledge to plant fruit and vegetable trees in my garden to refresh the environment and experience the joy of harvesting my produce andshare

Competition details

Make a pledge to win

  • Step 2

    When approved, your pledge will appear on the digital pledge wall below!

    You can also read what other people have pledged to be inspired.

  • Step 3

    Winners will be selected at random and notified by email on Thursday 31 October, 2024.

    *Do not click on any links or provide any personal information to any other accounts regarding this promotion.

Prize packs


Zero Emissions Shellharbour