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Today we had a class called Waterwatch. Throughout the day we learnt various different things about keeping our waterways clean, and what types of Flora and Fauna live around our rivers. In the morning, we all went to a park, where we had a question sheet, and had to go around to different information posts and find the necessary information.

In the afternoon, we all went down to a riverbank, about 5 mins drive away from the park and tried to collect macroinvertibrates that we scooped up from the riverbed. There were many different types, such as the river scorpion, the mite and the mayfly nymph. We also tested the water’s phosphorous levels, salinity levels and turgidity levels. It was a lot of fun, was very educational, and I learnt lots about the Snowy River, and all the things around it. 

Ewan - Wonthaggi SC

 

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School for Student Leadership is a Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) initiative offering a unique residential education experience for year nine students. The curriculum focuses on personal development and team learning projects sourced from students' home regions. There are four campuses in iconic locations across Victoria. The Alpine School Campus is located at Dinner Plain in the Victorian Alps. Snowy River Campus is near the mouth of the Snowy River at Marlo in east Gippsland. The third site is adjacent to Mount Noorat near Camperdown in Victoria’s Western District, and is called Gnurad-Gundidj. After consultation with the local aboriginal community, this name represents both the indigenous name of the local area and an interpretation of the statement "belonging to this place". Our fourth and newest campus, currently known as the Don Valley Campus is located at Don Valley, Yarra Ranges.
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