Earthminds Final Showcase: Youth Ideas, Real Impact

Join us for the culminating event of Earthminds - a youth-led innovation program where student teams have spent the past 2 terms tackling real-world environmental challenges.

🎤 Team Pitches – Hear each team share what they set out to solve, what they learned, and where they’re headed next.

🧠 Learning Expo – Meet the teams, explore their ideas, and hear firsthand how setbacks, surprises, and small wins shaped their growth.

Meet the Teams:

Marine Team: Using rope-wrapped poles to grow shellfish and restore marine ecosystems—naturally.
E-Waste Team: Testing what really changes e-waste habits, one small pledge at a time.
Clothing Team: Challenging fast fashion with community-driven, low-waste clothing options.
Chia Team: Rethinking how businesses and customers can ditch unnecessary packaging.
Water Team: Tackling water pollution by piloting “Adopt-a-Plot” - a community-powered planting project to stabilise slopes and protect local waterways.
Food Team: Growing support for local food systems that nourish people and the planet.

Come to listen, connect, and celebrate the messy, inspiring process of learning through doing.

Whether you’re a parent, educator, business owner, council leader, or just someone who cares about the future—we’d love you to come, listen, and be inspired by what young people can do when they’re given the space to lead.

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