Council's Sustainability and Community Development teams have partnered to create the Schools Partnership Network which focuses on environmental education and youth issues in the City of Canada Bay.
The network offers hands-on educational experiences, such as student leadership mentoring, professional development workshops and incursions/excursions to schools within the City of Canada Bay. Topics on offer range from mental health and wellbeing, Indigenous education, gardening, litter reduction, energy, water, food and fashion.
Meetings are held once a term and are open to all principals, teachers, P&C of schools in the City of Canada Bay.
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To join the Schools Partnership Network or for further enquiry, please contact Council’s Environmental Sustainability Officer via email or call 9911 6555.
Network News and Upcoming Events
Brays Bay Reserve Saturday 30th May 2026 10am - 12pm
Join us to help restore local bushland by planting native species on Wangal Country, contributing to a national effort to plant 96,500 natives and create a thriving green corridor between McIlwaine Park, Rhodes Park and the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway.
Burwood Council, City of Canada Bay Council, Strathfield Council and Climate Action Burwood Canada Bay (CABCB) would like to invite their local high schools to participate in the Speaking 4 the Planet competition to celebrate World Environment Day 2026.
We are pleased that the host of Speaking 4 the Planet 2026 is MLC School, Burwood. An invitation is extended by the Principal, Ms Moloney and students of MLC School to all high schools in the Burwood Council, City of Canada Bay Council and Strathfield Council areas to join them for 2026’s Speaking 4 the Planet competition.
The theme for S4P2026 is: For Earth's sake, listen to us!
The competition will be comprised of 5 categories:
- Speaking: one student per school to give a 3-minute prepared speech.
- Writing: a writing piece to be a maximum of 30 words in prose, not poetry, presented in large font on A3 size paper.
- Visual Art: this category artwork can be paintings or drawings in any medium.
- Recycled Art: this category is any artwork that uses recycled/upcycled materials as the essential components of its creative process.
- Open Category: this category is any medium such as song, poetry, sculpture, dance etc.
Note: Schools are not required to register in all 5 categories, only ones they wish to participate in.
Contact Robin Smith for more information at footprintscabcb@gmail.com
Free recycling and sustainability education resources are available for primary and secondary teachers, designed to engage students and support classroom learning. The materials focus on recycling, resource recovery, the circular economy, and making informed, sustainable choices. Featuring Australian Curriculum‑aligned lesson plans, the content places students and their ideas at the centre, empowering young people to take positive action through knowledge and best‑practice learning.
2025 Highlights
In 2025, there were 14 local schools who participated in network events.
Our meeting topics included:
- Indigenous cultural education
- Circular economy
- Bushcare and citizen science
- Gaming systems
- Fostering intercultural and interfaith dialogue
- Kitchen gardens
- Gambling and gaming addiction
Network teacher members also had the opportunity to attend a Land, Sky and Water professional development day with Uncle Jimmy Smith
