Year 7 Koala Kids Talk
On Monday 16th August Year 7 had the opportunity to join the online Koala kids talk. This talk fits in very well with the Biodiversity and Ecology units currently being studied.
Michaela Beattie, Environment and Education Officer at Wollongong City Council, spoke about the local koala population in Campbelltown, including population size, threats, identification and what is being done to help preserve this disease-free population of koalas. We heard stories about particular koalas who have been rescued and monitored, including koala Bobby (pictured).
At JTCC, we are in the process of becoming a Koalatown certified school. This involves learning about koalas and planting koala food trees on the school grounds that can be harvested and used to feed sick/injured koalas. For more information about the Koalatown program or our local koalas, see https://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/LocalEnvironment/Koalatown.
