Previous recipients

2011 recipients

Last year there were 21 successful applications:

Warners Bay Public School, NSW, Kids garden club ($1,986)
Walgett Primary School, NSW, Chook farm and water tank($793)
Beverley Park School for Specific Purpose, NSW Vegetable Garden and Frog Pond (9$4,330)
Cambewarra Public School, NSW, Kitchen Garden ($5,000.00)
Glenvale School, NSW gardens for school ($3,919.00)
Wollumbin High School, NSW Organic and sustainable food production ($2,000)
Sydney Institute of TAFE, NSW, Cleaning up of chemicals - hairdressing($1,535)
Fairfield High School, NSW Parent, student and community garden ($3,000)
Newton Primary School, WA, Engage students in learning and healthy lifestyle choices by establishing gardens and growth in barron areas of the school ($2,500)
Floreat Park Primary School, WA, Native/Waterwise/Sensory Garden ($450)
Swan View SHS, WA Develop a Yaming Place ($4,629)
Charles Conder Primary School, ACT,Establish a sustainable garden program($3,150)
Bourke-Walgett School of Distance Education, NSW for a recycling project ($826.90)
Bradshaw Primary School, NT for a vegetable garden ($5,000)
Bungendore Public School, NSW for a dry creek bed and indigenous garden ($5,000)
Central Mangrove Public School, NSW for a vegetable garden ($2,136)
Durack Institute of Technology, WA for an environmental education project ($4,885)
Hillcrest Kindergarten, WA for a composting project ($339.95)
Macksville Public School, NSW for a recycling and composting project ($2,803.15)
Smithfield Public School, NSW for a vegetable garden and frog pond ($4,101.70)
Tamworth Public School, NSW for a vegetable garden ($4,000)

Other recipients

Grants were award to these schools in previous years:

Acacia Hill School (NT) for a garden project ($1,000)
Alcoota School (NT) for a water saving project ($3,000)
Alfred Deakin High School (ACT) for a drip irrigation project ($5,000)
Aranda Primary School (ACT) for a garden project ($4,817)
Arbor Grove Primary School (WA) for a worm farm project ($1,222.70)
Balgowlah Heights Public School (NSW) for a biodiversity project ($4,983)
Bates Drive Public School (NSW) for an energy saving project ($3,993)
Baulkham Hills High School (NSW) for a water saving project ($4,700)
Beaconsfield Primary School (WA) for a recycling and composting program ($4,320)
Belmont High School (NSW) for a recycling initiative ($1,500)
Bertram Primary School (WA) for rainwater tanks ($4,854)
Black Mountain School (ACT) for native tree propagation ($3,447)
Blighty Public School (NSW) for a garden project ($1,600)
Bulli Public School (NSW) for worm farms ($800)
Canberra Institute of Technology (ACT) for an electric vehicle project ($5,000)
Clairgate Public School (NSW) to develop a sustainable garden ($3,000)
Crystal Creek Public School ( NSW) to develop a sustainable garden ($4,654)
Coonabarabran High School (NSW) for an indigenous garden ($1,770)
Dorchester E.T.O, (NSW) for a sustainable garden ($5,000)
Eden Hill Primary School (WA) for native tree planting ($1,515)
Eden Marine High School (NSW) for bird safe bins ($4,992)
Erskine Park High School (NSW) for a water harvesting project ($4,925)
Forrestfield Primary School (WA) for a sustainable garden ($4,900)
Geurie Public School (NSW) to develop a sustainable garden ($3,000)
Gordon West Public School (NSW) for a learnscape project ($4853)
Gowrie Primary School (ACT) for a rainwater tank and its installation ($4,123)
Hamilton Public School (NSW) for a bike shed ($5,000)
Hammondville Public School (NSW) for a planting project ($700)
Huntingdale Primary School (WA) for a rainwater tank ($4,325)
Iluka Public School (NSW) for a sustainable garden and recycling project ($3,104)
James Erskine Public School (NSW) for a biodiversity project ($1,500)
Keira High School (NSW) for an energy efficiency project ($4,727)
Kensington Public School (NSW) for a sustainable garden ($4,200)
Lambton High School (NSW) for a rainwater tank ($4,325)
Latham Primary School (ACT) for an indigenous garden ($1,040)
Marmion Primary School (WA) for tree planting ($1,925)
Mount Terry Public School (NSW) for a habitat project ($2,550)
Nhulunbuy High School (NT) for a biodiversity project ($4,800)
Reid Preschool (ACT) for a kinderARTgarden ($2,435)
Rydalmere Public School (NSW) to promote biodiversity ($4,000)
St Ives Park Primary School (NSW) for a water saving project ($4,650)
Taree High School (NSW) for a creek restoration project ($1,760)
Tennant Creek High School (NT) to develop a sustainable garden ($4,000)
Undercliffe Public School (NSW) for a tree planting project ($4,998.81)
Warrumbungle Environmental Education Centre (NSW) for environmental monitoring ($4,679)
Westport High School (NSW) for a biodiversity project ($4,900)
Wetherill Park TAFE (NSW) for solar battery charging ($5,000)
Woodlupine Primary School (WA) for a garden project ($4,491)

Industry recognition

Teachers Mutual Bank, or Teachers Credit Union as it was known then, was awarded the 2010 Sustainability Award by Abacus for its Teachers Environment Fund. The Abacus Sustainability Award recognises sustainability initiatives by credit unions and mutual building societies that positively benefit the environment or community. The Awards are an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate excellence within the industry and are judged across 131 credit unions and building societies.