Named after late senior Ngunnawal Elder Aunty Agnes Shea, the new high school will start by hosting Year 7 students in the new school year, and then grow to cater for up to 800 students across years 7 to 10.
Check out the project profile here.
The team raised an amazing $1,427.00 by selling hoodies and collecting bottles for recycling.
The hoodie artwork “Ngunnawal Country” was designed and created by local indigenous artist Richie Allan. The image depicts the part of the whole artwork piece which focuses on the waterways above ground and underground, in Taylor where the Aunty Agnes Shea High School is being built. The hoodies were also manufactured by TOAC Services a local indigenous owned and operated company.
Jemma Butt, Hindmarsh Project Manager said, “A massive thank you to everyone who got involved and made this fundraising event such a success by donating to this inspiring cause. I would also like to say a special thank you to Moira for organising everything, dropping off the bottles and collecting the funds.”
The Deadly Runners began in 2014 with a small, committed group from Queanbeyan NSW. Wanting to give mob the opportunity to experience how running made her feel and changed her life, founder Georgia Weir volunteered to coach locals to run 5km. Training consistently 3 days a week, they achieved their goals and inspired a grassroots movement that continues today.
Find out more about the Deadly Runners here.
Most recently, we partnered with the Elvin Group to deliver a Green Star recognised Concrete Mix for the Aunty Agnes Shea High School (named after the late senior Ngunnawal Elder) in the ACT.
A total of 837 tonnes of CO2-e were eliminated in the binder formulation processes – with an overall reduction in cement consumption of 31%.
We caught up with Njoud Willans, Technical Engineer at The Elvin Group to find out more.
“Designing concrete for sustainability involves several parameters that reduce the environmental impact while maintaining performance.” said Njoud.
“The key design parameters used in our Green Star concrete mixes are, use of Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs): Incorporate SCMs to replace a portion of Portland cement which reduces the carbon footprint associated with cement production, use of manufactured sand: Using manufactured sand in concrete offers several environmental benefits, such as protection of natural sand resources, minimising waste, and reduction in transportation emissions, and use of recycled water in concrete production.”
Jemma Butt, Hindmarsh Project Manager said, “The team have been fascinated by the process employed by the Elvin Group to improve the sustainability of a very historic building material. The use of ‘concrete’ in construction can arguably be dated back to a time before even the pyramids were built. It is amazing to witness its evolution as a construction material to provide a greener solution for future generations.”
Would you like to know more?
Check out the project profile here: Aunty Agnes Shea High School
