Action Plan
Action Stakeholder Responsibilities
Student Sustainability Council
Initiate a Student Sustainability Council
(SSC) with the clear purpose of
identifying sustainability issues and
initiatives within the school and local
community and taking action. The SSC
can be moderated by a member of staff
to help facilitate meetings and implement
proposed actions. Students from each
year level can be voted as their year
level’s representative during meetings,
and to bring forth any issues, ideas or
proposals to the group. Meetings should
also be inclusive of all students allowing
them to attend and watch the
proceedings and should allow all
students to have active involvement in
taking action on initiatives.
 
The SSC on behalf of the entire student
body can pick their own sustainability
issues within the school and come
together to lobby the entire school and
local community to be involved. This
could include getting involved in already
existing local projects such as REEF care Through the process of taking action on
and Clean Up days, as an example, or
Justification
Primary Stakeholders:
 School administration and staff
to facilitate the creation of SSC
and ensure the inclusion and
representation of individuals
from each Year level
 All students to be given input on
how the implementation process
is to be run as well as the roles
and functions of the SSC itself,
and the voting process for
appointing leaders
 Staff volunteer to act as
mediators during meetings and
to assist with taking proposed
action
 Teaching staff to encourage
input from all students within
their classes
 Parents and families to be given
similar input to the students
above, as well as assist in taking
proposed actions
Secondary Stakeholders:
sustainability initiatives, the SSC will
Due date
Democracy and global citizenship are Immediately
key themes within the social and as a
sustainability pillar (Pacific Prime, matter of
2020). Allowing all students the ability priority. 
to practice democracy through the SSC
and have active voices within the
school and community, gives them
practical experiences in acting as
change agents and functioning actively
in civil society (Gilbert, Tudball &
Brett, 2020). It also ensures children’s
fundamental human right to be heard
on matters affecting them and having
their opinions taken into account is
achieved (UNICEF, 2020).
The goal of the Alice Springs
(Mparntwe) Declaration (2019) is for
students to become confident and
creative individuals, who have
optimism about the future and
understand their responsibilities as
global citizens (Education Council,
2019). There is great emphasis put on
citizenship education in schools, and so
the SSC gives students preparation in
being active citizens by putting theory
into practice (Sterner, 1955). Through
identifying their own issues and actions.
The SSC will also be directly responsible
for being involved as key stakeholders
with all other sustainability related
activities proposed under all three pillars
of sustainability - Environmental,
Economic and Social. They can ensure
the inclusion of the entire community
through the communication of ideas and
requests for ideas through the school
newsletter, as well as their presentation
of initiatives during the Sustainability
Showcase Open Days (see below).
require the assistance and input from a the implementation of the SSC, all
range of different stakeholders, students will be in a position to have
depending on the initiative. Some of their voices heard, and to make positive
these include (but are not limited to): changes for the future of their school
-School P&C and local community. 
-Other school staff including
groundskeepers and cleaners
-Local members of parliament
-Local cultural & community groups
including Indigenous Elders, Disability
groups, and Elderly groups
-Local sponsors
- Existing initiative stakeholders (e.g.,
Clean-up Australia coordinators etc.)

Key Stakeholders:

The SSC will act as key stakeholders in

all Sustainability actions, including
Environmental, Economic and Social.

Orange Beach School Community
Garden   The Student Sustainability
The purpose of the school community
garden is to grow healthy kids and
strengthen community relationships.
Students experience  hands-on manual
labour as well as action based
educational opportunities such as:
understanding the planting seasonal
guides, where our food comes from and
Primary Stakeholders:
Council will be responsible for
brainstorming the ideas to
present to the school principal.
 School Principal - input in all
decisions.
 Students - every other student in
the school. The garden provides
opportunities for student mental
health and well-being.
Providing a whole school approach will Long term
improve the chances of the project's project
sustainability (Gilbert, Tudball & Brett
2020). Ongoing.
Higher order transferable skills are
developed such as creativity,
collaboration, communication and
critical thinking. As well as social and
emotional skills, such as resilience and
empathy are developed and practiced in
the relationships that are created.
reducing our carbon footprint.   Teaching staff- responsible for
The community garden allows students utilising the educational
the opportunity to work collaboratively opportunities the garden will
with a diverse group of people and take provide
on various responsibilities and  School groundskeeper -
opportunities that gardening provides, consulted for the best placement
including cross generational of the garden and soil,
relationships and valuable social composting and growing
interactions with members of the wider knowledge
community.  Parents and families - involved
in every aspect of the
development of the garden,
volunteering help and ideas
Secondary Stakeholders:
 Local nursery - supply seedlings
and supplies for the garden
 Local garden group - invited to
share gardening knowledge with
school
 Local Indigenous group
(Yumibara) - involved in the
development and planning of
indigenous garden beds/plants.
Incorporated into NAIDOC
week activities
 Multicultural and Migrant
community -contact the
Multicultural Community
(ACARA, 2021).
The garden provides many dimensions
of social sustainability. Our action plan
strives to provide equity, by meeting
the needs of all the members and
stakeholders. Diversity is met by
multicultural relationships and various
group involvement created within the
garden. Social cohesion is created with
the links that formed between all
community groups and the school.
Improvements in participants  quality
of life, physical and mental health,
educational outcomes for students and
skill development. (ADEC Innovations,
2021).
The benefits of intergenerational
relationships are essential for the
mental health wellbeing of our nation.
The community garden provides the
multigenerational opportunities that
will bring the community together
(Bosack, 2021)
Whilst providing many links to the
curriculum from Foundation to Year 6
within:
Science
English
Mathematics
General capabilities
 Development Officer to involve Cross curriculum priorities
minority cultural groups for Health and Physical
more diversity in the plants for Humanities and Social Science
the garden Technologies.
 Local Council - consultation for
wheelchair access and design.
 Senior citizens - contact the
Neighbourhood hub in Mackay
for involvement,
intergenerational relationships
with students and knowledge.
Design aspects such as raised
garden beds to eliminate bending
 Local Men’s shed - building of
the gardens and pathways
 Disability Groups - volunteer for
planting and manual labour
alongside consultation for design
 Local hardware - supplying
material for construction
 Local landscaping supplies -
materials and soil/compost

Sustainability School Showcase  Primary Stakeholders: A key consideration is quality teaching Week 7 of
 School Principal as they are and learning across all areas of the Term 2 for
Orange Beach Primary School will hold responsible for endorsing all curriculum. Showcasing how particular initial
a school showcase to purposely decisions environmental and sustainability issues, showcase.
demonstrate and display sustainability in  Teachers and Teacher Aides who relevant to Mackay and Orange Beach
action, through everyday practice and the
curriculum. Parents and family members
along with other members of the wider
community will be invited to attend the
school for a period of two hours one
afternoon per term. Orange Beach
Primary School Showcase offers all in
attendance opportunities to observe
student learning and participation in
various ways, including:
 Local Indigenous dance
performances
 Experience our leadership of
sustainability, purposely
integrated through all general and
key learning areas of the
Australian Curriculum,
 Student work samples such as
artwork that has been created
entirely from sustainably
resourced materials and designed
to showcase the species found in
our beautiful reef catchments.  initiatives throughout the school.
 Meet and greet with the cultural
garden club
 Information sessions held by
Mackay and District Turtle
Watch
Throughout the showcase, Orange Beach
Primary School leaders and
administration will provide information
will be involved in the
coordination of the event
 Student council will be speakers
for the afternoon. Opening and
closing the showcase
 Students have the opportunity to
showcase their work and
perform through dance, music
and drama
 Parents and Families attending is
one of the sole purposes of the
showcase in order to build
connective relationships between
home and school.
 P&C can cater for the afternoon,
selling food and produce from
the garden
 Community members from other
areas (cultural garden people;
Mackay District Turtle Watch;
nurseries etc)
 Sponsors from different
These groups need to be
recognised for their involvement
Secondary stakeholders:
 Cleaners ensuring that the school
and surrounds are maintained
 Grounds person will be
responsible for setting up and
Primary School location are addressed Ongoing, end
in a way that provides valuable of term basis.
learning for students whilst meeting
curriculum objectives, promotes social
cohesion between students, families,
school and the wider community. 
Acknowledging and building the
shared values of respect for the reef and
other facets of Mackay’s dynamic
coastline and rainforests enables
students, families and the wider
community to have a sense that they
are engaged in a common enterprise.
Social cohesion is created with the
links that formed between all
community groups and the school.
Improvements in participants  quality
of life, physical and mental health,
educational outcomes for students and
skill development. (ADEC Innovations,
2021).
Coming together for the showcase
reiterates that regardless of one’s
ethnicity, we are members of the same
community and therefore all have the
capacity to work towards the well-
being of all members. 
on and acknowledge the various packing up
sponsors who donate materials and time
to ensure sustainable initiatives are able
to come to fruition. 

Mackay and District Turtle Watch
This group is responsible for the
relocation of at-risk turtle nests in
Mackay. The school can partner with the
group to volunteer and participate in
many activities such as clean up the
beach day.
Weekly on a Wednesday morning, 830
am until 9 am.
 
On going
 
Primary Stakeholders:
 Student sustainability Council
will initially attend sessions with
the organisation
 Students will receive valuable
education and hands-on
experiences with school visits
from the organisation, followed
by clean up beach activities
 Teaching Staff utilise
information to form lessons  outlined in the Alice Springs
 Principal and School
administration staff will need to
oversee the legalities of the
interactions
 Parents and families can work
together will their child, each
learning from the other and
making a difference together
 Mackay and District Turtle
watch provide the information
and lead the way in this initiate
Students will learn the value of Term 1 -
volunteering for a local community nesting
whilst raising awareness in protecting season- term
the reef and the importance of reducing 2. 
single use practice throughout the
school and at home. 
Through volunteering, students develop
self-esteem and confidence alongside
other essential transferable skills that
work towards meeting the goals
(Mparntwe) Education Declaration.
Working alongside Mackay and
District Turtle Watch provides the
opportunities for many rich learning
experiences that link to the curriculum
from Foundation to Year 6.

Secondary Stakeholders:
 Mackay Regional Council can
form part of the initiative, using
details and photographs for
 further campaigns
 Yumibara Indigenous people as
the traditional custodians of the
land, provide valuable
environmental knowledge and
Indigenous perspectives
 Queensland turtle conservation
Project can assist with providing
resources and information for the
students
 Traditional Owners Reference
Group (TORG) - Reef catchment
as outlined above for Yumibara
Indigenous people

Breakfast Club  Primary Stakeholders: Life Education (2019) states that

Orange Beach Primary Breakfast Club
aims to limit the number of students who
are not afforded the basic human right of
food, starting the day off hungry. By
creating a safe and supportive
environment for the students at Orange
Beach Primary School to enjoy a
nutritional balanced, substantial
breakfast.  club timeframe
Breakfast clubs can empower students to
live a healthier life, whilst improving
social and emotional well-being,
concentration and overall academic
performance.  After all, when the
 School Principal as they are
responsible for endorsing all
decisions
 Teachers and/or Teacher Aides
who will be involved in the
coordination of the breakfast
club and management of
behaviour during the breakfast
 Student council will be
responsible for preparing some
of the breakfast food and serving
students as they arrive
 Tuckshop Convenor needs to
approximately 17% of primary school
students do not eat breakfast on a daily
basis. Whilst there are various reasons
for this, for example time constraints,
many students however do not have
enough or appropriate food at home.
Hunger can equate to two hours of lost
learning time each day, a staggering
equivalent of one school term each
year. 
Breakfast Club will be guided by
recommendations from the School
Nurse in regard to individual
anaphylactic food allergies and
students feel safe, comfortable and
included, they are more inclined to
commit to other areas of sustainability
throughout the school and the
community as a whole.
Secondary stakeholders:
ensure that all equipment
required for preparation of food
is available and in good working
order
 School Chaplain is the face of
the breakfast club. Circulating
throughout the students ensuring
that positive behaviours and
attitudes exist between all
students and parents who may be
in attendance with their child
 School Guidance Officer will
encourage students at risk to
attend breakfast club and liaise
with parents affirming the
positives of the student arriving
at school on time and in fact
coming to school on the day that
breakfast club is run
 P and C promote the benefits of
the breakfast club in meetings
and throughout the wider
community through various
consultation and advertising
avenues
 School Nurse is responsible for
writing individual health plans,
informing the school of
Queensland Department of Education’s
Smart Choices. Smart Choices apply to
all situations where food and drink is
supplied in the school environment,
with the Healthy Food and Drink
Supply Strategy for Queensland
Schools reflecting the Australian
Dietary Guidelines and The Australian
Guide to Healthy Eating. 
Social sustainability is a process for
creating sustainable, successful places
that promote wellbeing. By
incorporating a breakfast club, Orange
Beach Primary School will not only
promote  the well-being of students, but
it will also enhance it. 
The school curriculum seeks to
improve students’ understanding of
good nutrition and develop the skills to
make positive health decisions.
Learning about healthier food choices
may encourage students to try new
foods and appreciate the importance of
eating breakfast. With the involvement
of the Student Council, Breakfast Club
provides an opportunity for students to
play and active part in planning and
promoting healthier foods. 
 particular anaphylactic students
and in turn guiding decisions of
what food can safely be served
in the context of Orange Beach
Primary School. 

Key stakeholder:
 Local IGA will be the sponsor. 
Providing bread, fresh fruit,
bread, cereal, milk, ham and
cheese. Without their generosity,
Breakfast Club would not be
possible
 Students responsible for both
helping with preparation and
serving breakfast. Most
importantly consuming the
breakfast provided for them
 Volunteers who come to assist in
preparation of food, serving food
and providing conversation or a
sympathetic ear to the students