ResourceSmart+AuSSi+Vic

= Is your school doing all it can to reduce waste production, reduce its consumption of energy and water, and increase the biodiversity of the school grounds? Sustainability Victoria's ResourceSmart Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative (AuSSI Vic) aims to help Victorian schools actively build sustainability into the fabric of everyday school and community life. ResourceSmart AuSSI Vic is a framework that provides a holistic and whole-of-school approach to sustainability. Managed on behalf of the Victorian Government by Sustainability Victoria in partnership with DEECD, it integrates educational, environmental, social and economic outcomes so that schools see each area as components of the bigger picture of sustainability rather than in isolation. Narmbool Education Officers are trained Resource Smart AuSSi Vic Facilitators and able to assist schools completing their water and biodiversity modules.

===A Biodiversity Audit tool prepared by Greening Australia explains to teachers how to plan and carry out an audit of the school grounds: ===

=Tools to help you in each of the modules:=


 * **Core Module** || [[file:Core-Module-Tool.pdf]] || [[file:Core-Checklist.pdf]] ||
 * **Biodiversity** || [[file:Biodiversity-Module-Tool.pdf]] || [[file:Biodiversity-Checklist.pdf]] ||
 * **Water** || [[file:Water-Module-Tool.pdf]] || [[file:Water-Checklist.pdf]] ||
 * **Energy** || [[file:Energy-Module-Tool.pdf]] || [[file:Energy-Checklist.pdf]] ||
 * **Waste** || [[file:Waste-Module-Tool.pdf]] || [[file:Waste-Checklist.pdf]] ||

The Grampians ResourceSmart Consortium represents a range of locally based service providers that support schools in the Grampians DEECD Region whose members include:


 * [|Highlands Regional Waste Management Group, lead agency]
 * Sovereign Hill – Narmbool, deputy lead agency
 * Catholic Education Office Ballarat
 * DEECD Grampians Regional Office
 * Grampians Regional Waste Management Group
 * Desert Fringe Regional Waste Management Group
 * Central Highlands Water
 * GWM Water
 * Ecolinc
 * EarthEd
 * Earthlines
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Cool Australia

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