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OUR PASSION
It’s up to all of us
The Noosa Environmental Education Hub teaches essential curriculum by engaging students in real life projects specific to their local area. We develop and deliver eco education activities that are relevant to the ecosystems that support existence on the Sunshine Coast. Our BioCultural programs stem from Intergenerational and Inter Cultural Learning in collaboration with local environmental groups and Aboriginal Educators. We were awarded the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation Award for People & Economy in 2021 as a result of this work.
We offer a range of programs on land and in marine environments. Most of the programs have Citizen Science extensions which involve data capture in order to provide students with real and practical opportunities to effect change in their communities. This means students can observe the health of their adopted locations/species and track them over the years. We use the Noosa NatureMap platform to make these important observations.
Our programs are highly engaging and localised ensuring that students are meeting their curriculum requirements in a way that benefits their community and local environment. To find out more about our individual programs for 2023 please click on our Projects section.
Noosa Environmental Education Hub
WINS 2021 NOOSA BIOSPHERE AWARD FOR PEOPLE & ECONOMY
The Noosa EEHub is delighted to have won the 2021 Noosa Biosphere Award People & Economy Category in November 2021. We are honoured to have been recognised in this first year of the awards. Our work is to support the environmental needs of our region by connecting students to real world projects delivered by our partner environmental groups. We teach essential curriculum in meaningful and exciting ways! For more information contact us.
2021 Noosa Youth Climate Summit
Learn more about the Summit and the targets set by the Advocacy Group.
Our Projects
Our programs are engaging, uplifting and meaningful. They contain local content and are fully aligned to the Australian Curriculum.
Through the lens of biodiversity, we combine the cross curriculum priorities of Sustainability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives.
NOOSA YOUTH ADVOCACY GROUP
The Noosa EEHub has created the Noosa Youth Advocacy Group. This fantastic group of young people now have a voice on the issues that mean most to them. The Group is made-up of student representatives from across Noosa to address issues of relevance to youth. We want to support the voices of our regions young people to help them shape the future they want to see for their community. The program also provides an exciting curriculum extension to Legal Studies.
BUSHFIRES IN OUR BIOSHPHERE
Explore the differing Biomes affected by the fires. What are the traditional and current methods of fire management? Hear from Kabi Kabi speakers as well as the Queensland Fire Service and develop your own fire plan or strategy to help us all be better prepared.
NOOSA WATERWAYS WATER HEALTH
Learn what the indicators of a healthy waterway are through water monitoring and waterbug analysis. We will show you how to take correct samples and analyse the data found. Choose a freshwater location near your school and make this activity a regular event.
Our People
DALIA MIKHAIL - Managing Director
Dalia has spent many years designing and delivering environmental programs that give life to the curriculum. She is keenly interested in creating relevant programs that promote Indigenous led, biodiversity discussion in our beautiful location of the Noosa Biosphere. She is an active participant in local environmental groups and honoured to call the Wallum Woodlands of Lake Weyba her home. She strongly believes that our collective future depends on understanding, protecting and restoring the biodiversity of our natural ecosystems.
ANNIKA PATRICK - CoDirector
Annika is an artist, photographer and teacher registered with the Queensland college of teachers. She has teaching experience working with a range of diverse learners in various school environments. Annika has written a number of educational support materials for differing programs and creates lessons based on a student-centred approach. Her most recent role as primary outdoor educator has enabled her to explore her passion for permaculture, indigenous flora and fauna, sustainable system design and natural art making practices.
DI SEELS - Previous Founding Director
Di is an interesting cocktail of scientist, university lecturer, mother, outdoor educator, film director, quirky creator and a lover of all things environmental. Fuelled with organic coffee and kale, she is a happy, energetic, enthusiastic and social person. She has taught children about permaculture/ gardening/environmental science and outside education for the past 10 years a position of which she is truly passionate about, and has always loved; she likens it to “blueberries for the soul”!
With thanks…
We are indebted to local artist Suzanne Bloomfield for producing our logo. It embodies our mission to protect and restore the Noosa Biosphere’s ecosystems. It represents some of our regions threatened and iconic species such as the Glossy Black Cockatoo, Birdwing Butterfly and Eastern Sedge Frog in their natural Wallum habitats. We are so delighted and thankful to Suzanne who’s work is well known and can be found across the Noosa Shire, amongst many things she is also the illustrator of the Fussy Glossy’s children book available through NICA. A must read for all children in our region!