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media type="custom" key="19374952"__**INTRODUCTION**__ HI THERE, WELCOME TO MY WIKI SPACES,I'M JESSICA AND THE TOPIC THAT WE HAVE CHOSEN IS BEYOND THE FENCE PROJECT. GET STARTED BELOW.

__**WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?**__ Sustainability is what makes our Earth last longer with our resources still available, in this case the area that we will be looking at will be Liverpool, NSW, 2170. Our senior grade from All Saints Primary has gone on a journey around Liverpool to talk about the issues or problems in Liverpool, in this case sustainability. __**OUR WALK AROUND LIVERPOOL........**__ Year 6 went on a walk to see the issues were about Liverpool. Like I said we saw graffiti, shopping trolleys, air pollution and rubbish. We are taking the steps to make Liverpool a better, brighter and cleaner environment. WE ARE TAKING THE STEPS OF SUSTAINABILITY TO MAKE LIVERPOOL A BETTER PLACE. At the bottom you would see where we went.

media type="custom" key="19305018"**__MERL DAY......__** OUR GRADE from All Saints Catholic Primary (ASCPS) went to St Christopher's Holsworthy to attend MERL day -( Meet Explore Research Learn ) to do our project Beyond the Fence 2012. There we meet people from other schools like:St Christopher's Holsworthy, St Joseph's Moorebank and St Therese. We also saw the guest speakers.

(School Communities Recycling All Paper) Facts that he told us:
 * GUEST SPEAKER 1:** Peter Carroll- from S.C.R.A.P
 * There are 30% recycling paper in a pie chart to show how many people are recycling
 * 20% of plastic used

Facts she told us about the environmental plan happening in Liverpool:
 * He even told us stories of animals dying from our littering such as- PLASTIC!!!
 * GUEST SPEAKER 2:** Melissa Harding- from the Liverpool City Council
 * People pay $20 for environmental issues per year
 * There are 9 Environment Volunteer groups
 * On- ground Bush Regeneration Works
 * Improving land grounds

media type="custom" key="19304722" Facts he told us:
 * GUEST SPEAKER 3:** Gary Burrows- from CEO- Catholic Education Office
 * Lightening electricity
 * The facts of how many pollution there are with heaps of bottles


 * Gary Burrows tested us with quizzes which made it more fun!!

__**WORKSHOPS**__ The workshop that i attended to (because we are all in different groups- i was in the green group) we did something which is the cycle of plastic which is general waste go to, and recycling. We also went to see about the compost worms with one of the City Liverpool Councilors- I learnt that there was a worm that is called/ named the tiger worm, red worm and blue worm. WE EVEN ALSO GET A CLOSER LOOK AT THE COMPOST WORMS WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS!!!

__1) What policies can be put into place to stop dumping the trolleys?__ __2) Which supermarket trolleys are being dumped?__ Coles, Woolworths, Franklin, Target, Big W.
 * __CLASS PROJECT__**
 * TROLLEYS**


 * COLES**

__3) Which area in Liverpool has the most abandoned shopping trolleys? Why?__ Near Westfields shopping centre because lots of people get trolleys there. __4) How do Aldi shopping trolleys work?__ Aldi shopping trolleys has something called the self lock system and the coin deposit __5) What is the cost of trolley repairs? and how much do new trolleys cost?__ Each trolley costs about $130 and at least once a month someone comes in and fixes the trolleys.

Some people in our class went to Woolworths, Coles and other supermarkets to ask questions for our Beyond the Fence project. I and a partner went to woolworths said that they lost more than 100 trolleys last Christmas. They told that there was a website for trolley trackers for people to return trolleys and get a $1000 cash for reward. __1) How do we bring the endangered species of Liverpool into the area?__ Native plants is what we were working on __2) What are the native flora ans fauna of Liverpool?__ __3) Which plants animals are endangered in Liverpool?__ Native flora + other native plants make it endangered __4) What policies Liverpool council has in place to protect the endangered plant/ animals?__ __5) How much dollars$ is spent on repairing damaged park lands?__
 * TREE PLANTING**

In the All Saints Girls High-school we learnt about the World Environment day. They taught us about the 4R's and showed us some of the plays the had put together and environmental songs. There were workshops there too. The positive and negatives about trolleys are: Positives: Coin Deposit- if you don't return your trolley you will lose $2. Self Lock System- if a trolley go out of a car boundary it will lock itself. $1000 Draw- If you find a lost trolley on the street you return it your name will go in the draw.
 * ENVIRONMENTAL DAY**

Negative: People- Leaving trolleys on streets. Pollution- People leaving rubbish in the trolleys when the trolleys are been left on the street. Trolley left in carparks- Cars can't park in a space when trolleys are being left in a space.

On the 25th of June there was a tree planting day for our class. Melissa Harding was there including other crew from the liverpool council.We planted native plants.