Educator & STEM Communicator | Learning Experience Designer | Professional Learning Facilitator | Victorian STEM Curriculum Specialist | Facilitating curiosity and agency in learners
🌱 Sustainathon Challenge 2025: Innovation in Action! ♻️ Last week, the Hume Tech School, in collaboration with Whittlesea Tech School, City of Whittlesea, Hume City Council, and the Hume Whittlesea Local Learning and Employment Network (HWLLEN), proudly hosted our annual Sustainathon Challenge. Over two dynamic days, students from across the Hume and Whittlesea LGAs — including Edgars Creek Secondary College, Plenty River College, Hume Central Secondary College, EPPING SECONDARY COLLEGE, and LALOR SECONDARY COLLEGE — came together to tackle real-world waste challenges presented by local industry and community organisations. With support from partners such as Melbourne Polytechnic, City of Whittlesea, Eriez-Australia, DFO Uni Hill, Repurpose It, Kangan Institute, Hume City Council, Banksia Gardens Community Services, Whittlesea Community Connections, CSL, and La Trobe University, students collaborated, innovated, and pitched their solutions back to industry. 💡 The creativity, critical thinking, and teamwork on display were nothing short of inspiring. Our industry and community partners were blown away by the students’ ideas and passion for sustainability. A huge thank you to all our participants, educators, mentors, and partners who made this program such a success. Together, we’re empowering the next generation of changemakers to shape a more sustainable future. #Sustainathon2025 #STEMeducation #FutureSkills #HumeTechSchool #WhittleseaTechSchool #Sustainability #IndustryPartnerships #StudentVoice #STEMcareers #DesignThinking
The Whittlesea Tech School in collaboration with Hume Tech School, City of Whittlesea, Hume City Council, and the Hume Whittlesea Local Learning and Employment Network (HWLLEN) hosted our annual Sustainathon Challenge. Students from across the Hume and Whittlesea LGAs (Edgars Creek Secondary College, Plenty River College, Hume Central Secondary College, EPPING SECONDARY COLLEGE, LALOR SECONDARY COLLEGE) collaborated to design solutions to real waste challenges presented by local industry and community organisations (Melbourne Polytechnic,City of Whittlesea,Eriez-Australia,DFO Uni Hill,Repurpose It,Kangan Institute,Hume City Council,Banksia Gardens Community Services, Whittlesea Community Connections,CSL, La Trobe University). The 2 day program culminated in a pitch-fest, where students presented their solutions back to industry. The students wowed industry partners with their creative solutions. Thankyou to all of our participants for an excellent program!
