NSW/ACT Independent Education Union

Southern Suburbs BM; Tuesday, 7th February 2012; Gymea NSW; 4:30 pm. read more

PIP Maintenance of Accreditation - Castle Hill; Monday, 13th February 2012; 4:30-6:30 pm read more

Hunter Valley BM; Monday, 13th February 2012; New Lambton NSW; 5:00 pm. read more

Northern Suburbs BM; Monday, 13th February 2012; Cammeray NSW; 4:30 pm. read more

Central Metropolitan BM; Tuesday, 14th February 2012; Burwood NSW; 4:30 pm. read more

PIP Cyber Savvy - Dee Why; Wednesday 15 February 2012; 4:30-6:30 pm read more

South Coast BM; Wednesday, 15th February 2012; Woonona NSW; 6:45 pm. read more

Penrith Blue Mountains BM; Wednesday, 15th February 2012; Penrith NSW; 4:30 pm. read more

Metropolitan East BM; Wednesday, 15th February 2012; Randwick NSW; 4:30 pm. read more

Central Coast BM; Thursday, 16th February 2012; Gosford NSW; 4:30 pm. read more

IEU Reps Training Day - Tamworth; Friday 17 February 2012; 9:15-3:15pm read more

Mid North Coast BM; Friday, 17th February 2012; Nambucca Heads NSW; 6:00 pm. read more

South East Branch Meeting; Friday, 17th February 2012; Griffith NSW; 6:00 pm. read more

Riverina BM; Friday, 17th February 2012; Wagga Wagga NSW; 7:30 pm. read more

North West Branch Meeting; Friday, 17th February 2012; Tamworth NSW; 5:30 pm. read more

Principals BM; Saturday, 18th February 2012; IEU Office Parramatta; 10:00 am. read more

Cumberland BM; Monday, 20th February 2012; IEU Office Parramatta; 4:30 pm. read more

PIP Maintenance of Accreditation - Sydney City; Monday 20 February 2012; 4.30 - 6.30pm read more

Ku-ring-gai BM; Thursday, 21st February 2012; Hornsby NSW; 4:30 pm. read more

IEU Reps Training Day - Orange, Friday 24 Feb 2012; 9.15 to 3.15 read more

North Coast BM; Wednesday, 22nd February 2012; IEU Office Lismore; 5:00 pm. read more

PIP Maintenance of Accreditation - Revesby Heights; Wednesday 22 February 2012; 4:30-6:30pm read more

Monaro BM; Thursday, 23rd February 2012; Barton ACT; 4:15 pm. read more

Lansdowne BM; Thursday, 23rd February 2012; Fairfield NSW; 4:30 pm. read more

Central Western BM; Friday, 24th February 2012; Orange NSW; 7:30 pm. read more

PIP Maintenance of Accreditation - Forbes; Monday 27 February 2012; 4.30-6.30 read more

IEU Enviromental Network - Get Active

Stay abreast of the IEU’s environmental sustainability initiatives throughout 2011 and tap into inspiration and the experiences of your colleagues when you join the IEU Environmental Network.

By joining the network you get to stay abreast of the Union’s latest environmental campaign initiatives while sending an urgent message to our leaders: “strong action is critical and expected”.

Join the IEU in driving home to our leaders that effective government policy is absolutely critical for managing industry’s environmental performance.

What do you think and how would you like to see these issues dealt with? Ensure your voice is heard? Join the IEU Environmental Network on facebook or contact environetwork@ieu.asn.au.

‪Watch Online: Students Speak To Us About Environmental Sustainability‬

Filmed at the 2011 Environment Conference, students from across NSW spoke to us about how their schools contribute to implementing environmental sustainability.
Posted : 17 November 2011 read more

Watch Online: Members Chat To Us About Their Contribution To Environmental Sustainability

Filmed at the 2011 Environment Conference, IEU members chat to us about how they contribute to environmental sustainability in their own schools.
Posted : 14 November 2011 read more

Watch Online: SBS TV Star Costa Plants The See At The IEU Environment Conference

Costa Georgiadis, the SBS TV star of Costa's Gardening Odyssey, brought his passion and sense of humour to the IEU's environmental conference in late October.
Posted : 08 November 2011 read more

Growing Education For Sustainability Conference Fact Sheets

The IEU has produced a range of fact sheets for the Union’s 2011 Growing Education for Sustainability Conference. Download the complete set here.
Posted : 19 October 2011 read more

Climate Connectors Saying ‘Yes’

Unions are calling on members in all industries to become Climate Connectors and drive the shift towards cleaner technologies while keeping big polluters in check, writes IE Journalist Tara de BOEHMLER.
Posted : 2 August 2011 read more

IEU Welcomes Price On Carbon

The IEU congratulates the Federal Government, members who participated in campaign initiatives, and various community stakeholders for pushing ahead to introduce a carbon price.
Posted : 11 July 2011 read more

Rally For Carbon Tax Or Pollution Tax?

A crowd of over 8000 people attended a pro-carbon tax rally in Sydney in April, calling for the big polluters to pay the price for the damage they are doing to the planet, writes IEU Organiser Michael Bracken.
Posted : 12 May 2011 read more

Prominent Environmentalist To Address IEU Conference

The IEU is delighted to confirm NSW Australian of the Year 2010, Jon Dee as a speaker at this year's Environment Conference. Jon is one of the most influential figures on the Australian environmental scene and is eager to share his insights with teachers and staff in the non-government education community, writes IEU Deputy Secretary Gloria Taylor.
Posted : 10 May 2011 read more

IEU Member Wins People’s Choice Earth Hour Award

IEU Member and Teacher/Director at The Point Preschool Catherine Lee has taken out the inaugural People’s Choice Earth Hour Award, and she insists it is a joint effort, writes Journalist Mary Colbert.
Posted : 10 May 2011 read more

Momentum Builds For Earth Hour - 26 March

The IEU is encouraging all members to observe Earth Hour on Saturday 26 March, and to commit to the spirit of the event through more lasting environmental action.
Posted : 23 March 2011 read more

IEU Enviro Network - Time Is Ripe To Get Active

Over the coming months there will be plenty of opportunities for members to get active on sustainability, including an election night ‘lights out’ session courtesy of Earth Hour, an IEU Environmental Conference and a new impetus for workplace Climate Connectors.
Posted : 23 March 2011 read more

Sustainability A Winner For Steiner School HOTY

When 1993 bushfires charred the Orana Steiner School on Canberra’s western flank they lit the spark for a teacher to become Australia’s Horticulturalist of the Year.
Posted : 23 March 2011 read more

Are You The Greenest Teacher In Australia?

Clean Up Australia is on the hunt for the greenest teachers across Australia, with nominations opening for the 2011 Clean Up Australia Green Teacher Award.
Posted : 22 February 2011 read more

Don't Eat The Earth To Death - How To Reduce Your Foodprint

Kangaroos don't fart. Well, they do, but they don't produce methane like cows and sheep do, writes Environmental Consultant Phil Smith in the November issue of IE.
Posted : 9 November 2010 read more

Thrifty Waterways

How are Early Childhood Services changing their water use when dam levels drop and drought claims large part of the nation? In the November issue of Bedrock Journalist Suzanne KOWALSKI-ROTH gets the lowdown on one innovative program.
Posted : 9 November 2010 read more

Can See The Would For The Trees

St Michael’s Primary Nowra Teacher Amanda Lloyd is in the UK benefiting from a $10,000 scholarship to learn about Forest Schools, writes Journalist Sue Osborne, in the November issue of Newsmonth.
Posted : 9 November 2010 read more

No Hope For The Hopeful

If you ‘hope’ your environmental project will succeed and think ‘maybe’ you deserve a grant, chances are you will fail, writes Journalist Sue Osborne in the November issue of Newsmonth.
Posted : 5 November 2010 read more

‘Beyond the Fence’ Student Celebration and Eco-Conference

Are you involved in environmental and sustainability education in schools? Are you looking for ways to involve schools in your community programs?
Posted : 19 October 2010 read more

National Water Week

National Water Week is an annual awareness week that aims to raise public awareness and improve understanding of water issues in Australia.
Posted : 8 October 2010 read more

PD Credits For Environment Seminar

Have you ever wondered how to promote sustainability at your school? How do other schools get grants to set up environmentally sustainable projects?
Posted : 8 October 2010 read more

IEU Environment Committee Twilight Seminar

Have you ever wondered how to promote sustainability at your school? How do other schools get grants to set up environmentally sustainable projects in their schools?
Posted : 21 September 2010 read more

A Healing Game

Every relationship is an exercise in sustainability, peace, social justice, equity, and ecological health, writes Phil Smith and Anna McKenzie, of the Australian Association for Environmental Education, in the August edition of IE.
Posted : 5 August 2010 read more

The Devious Duck

A rubber duck stopped being a rubber duck sometime in the 1970s and instead became a mix of chemicals toxic to children and adults, discovers Bedrock Journalist Suzanne KOWALSKI-ROTH in the August edition of Bedrock.
Posted : 5 August 2010 read more

Take A Walk Against Warming

Take to the streets this August and call for climate change action.
Posted : 20 July 2010 read more

Out With The Unflued, In With The New

While NSW politicians, parents and teachers were wrangling about unflued gas heaters in classrooms, a Yass school was taking positive action.
Posted : 7 July 2010 read more

Clean Up Australia Launches Interactive ‘Clean Up the River’ Game For World Environment Day

Clean Up Australia launched a web-based educational game, Clean Up the River, to coincide with World Environment Day on 5 June.
Posted : 7 June 2010 read more

Climate Connectors Head To Canberra

Union Climate Connectors are taking eight people to Canberra to tell MPs that clean energy jobs are an important investment in Australia's future.
Posted : 24 May 2010 read more

ACTU Report: Action On Pollution Leads To More Jobs

A new national report shows if governments act now to shift Australia from a pollution dependent economy to a cleaner economy it will create 3.7 million new jobs across the country by 2030.
Posted : 19 May 2010 read more

Climate Connectors Petition

Union Climate Connectors is running a petition in protest the Rudd Government's decision not to proceed with an emissions trading policy.
Posted : 6 May 2010 read more

Become A Union Climate Connector

Unions and the Australian Conservation Foundation are calling for members in all industries to become Climate Connectors in their workplaces, homes and communities.
Posted : 23 April 2010 read more

Plastic - Not So Fantastic

In the most recent edition of Bedrock Journalist Suzanne Kowalski-Roth asks the question - Can some materials awaken our senses while plastic deadens them?
Posted : 23 April 2010 read more

Climate Change In The Classroom

How do you address climate change in the classroom? Do you have a good handle on the science?
Find out more by watching the IEU’s latest DVD, Educating for Sustainability.
Posted : 22 April 2010 read more

Kiribati, Disappearing Island

When Primary Teacher and Climate Change Ambassador Amanda Lloyd visited Kiribati she didn’t expect to see such stark impacts from climate change.
Posted : 23 February 2010 read more

Climate Change Resource For Teachers and Students

This international website contains lessons plans, videos, hands-on science, student projects, museums, media, art and links to numerous other portals on the subject.
Posted : 2 December 2009 read more

Climate Change Education Weblog

The Independent Education Union's 'Counting Down to Copenhagen' campaign page and resources have been included on an international blog for teachers dealing with Climate Change education.
Posted : 14 October 2009 read more

IEU Fact Sheets: Inspiration For Your School Or Centre

Independent Education Union members are educating for sustainability every day. Sample a snapshot of what some of your colleagues are achieving, with the Union's latest suite of environmental fact sheets.
Posted : 13 October 2009 read more

St Columban's Turns Tide On Sludge

The lack of a tidal waterway is proving no barrier to a successful Waterwatch program at St Columban’s Mayfield, where a stormwater drain provides ample challenges for staff and students alike, writes IEU Journalist Tara de Boehmler.
Posted : 13 October 2009 read more

All Saints Primary School: Passionate About Spreading The Message

All Saints Primary School Liverpool Principal Rose-Marie Hoekstra describes her journey towards environmental sustainability as a “conversion", which has left her with a passionate desire to “leave a gift for those who come after me, particularly the children”, writes NSW/ACT IEU Journalist Sue Osborne.
Posted : 23 September 2009 read more

Southern Cross Climate Coalition: Climate Solutions And Clean Energy Jobs

Achieving an ambitious and fair global climate agreement at Copenhagen in December 2009 is in Australia’s national interest and will help to accelerate the just transition to a global clean energy economy, says a brochure by the Southern Cross Climate Coalition of union, environmental, social and research organisations.
Posted : 21 August 2008 read more

Make A Difference At Your School/Centre

You can make lots of changes at work that will help the environment, writes IEU Non Systemic Schools Vice President Michelle Omeros.
Posted : 11 May 2009 read more

Union Icon Calls For New Approach

Jack Mundey has called on trade unionists, including those involved in the mining industry, to join forces with environmental groups such as the Australian Conservation Foundation to fight climate change, writes IEU Journalist Sue Osborne.
Posted : 11 May 2009 read more

St Mary of the Angels - A lighthouse of sustainability

Ensuring their new buildings were environmentally friendly was a top priority for everyone at St Mary of the Angels Primary School in Guyra, writes IEU Journalist Tara de Boehmler.
Posted : read more

Getting Green Grants - A snapshot for schools/centres

There are so many grants available for environmental work and activities to be carried out in schools, but the principle one at the moment is the National Solar Schools Program.
Posted : read more