Update on Zero Litter in Georges River Program

Late last year, Mayor Nick Katris and Councillor Peter Mahoney visited Connells Point Public School students as they started their quest to reduce litter in Georges River to zero.

The local school was one of six primary schools to be involved in the ‘Zero Litter in Georges River’ program developed by Georges Riverkeeper with funding from the Australian Government.

The ‘Zero Litter in Georges River’ program provides environmental education, aligned to the NSW curriculum, about stormwater pollution, and encourages students to look for solutions to reduce litter flowing to the Georges River.

Connells Point Public School have recently completed the education program and as part of the project, students created designs for artworks that will be painted on local footpaths near storm drains in March.

The students will star in campaign videos with the footpath art and QR codes linked to program information to help educate the community.

The street art developed for the campaign features the innovative use of Augmented Reality technology which allows passersby to scan a QR code to interact with a virtual long-neck turtle called ‘Zero’, one of the native animals found in the river that is threatened by pollution.

Watch out for the footpath artworks coming soon!