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Earth Hour: Randwick College goes beyond the hour

Thursday, March 24th, 2011 Posted in environmental sustainability | No Comments »

Earth Hour 2011 will take place on Saturday 26 March at 8.30PM. This Earth Hour we are encouraged to go beyond the hour and think of ways to make a diference.   Click on the link below to see how Randwick College goes beyond ...

Randwick campus is now home to a Wollemi pine – one of the world’s oldest and rarest trees

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 Posted in environmental sustainability, News | 2 Comments »

Elizabeth Butel has won the $50 prize book voucher in the raffle which allowed us to purchase the pine seedling.  The pine is potted up and on display on the campus grounds. Royalties from Wollemi Pine  sales fund ongoing conservation research. Thank you to Randwick Student ...

Randwick College Library has donated a $50 prize voucher to help raise funds to purchase a Wollemi Pine for the College – raffle to be drawn 8 September 2010

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 Posted in environmental sustainability | No Comments »

   How can we help conserve the Wollemi Pine? Horticultural experts believe that growing the Wollemi Pine in pots or in gardens and parks everywhere is one of the best forms of insurance against loss in the wild. .. How old are they? Some ...