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Download the entry form in Word to complete & email or in PDF to mail to:
Rankin Award
WCPS
PO Box 270
Earlwood NSW 2206
Useful websites
Australian Museum www.amonline.net.au - wide range of environmental information for kids.
Birds in Backyards www.birdsinbackyards.net - practical information on urban birds. Project linked to the Australian Museum.
CSIRO www.csiro.au - An excellent website packed with science related ideas, information and activities for students and teachers.
EcoOOSH - www.netoosh.org.au/ecooosh - a project designed for Out of School Hours (OOSH) centres that aims to encourage children to experience, enjoy and interact with the natural world, be curious about its workings, and move towards becoming sensitive citizens of the Earth. Contains excellent links to environmental websites
Frog and Tadpole Study Group www.fats.org.au - fun website with all you’ve ever wanted to know about frogs, including the Frogmobile.
Gould League www.gould.edu.au - information on natural environment especially for kids. To contact Gould League NSW gouldnsw@gould.edu.au
National Parks and Wildlife Service www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au - packed with useful information with special section for kids aged 5-12 years.
Network of Community Activities www.netoosh.org.au/ecooosh - contains excellent links to environmental websites. Useful publication ECO OOSH in Action with activities and ideas for primary age children.
Oz Green www.ozgreen.org.au - information for schools and useful links to environmental websites.
Royal Botanic Gardens www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au - school excursions, holiday activities and outreach programs.
Streamwatch www.streamwatch.org.au - details of community environmental education projects for schools.
Taronga & Western Plains Zoos www.zoo.nsw.gov.au - Info packed including Backyard to the Bush, visits and outreach programs
Waterwatch NSW - www.waterwatch.nsw.gov.au - all about the waterwatch program and how to get involved.
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The Neil Rankin Award for primary school children was introduced in 2006. It aims to encourage children’s understanding of the natural environment using the Wolli Creek Valley as a resource. Groups of children from primary schools and community groups are eligible to enter. The Award, which was made possible through a donation from Danny Rankin to honour her late husband Neil Rankin – ‘the Birdman of Wolli Creek’, is presented during Children’s Week.