[Drone footage over the white school roof, with 4 long rows of solar panels.
Two primary school students speak to camera. They’re sitting in a library.
A clip of 3 students gesturing happily to the solar battery array, which cuts to a clip of a white ceiling – lights turn on one after the other.]
Bonnie: They use the sun to collect energy, and then they put the energy into lights and stuff.
[There’s an aerial view of the school.]
[On-screen text: Are you a greener government school?]
An adult sits in a library speaking to camera.
[On-screen text: Scott McCumber, Principal, Ocean Grove Primary School]
Scott McCumber: The Greener Government Schools initiative has allowed us to put 50 kilowatts of solar panels on a little while ago. And we're in the next round as well. So we'll have another 24 ... 25 kilowatts to be added.
[We see drone footage clips of the school, and the surrounding neighbourhood with a long coastline.]
Scott: Our community love anything, anything to do with sustainability. Being 600 metres from the beautiful Ocean Grove beach on Wadawurrung Country. They want to look after this environment. They want to have as many sustainable aspects as possible.
So we've had a massive focus on the waste, recycling, electricity, solar.
A number of clips showing sustainability actions at the school: signs about composting and recycling and power saving methods.
]An adult sits in a library speaking to camera.]
[Onscreen text: Jo Earle, Teacher and Sustainability Coordinator]
Jo Earle: We are always working on reducing our waste at our school. So we do composting, we have a thorough waste system in every space in the school to make sure we're recycling correctly.
[A number of clips showing sustainability actions at the school: signs about composting and of 3 students showing compost bins in the garden.
We also have a garden space where we are teaching the children about biodiversity.
Footage of 3 students in a kitchen garden.
We see 3 students sitting in a library talking to camera.]
[Onscreen text: Bonnie, Max & Charlie, Student Sustainability Leaders]
Charlie: We're growing lemons, oranges, mandarins, apples, eggplants, strawberries... Potatoes. A lot of potatoes. Tomatoes.
Bonnie: And we have compost bins, too, in every like area, and then we pick them up and put them in the compost to use on the garden.
[An adult sits in a library speaking to camera.]
Jo: We recently have been working on reducing our usage of water at the school.
[Footage of the school drinking fountains.]
Max: We have lots of solar panels. With the amount that we have, I reckon we save a lot of money on the reduced energy bills. With more solar panels coming in, it means that we would be able to reduce the school's carbon footprint, which will help with climate change and things like that.
[Drone footage of the school roof and solar panels, and then a series of clips showing power usage at schools, including lights and computers]
[An adult sits in a library speaking to camera.]
Scott: It's a great opportunity for the kids to learn about renewable energies, see it firsthand here, and then hopefully take it into their life. We're trying our best in all facets of sustainability, and this one is just icing on the cake.
[We see the children standing in front of the school, then an aerial clip of the school]
[Onscreen text: The Greener Government School Buildings Program]
[On-screen text: www.schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au]
[A black background appears with white text]
[On-screen text: Authorised by The Victorian School Building Authority, 33 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne]
[End of transcript]
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