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8 August, 2017 13:42
Queensland Urban Utilities has joined forces with Tangalooma EcoMarines to challenge Hilder Road primary students to Turn to Tap for the health of Moreton Bay.
The 490 students have pledged to carry a reusable water bottle every day and fill up on tap water.
Queensland Urban Utilities spokesperson, Michelle Cull, said it was a simple way for students to help the environment and stay hydrated.
“Reusable water bottles are a better choice because they don’t end up in waterways where they can harm animals like turtles and birds,” she said.
“Another benefit of carrying a reusable water bottle is it saves you money. Tap water costs less than one cent per litre compared to up to $3 per litre for bottled water.”
To help the EcoMarines achieve their goal, students were asked to design a bag tag to remind them to pack a reusable water bottle for school each day.
Queensland Urban Utilities received hundreds of entries from Prep right through to Year 6.
“The designs were very impressive but we had to choose a winner and that was Year 4 student, Niki Majlinder,” Ms Cull said.
“Niki’s bag tag design features a pufferfish, a starfish, a seahorse and a single-use plastic water bottle accompanied by the slogan ‘rubbish in the ocean causes a commotion’.”
Queensland Urban Utilities has now produced bag tags for the whole school featuring the winning design.
Niki was named the winner at a school assembly held on Thursday, July 13.
All other students who entered the competition received a Queensland Urban Utilities reusable water bottle.
Hilder Road State School is the 11th school to take up the Turn to Tap challenge, and more are encouraged to follow.