4. Sustainable Bike Shed Grants

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Dream bike sheds on the way for the two lucky winners of Ride2School's Sustainable Bike Shed Grants.

Congratulations to Traralgon Stockdale Road Primary School and Melbourne Girls College on winning the 2008 Sustainable Bike Shed Grants.

 

 

Melbourne Girls College

Judges awarded Melbourne Girls College the grant for design aspects such as a water tank and recycling features which make their shed an ideal model for other secondary schools.

Their new sustainable bike shed will provide secure storage for the numbers of students and staff keen to ride to school on a daily basis, including a large number of students from low socio-economic areas. It will house 100 bikes.

Melbourne Girls College is committed to reducing traffic congestion around their school. With restricted parking on Yarra Boulevard and an overflowing tramstop on Bridge Rd, the new bike shed model will give the school impetus to support more staff and students riding to school on a regular basis. They are located on the main Yarra bike trail, so access from countless suburbs without riding on roads is possible.

 Presentation at Melbourne Girls College

L - R: Trish McGee (Sustainability Fund); Kate Perry (MGC Student); Leigh Snelling (Ride2School); Judy Crowe (MGC Principal)

 

Traralgon Stockdale Road Primary School

Judges awarded Traralgon Stockdale Road Primary School the grant for their exceptional social outcomes. The school will effectively link VCAL students from the neighbouring catholic secondary college with students from Traralgon to design and construct their sustainable shed.

The bike shed will also feature a water tank, watering system, vegie garden, compost system and worm farm. It will house 40 bikes.



The story in 2007......

In 2007, Ride2School with the support of the Sustainability Fund awarded $15,000 each to Ashby Primary School and Staughton College to construct sustainable bike storage facilities.

 Staughton College has successfully completed construction of its shed and the Mayor of Melton, Cr Bruce Rowan was on hand to help launch it on National Ride2School Day on 12 March 2008.

With 45% of all Staughton's students either riding or walking on National Ride2School Day, the shed is already being put to good use!

The shed, the adjacent herb and vegetable garden and water wise garden were built during the 2007-08 summer school holidays by students undertaking a Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) course.

A water tank for the vegetable garden was installed at the same time, contributing to the project's sustainability features.

 

       

Staughton College's new bike shed and water         Students store their bikes in the new bike shed.

wise herb and veggie garden.

  

The new bike shed ready to be opened                     Ashby's new shed see what they've done here

                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Why Bike Sheds?

Bike sheds can dramatically increase the number of students riding to school - and help the environment at the same time.

Your school can build on the sustainability aspects of more students riding to school by incorporating other features into your new bike shed.