Hawkesdale Eco Track

GreenPrint Projects partnered with Hawkesdale P–12 College, GPG Naturgy Group and Moyne Shire to reimagine the school’s existing multi-purpose track and Bush Tucker Living Classroom as an immersive greenspace.

The project enhanced the Eco Track with 542 new trees, shrubs and plants across 29 species, creating greater biodiversity, wildlife habitat and opportunities for exercise, hands-on environmental learning.

Project focus

• Biodiversity & habitat: Native planting designed to support local wildlife and strengthen ecological resilience.

• Living Classroom: Transforming the bike track into a series of interactive learning spaces that engage sight, sound, smell, touch and taste.

• Cultural learning: Connecting students with Traditional Custodian knowledge, Indigenous plants and cultural uses.

• Climate resilience: Introducing fire-resistant, climate-adapted and sustainable planting approaches.

• Student leadership: Students actively participated in garden preparation, planting, landscape design, habitat housing - nesting boxes, possum dreys and insect hotels. environmental stewardship.

• Curriculum connections: Creating authentic learning opportunities across Science, Design, Humanities, Health, Art and other areas of the Victorian Curriculum 2.0.

The project demonstrates how existing school spaces can become Living Classrooms—places where students learn through action, connect with Country and develop the knowledge and skills to care for their environment.

A collaborative project creating a greener, more biodiverse and engaging future for Hawkesdale P–12 College.