Townsville Sustainable Schools
Townsville West State School
		Students and staff are kept busy chasing off the big goanna that tries to eat the curlew eggs...
	TWSS has a long term Environmental Plan, now in its third year. TWSS is located on the western side of Castle Hill in the suburb of West End. The TWSS environmental program initially started because native curlews used the school playground as an nesting area. What started as a curlew awareness and protection project grew to include tree planting for native wildlife habitat.	SPOT THE CURLEW
		Click on the image to test your ability see through the curlew's cunning camouflage

		Tree Plantings by year
			2000	70 trees
			2001	150 trees
			2002	234 trees
TWSS has a program to bring the wildlife to the classroom by extending habitat planting from the perimeter of the school grounds to the school buildings. Council assisted with the selection of trees to match the flora of Castle Hill. To date, over 400 trees have been planted by students and staff.