I am pleased to bring to the Parliament's attention that three primary schools in my electorate of Charlestown have been awarded Junior Landcare Grants.

Congratulations go to StJoseph's Primary, Charlestown, which received $1,000 for its kitchen garden; Charlestown East Public School, which received $500 to help the Little Gardeners Are Big Learners program; and StMary's Primary, Warners Bay, which received $1,000 to establish its bush tucker garden.

I hope to be able to visit each of those schools in the near future to see how the young students are getting their hands dirty and learning about the importance of Landcare. The Junior Landcare Grants program provides grants of up to $1,000 and aims to inspire children to learn in a practical manner about sustainable food production, recycling and waste management and ways of enhancing native habitats.

I encourage all schools to apply to help make our schools environmentally friendly and sustainable learning spaces.