Social Impact Project: environmental sustainability through collaborative partnerships

The Charles Sturt Social Impact Project, established in 2024, incorporated multiple focal points including environmental sustainability by connecting students, advocates, and industry experts to address complex social issues. It emphasised understanding the interconnections between land, creatures, plants, and waste.

Through collaborative sprints, students engaged in discussions, explored diverse perspectives, and co-designed solutions with industry partners. Led by Charles Sturt students Brianna Winner and Edward Pratt, with the project facilitated by Dr. Noelia Roman of the Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Team, the project included a tree planting day on the Bathurst campus to connect key habitats for species such as the Bathurst Copper Butterfly.

It also aimed to connect students, staff, and community members with green spaces, with the installation of signs that educated users on mental health and wellbeing exercises to incorporate into their utilisation of key natural spaces.