Have you cast your vote yet for your favourite Bay of Plenty environmental project? 

Voting is now open for the School Sustainability and Resilient Fund 2024. Projects range from building a garden, to creating waste minimisation systems, or making a feijoa forest and installing rain tanks.

Project costs range from $1000 to around $5000, and voting allows someone to 'spend' $30,000 voting for their favourite projects. 

"This fund helps support the work we do," says a Bay of Plenty Regional Council spokesperson. "Raising awareness and understanding of climate change, resilience, hazards, and sustainability in our educational institutions.

"We are excited to have received 39 applications from schools, kura, and early childhood centres from across the region.

"Now it's the fun part! Please submit your vote by clicking on the vote now button."

Council wants to encourage the whole community to get involved, the more votes for your favourite project the better.

"It is now up the public to help decide how the School Sustainability and Resilience Fund is shared out.

"We have up to to $85,000 for kura, schools and early childhood centres around the region so get voting."

Voting closes May 10: https://www.participate.boprc.govt.nz/vote-now-school-sustainability-and-resilience-fund-2024