The objective of the MHPS P&C Association Grounds and Gardens Committee is to assist the school’s administration in providing a high quality, interesting and welcoming campus that offers educational and recreational benefits to the students as well as the surrounding community. The Grounds Committee is guided by the principles of School Community Development and will work together with the school to improve and maintain the value of the grounds assets through sustainable outcome.

School Community Development

• Establishing and maintaining a welcoming grounds environment that facilitates the development and enrichment of the lives of school community members
• Opportunities to expand the existing educational curriculum through special projects in areas such as growing vegetables/fruit, conserving water/power and protecting/restoring biodiversity
• Utilising the campus grounds to connect the school with the broader community
• Fostering cooperation, consultation, community pride and achievement

Sustainable Outcomes

• Adopting organic gardening and landscaping practices where possible
• Following recognised environmental and urban sustainability principles, such as permaculture
• Utilising waterwise practices to reduce the use of potable water within the school and increase at-source infiltration of stormwater
• Making productive use of any under-utilised areas within the school grounds
• Cooperating with nature to establish and maintain an ecologically balanced and sustainable method of growing fruit, vegetables, flowers and trees
• Considering the full life cycle costs of all initiatives including on-going maintenance requirement and disposal costs