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Students consider the perspectives of different stakeholders on the Byron Shire voluntary visitor fund. They also consider the social, economic and environmental costs and benefits of the levy and use social, economic and environmental criteria to make a recommendation to the council on what it should do with the levy moving forward. This activity focuses on the geographical concepts of place, space, environment, interconnection, sustainability…

Students learn about different strategies that governments have used to manage the effects of tourism. They also learn that there is a point in time in the tourism life cycle when tourism can be rejuvenated or can decline, depending on the action taken. Students use this information to propose an alternative strategy to tourism taxes to promote sustainable tourism in their region. When deciding on their strategy, students consider the social,…

Students examine the impact of agricultural run-off on the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef. They consider the various strategies that have been implemented by the Australian Government and how these strategies, particularly The Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan 2017-2022, have succeeded in improving the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef. This activity focuses on the geographical concepts of place, space, environment,…

Students learn about overfishing, its effect on fishing stocks and consider sustainable fishing strategies being implemented by the Queensland Government. This activity focuses on the geographical concepts of place, space, environment, interconnection, sustainability and change.

Students consider different indicators of human wellbeing and identify the social, economic, and/or environmental factors they would use to assess wellbeing in their own community. They identify actions governments could take to improve their community’s wellbeing. This activity focuses on the geographical concepts of place, space, environment, interconnection, sustainability and change.

Students develop an understanding of the functions of ecosystem services and their impact on human wellbeing. They come to appreciate the role of government policies in initiating or preventing changes to the natural environment and identify policies that have been implemented in their local area. Students assess the impact of some of these policies on environmental change and on human wellbeing. This activity focuses on the geographical…

Students develop an understanding of how and why successful businesses keep records. They engage in a hypothetical dog-walking business to practise keeping a business journal and understand the importance of doing so. This activity provides a foundation for students to understand how businesses can meet their obligations, including those to the ATO.

Students investigate the concept of human wellbeing and the different ways it can be measured. They also explore statistics on how governments in different countries contribute to human wellbeing through their tax systems (tax revenue and spending). They compare these statistics and human wellbeing indicators for Australia with Papua New Guinea, Sweden and Cuba to draw conclusions about the extent to which a high level of tax is necessary for…