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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 explore and identify knowledge, qualities and characteristics that underpin an Australian sense of community. They research examples of the use of government revenue to develop community identity and cohesion and explain factors that contribute to people’s sense of belonging.

These activities develop student understanding of the role governments at the federal and state level play in developing policies and strategies to address the effects of agriculture, including fishing, on the natural environment. They examine the effectiveness of these policies in relation to improvements in water quality of the Great Barrier Reef and sustainable fishing stocks. As a suite, they can be used to form a unit of work. Geographical…

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.

In this activity, students learn about measures governments can use to discourage the consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) because of their effect on health. They predict the views of others in relation to taxing SSBs and conduct a survey to test their predictions. Students use data and collate results to decide whether taxes should be imposed on SSBs.

This suite of activities supports students to develop an understanding of human wellbeing, locally, nationally and in selected countries. Students learn to appreciate that wellbeing is measured by several economic, social, and environmental factors and that the wellbeing of a nation’s people is very much affected by tax systems and the decisions of governments about how taxpayers’ money is spent. By comparing human wellbeing in Australia, Papua…