Federation Square Goes to the Frogs

Gould Group celebrated World Environment Day 2006 at Federation Square in Melbourne with lots of froggy fun and environmental messages from students featured on the Optus Messageboards.

The event achieved extensive television, radio and print media coverage raising awareness of World Environment Day and the role of frogs as sensitive environmental barometers.

Gould Group CEO, Ann-Maree Colborne, speaks with the media

Over 100 students attended in person and many more participated by emailing or SMSing their environmental messages.

This great day featured :

• Mass frog calling including a celebrity frog call from the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Greg Hunt,
• Live frog display hosted by Gerry Marantelli from the Amphibian Research Centre
• Green handball with Tim Walsh and Shane Birss from the Western Bulldogs Football Club
• Froggy face painting
• Leapfrog relays
• World Environment Day quiz
• Sending SMS environmental messages to the Optus Messageboard
  Read the student environmental tips here ...

A participating student admires a Green Tree Frog

In partnership with Federation Square, the event attracted several partners including:

• Amphibian Research Centre
• Western Bulldogs Football Club
• City West Water
• Optus
• KS Environmental

Federation Square CEO, Kate Brennan, paints a froggy face watched by project partners