Kids in Action 2025

Designed primarily for students from Years 5-8, Council’s award-winning Kids in Action program encourages students to take responsibility for their learning through the planning and delivery of environmental projects. 

Each year the program focuses learning experiences and projects through an annual theme. 

Kids in Action 2025 

The 2025 theme Walking Country – Where Will Our Footprints Lead? invites students to consider how they walk with County. Do they walk with intention and care? It challenges schools and their student delegates to reflect on the footprints we leave behind – both physically and environmentally. Footprints can be physical, like the trails we leave on Country, and metaphorical, like our environmental and social impact.   

As we explore this theme, we ask: How can we tread lightly to protect fragile ecosystems and all within the biosphere? How do our everyday choices influence the environment, the community, and future generations? Schools will be invited to embark on creative project journeys that reflect promises of "walking gently" with Country. 

When we walk gently on Country, we acknowledge the interconnectedness of all living things and recognize our role within this system. Through the lens of responsibility and stewardship, students will dive deeper into how our actions today shape the world of tomorrow. We are not only leaving footprints but creating a legacy that future generations will inherit. 

Students can examine the delicate balance between human activity and nature, considering both small, personal changes and larger community movements. We will be partnering with local custodians and Elders to deepen student’s understanding of Country and foster meaningful connections with Indigenous knowledges and practices.  

This year’s theme is open to exploration in many ways. To get you started, download a copy of the 2025 program information and Walking Country theme detail. 

Join us for Kids for Kids in Action in 2025, as we discover together how we can lead by example with our footprints, shaping a sustainable path forward, caring for Country, and inspiring others to do the same. It’s time to ask ourselves, where will our footprints lead?  

Key 2025 Events

Kids in Action Conference – Wednesday 17 September 2025 (all day) 

The Conference is always an exciting and special day where students bring their creative project ideas to share, teach and learn from each other through workshops, interactive displays and main stage presentations. Students take responsibility for their learning through the planning and delivery of environmental projects, advocacy and action. 

Kids in Action Field Day – Thursday 18 September 2025 (all day) 

Following the conference event, students will enjoy nurturing their ecological identity and stewardship at the Kids in Action Field Day; a day of immersion and connection with nature (venue to be confirmed). Community mentors will guide students through a range of practical, hands-on environmental, cultural, scientific, art and citizenship activities and experiences. Students are encouraged to enquire, explore and be curious as they engage with different knowledge systems, to further develop their confidence and capacity to be able to combat challenges and actively care for and protect Country.