Kids in Action 2027

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 2027 

Nature is constantly renewing. After fire, floods, storms and drought, seeds germinate, waterways recover, habitats and biodiversity return, and new life emerges. 

The 2027 theme Re-Generation for Generations – Old Ways, New Futures invites students to discover these remarkable processes, along with the generations of knowledge and practice that support these processes in helping Country thrive.

Students will investigate regeneration in many forms – from restoring bushland, waterways, soils and wildlife habitat, to strengthening communities, wellbeing and our relationships with the natural world. Learning alongside First Nations People and Country, students will explore custodianship, reciprocity, seasonal knowledge, cultural practices, language and story, and passing knowledge between generations.

Together, we’ll ask:

• What can we learn from the past to nurture hope and life for the future?
• How do relationships with Country differ? What knowledge endures?
• How can intergenerational learning inspire new possibilities for Caring for Country, community and people?
• How can young people help regenerate important and significant places – places they love and connect with?

Above all this theme is about hope and action. Through habitat restoration, ecosystems investigations, citizen science, exploring cultural knowledge, creative storytelling and nurturing wellbeing and belonging, let’s build ideas, plans and actions together to help Country and community thrive.

Re-generation is hope made visible – and young people can help write what happens next. In 2027, what can we heal, renew or strengthen together … and how will we be part of the change?

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

Key 2027 events

Kids in Action Field Day – Tuesday 7 September 2027 (all day)

Before 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. 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.

Kids in Action Conference – Wednesday 8 September 2027 (all day)

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