Promoting education for environmental sustainability is the focus of a conference for the Bathurst community and primary and secondary school teachers at Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Bathurst Campus on Friday 24 October. Ms Jan Page, lecturer at the School of Teacher Education which is organising the conference, said the meeting is timely given the attention that environmental issues are receiving. “Education for Sustainability: Connecting Classrooms and Communities aims to raise the importance of environmental education in schools, while providing practical ideas that teachers and the community can adapt and adopt. The focus is on ways that education for environmental sustainability can be used to integrate various aspects of the school curriculum and for connecting classrooms and communities." The conference will include a panel discussion with teachers who have experience of developing environmental initiatives in schools.