15-18

Agricultural Land Taken to Feed Cars Instead of People – New Fuel Station Seen Through its Security Fence Just Prior to its Inauguration.

submitted by G. F. Abela Junior College : Elise, Muscat  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

This 3,000m2 service station is almost complete and ready for opening. It was constructed on an area designated as agriculturally important in Malta’s North West Local Plan and Outside of a Development Zone. As per the current Service Stations Policy, this Service Station should not have been permitted as it is less than 500 metres from an existing service station. With internal combustion engine vehicles being eliminated in less than 20 years, is the priority correct to build mega-fuel stations on good agricultural land? What happens when the need for fuel stations dwindles in the coming years…will the land be converted back to agricultural use?



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Pavement Fuel pumps in central Mosta. Car mirror reflection represents the backwards viewpoint of fuel stations as seen through the mirror of an all-electric car

submitted by G. F. Abela Junior College : Elise, Muscat  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

The main road in Mosta has two fuel stations nestled amongst shops and terraced houses. The Government introduced a policy which encouraged existing stations such as these to relocate. From a safety perspective, this has benefits. However, the policy also permits them to be allocated prime agricultural land for the development of their new station, which goes against the normal planning policy. There are already fuel stations both to the west and south of Mosta, so making these stations redundant. However, the current station licensing policy means that these stations cannot be closed without enabling them to open up elsewhere.



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Developing a new service station on arable land with the rusting excavation equipment and security fence contrasting with the green land of the encroached field

submitted by G. F. Abela Junior College : Elise, Muscat  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

The Mgarr Fuel Station is currently located in a vulnerable area and next to a children’s playground in the centre of the village. Their application to develop 2,406m2 of agricultural land was approved in 2011. Clearing of the land commenced but stopped soon afterwards, leaving a fenced area of part excavated land and rusting excavation equipment. This perfectly demonstrates the controversy of balancing the benefits of moving a fuel station away from a village core but at the cost of the loss of a significant amount of fertile land and placing an eyesore in a rural area.



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Recycling Computers

submitted by Cospicua Senior Secondary School St. Margaret College Verdala : Aaliyah Bonello, Lara Agius  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Throughout the scholastic year, computers change once in a while. Questioning was done on what is happening to old computers. In some schools, computers are recycled and used in other subjects but what happens to the computers around Malta?



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Echoes from the Past

submitted by Cospicua Senior Secondary School St. Margaret College Verdala : Shelseya Tanti  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

On the 1st of October 2018, a group of former Royal Navy students and even teachers came to visit our school and the student Shelseya Tanti had the opportunity to meet them and interview them.



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Clean up in Tarxien and Santa Lucija

submitted by St.Thomas More College Secondary School Santa Lucija : Justyn James Galea, Kleaven Cassar, Leah Cocks, Leandros Catania  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): other, School Facebook Page, school magazine, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Four fifth formers decided to clean up the area near their old school, the Tarxien Middle school on a public holiday. They were always concerned by the rubbish that was accumulating in the area, as residents treat it like a dumping zone. The students had taken part in a clean up around Santa Lucija in November, with the Eko Skola group and this spurred them to take action and not just complain!



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We’re spoilt for choice regarding picnic spots!

submitted by St.Thomas More College Secondary School Santa Lucija : Dyan Camilleri  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, School Facebook Page, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

Our next picnic spot…. WE should be part of the solution not part of the pollution!



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Mobiles : Our new best friends

submitted by St.Thomas More College Secondary School Santa Lucija : Dyan Camilleri  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, School Facebook Page, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

Outside to play with friends or to play on our own on the phone ?



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Choose fairly….Buy Fair Trade

submitted by G. F. Abela Junior College : Aidan Gauci, Marie Therese Pavia  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school media, website
filed under Campaigning video Video Clips
awarded: Best Entry

On a daily basis, we buy and use various products. But have you ever thought where, by whom, and under what conditions they were produced? Have you ever wondered if your choice is fair with those who produced that product? And how your choice affected the environment? This video about Fair Trade was produced as part of the Young Reporters for the Environment competition 2019 being produced by Marie Therese Pavia and Aidan Gauci (University of Malta, Ġ.F Abela Junior College). It investigates the issue of Fair Trade in Malta so as to raise awareness and knowledge about this subject.



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Keep clean at all costs!

submitted by ALP Paola : Miguel Sammut  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

We strive to keep the city and the countryside clean to let our future generations enjoy nature.



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