Amy Wing was one of the School Mentors of the Climate and Democracy Workshop with the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC), presented in the at Don College on May 20. Their workshop aims to educate and empower young people in climate change and climate justice.

Amy is a local and went to Ulverstone High before coming to Don College in 2014-2015. Some of her fondest memories at Don included being involved in and performing in Seussical the Musical, and she still has many close friendships she developed from this time. Her favourite subject was Biology with Craig Gilmour and she chose to follow the subject through to University and complete a Bachelor of Science, double majoring in Zoology and Plant Science at the University of Tasmania in Hobart. In 2020, she went on to complete an Honours research degree in Plant Ecology and is a qualified Ecologist.

For the past couple of years, Amy has been volunteering her free time with the  AYCC and earned the position of Tasmanian State Organiser. On top of being involved in the AYCC Schools Mentoring Program, she helps to organise climate justice campaigns surrounding local and national environmental issues.

Amy believes that the earth is something we all have in common, and is passionate about empowering young people to believe they have an impact in this world, after all, young people are the future.

If any students are interested in AYCC and local climate justice issues, please feel free to email Amy at: 

tas@aycc.org.au or through the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/aycctasmania).