Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Any ideas?
I've come up with
Trout Farm (Noojee)
Fishing trip
Fish market
Aquaculture place (not sure where, in melbourne/vic)
Hydroponics (Flavourite tomatoes in warragul)

Maybe see if you could visit some our the members from BYAP forum.
I'm sure there would be some members in your area that wouldn't mind having 200 school kids trampling through their back yard. maybe not such a good idea. Needs work

How many students do you have and what age group?
Could go to a farm that grow produce in the ground ( see the alternative to ap point out the pros and cons )

Cool ideas thanks!

Year 9's - 25 kids

Maybe try and get into contact with Citizen peng:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5zfNTsLJItgpETSWWMstVg

I'm pretty sure he's in Victoria (no idea where in victoria), but I'm sure he's the sort of guy that'd happily have them there, and would love showing kids all his fish/eggplant. And the system is big enough to be impressive.

Take them to Mantis house, dont tell him though, just turn up

Damn you colum, i was going to say Peng!
where he is, is in that gardening australia report on him, port fairy? portland? port something anyways..... out west of melbourne.

Great minds think alike.

There is a large community garden type project in Melbourne that's got an aquaponics section, it may have even been attached to a TAFE campus or similar from memory, it's been discussed on the forums a few times... just can't recall the name of it.

CERES is the one I think your thinking of:

http://www.ceres.org.au/greentech/Projects/Food/Aquaponics.html

Also for a traditional farm...these guys got a stack o cash from the state government not so long ago for a whole stack of new spiffy stuff.

http://www.covino.com.au/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Citizen Peng is down near Lorne

It seems that hes in the "pennyroyal valley" by the report.
was way off, got the first letter right atleast.

CERES... that's the one Stuart.

...and the other mob... what spiffy stuff did they buy/build with them there taxpayer dollars?

New packing shed, RnD facilty, New greenhouse and stuff.