Rotary sponsor the event and the Canowindra Rotary Club sponsored Kimberly’s attendance.

Terry Mooney of Rotary said they like to pick a student who is interested in science and who plans to do some sort of science related work once they leave school.

“We were very happy to have Kimberly attend the workshop. We chose someone who is interested in the science industry so this can help their career path,” Mr Mooney said.

Students from as far as Bourke, Canberra and Horsham went to the camp in Albury, during the first week of the school holidays.

Kimberly said she thoroughly enjoyed the

experience and it was a lot more than just testing water.

“We got to meet a lot of people and talk, go to university to help see what career paths we can take and toured the Noske Skog newspaper mill as well as test the Murray Darling system.”

“We treated two sites. One was ok, the other wasn’t, it was muddy. One of the problems that we talked about was the introduction fish, like Carp.

“The Carp are polluting the system and making it very muddy,” Kimberly said.

Kimberly tested part of a man made wetland were treated water is stored.

“The water is treated but no one wants to drink the grey water, although it is fine to drink.”

Last year Canowindra High School did not send a student, but Rebecca Wilson went in 2007 and learnt a lot from the experience.

“We went to Noske Skog, one of the largest

factories that produce newspaper paper. They are trying to be environmentally friendly, but they are a big factory which doesn’t use a lot of recycled material. They are trying, that is all I can ask.”