2021 Detectiva Award

Our app is about bringing awareness to a massive problem in our local area. Dulwich Hill has a small community of eastern long-nosed bandicoots (Perameles Nasuta). Our school’s mascot is a bandicoot, and when we found out that they were listed as a threatened species, we felt inspired to do something. The reason behind their disappearance is tributed to being mistaken for rats; targeted by predators such as cats, foxes and dogs; and sadly, roadkill. The app will allow users to upload photos and locations of bandicoot sightings as well as engaging minigames designed to entertain and inform.