Demographic Features

The amount of locals on our island will be approximately 5,000 or more but there will also be a number of tourist that can visit and stay on the island. these people will be expected to work and contribute to the island and the community if they are well enough, if they are too sick or unable to do big tasks then they will be expected to do small tasks as anything can help. 

The locals on the island can be any age and live for however long their health will let them, there is no limit to how old and young you may be.

All genders and sexualities are allowed on the island as it is a completely equal and free society. Anyone that opposes to this will be spoken to and if they become violent or a major problem they will be sent to another island as people deserve respect.

~Katie, Sean and Tahlia

Finalizing Our Map

We have decided to add a river to the island to separate the commercial and the industrial sections of our island, the river can also be used as a form of entertainment and food as people can fish and swim there. We have also added a toll booth so that people who are not authorized to be in the industrial section cannot enter and it can be managed properly. 

Our next decision was to finalize all of our features on the map and began to draw our good copy, this helps us know what decisions need to be made later on. We have also added a tourist section and a wildlife reserve.

The garbage from the town is packed onto a boat and taken from the island and brought to the mainland.

To run for Mayor you must: 

-Be between the ages of 25 and 60.

-Be any gender.

-Get a certificate by your employer.

-Be recognized by the community.

-Have no criminal record.

-Not have a terminal disease or illness.

~ Katie, Sean and Tahlia

Discussing Our Set Up and Occupations

In today's lesson we were discussing the what geographical features we need, we decided on a valley, a large section of farmland, a beach surrounding the whole island, and a few hills. We were also discussing the natural resource management systems such as sewage, water purification and electricity systems and plants and where we would like to put them. If we put them by the town then the people would be unhappy because of the smell of sewage and the sounds from the electricity and water plants would keep them up at night. We have chosen to have the city on one side and the natural resource systems on the other.

We have also been in discussion of what sort of education we need so we have decided to have a child care, a school and a training centre for when the students are ready to get a job. All people that live on the island are expected to work unless they are pregnant, elderly, injured, disabled, too young or have young children.

We also spoke of the different religions celebrated by our people. They will celebrate a different attribute each month.

- Katie, Sean and Tahlia

The beginning

One of our first major assessments in HASS (humanities and social sciences) is to design the perfect society, a Utopia - the perfect city or place. Some of the tasks that we are required to do are develop plans/diagrams/models, provide explanations, identify and overcome challenges, document progress and obviously blog it. So far we have come up with a location for our perfect island (underneath Australia but above Tasmania) by having our island here it will have warm to normal temperature with enough rain to suffice, we have also come up with a name 'Perfectus Orbis' meaning the perfect world and we have discussed the different jobs, buildings and activities we will need. We haven’t reached any problems yet but we are still in discussion of what we need to have an amazing island.

- Katie, Sean and Tahlia