Hot Topic Archives: Environmental innovation wins Kambalda a national award
Keep Australia Beautiful Council (KABC) staff recently travelled to Canberra to take part in the annual KABC program development meetings and support Kambalda at the National Tidy Towns Awards.
From its beginnings in WA the DEC-supported Tidy Towns Awards program has developed into a popular national competition, currently celebrating its fortieth year.
Keep Australia Beautiful Program Manager, Jennie Anderton and Tidy Towns Program Manager, Gail Dodd, attended the Tidy Towns Awards, hosted by Governor General Quentin Bryce at Government House in May.
Western Australia’s Tidy Town winner for 2008, Kambalda, won the 2009 Environmental Innovation Award at the ceremony.
Gail and Jennie said it was a great experience to travel to the meetings and awards and support Kambalda representatives, who faced competition from one community in each State and Territory for the national title.
Left to right: Kambalda representative Marg Donkin, Governor General Quentin Bryce and Kambalda representative Di McIntosh at Yarralumba, the Govener Generals’s residence in Canberra.
“Although Tamworth won the title of Australia’s Tidiest Town, it was an enormous pleasure to witness Kambalda representatives Di McIntosh and Marg Donkin receive the 2009 Environmental Innovation Award,” Jennie said.
“The environmental award recognises innovative achievement in environment protection and sustainability by community, government and business, and Kambalda was very deserving with some excellent weed eradication, recycling and water management initiatives,” Jennie said.
Gail said Keep Australia Beautiful and Tidy Town Program Managers from across Australia took part in meetings held the next day.
“These meetings are an invaluable resource for decision-making and forming shared visions for Tidy Towns program management and the future directions of the Keep Australia Beautiful Council,” Gail said.
“The meetings help to synchronise the Tidy Towns program, which is run slightly differently in each state, and provide an open floor to share information and pick up new ways to develop programs which enhance sustainability in regional areas.”
For more information on Tidy Towns contact Gail Dodd on 6467 5131.
Published as a DECmatters article 21st May 2009
