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Tidy Towns

More than just a beauty contest, Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities is a program that encourages rural communities across NSW to improve environmental outcomes for their town.

Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities encourages community groups, councils, businesses and individuals to work together towards the common goal of making their town a better place to live. The program acknowledges and celebrates the efforts of participating towns through the Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities Awards.

The prize for all Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities participants – regardless of whether they win an award or not – is a stronger, more vibrant, and more sustainable community in which to participate.

Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities Awards weekend to be held in Dorrigo October 31^st to November 2^nd.

Please click below for:
Dorrigo Awards Weekend Itinerary
Dorrigo web site and local accommodation details
registration form
bus tours

DORRIGO was announced as the 2008 Overall State Tidy Towns Winner. To view the media release click here and to view the accompanying newsletter click here. To complete a Tidy Town Review please click here.

Entries are now OPEN for the 2008 Tidy Towns competition. To down load the entry kit and form:

Partner & Award

Criteria

Overall Award

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Cultural Heritage Award

Awarded to community projects that enhance and

protect the heritage character of a feature or group

of features and the preservation of Australian culture.

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Waste Management & Litter Reduction Award

Recognises projects that initiate, support and promote

litter prevention and the waste minimisation hierarchy

of ‘refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and rethink’. Projects

can cover all types of either litter prevention and/or

waste minimisation activities undertaken by a variety of stakeholders.

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Wildlife Corridors & Habitats Conservation Award

A part of Department of Environment & Climate Change NSW

Recognises endeavours by community groups to

protect native fauna by developing or maintaining

wildlife habitats and corridors.

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Schools Environment Award

Recognises a holistic approach to environmental

education within Department of Education and Training,

Catholic and Independent primary and secondary schools.

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Water Conservation Award

Recognise sustainable water management within

communities which has combined innovative water

conservation and water re-use initiatives at the private,

industrial and municipal levels, benefiting society and nature.

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Clubs Partnership Award

Recognises the role of NSW registered Clubs in

contributing and supporting Tidy Towns and other

voluntary community groups in their community.

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Energy Innovation Award

Recognises a holistic commitment to reducing energy

consumption across all activities within an organisation.

Use of green power, energy saving devises, energy

efficient designs and offsetting carbon credits are all

worth while entries for this category.

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Civic Partnership Award

Recognise groups and individuals who succeed in

making improvements to their communities through

the creation of effective partnerships between

communities and government authorities.

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