The prestigious NSW Tidy City Award is awarded to the Council that has demonstrated outstanding achievements in multiple areas of environmental sustainability and social inclusion.

The Sustainability in Business Award is for organisations that have implemented new practices and processes that improve the future sustainability of their operations.

Recognising outstanding achievements by an organisation in regenerating, conserving, or advancing scientific understanding of biodiversity

Celebrating leadership and innovation in strengthening resilience to the impacts of climate change, reducing emissions, or sequestering carbon from the atmosphere

Awarding projects or programs that reduce or prevent litter. For 2023, the LPA will be split into two sub-categories: Clean Communities (for land based projects), and Clean Waterways (for marine based projects)

Awarding innovation and excellence in product stewardship, product design, resource recovery, and strategic systems operations and planning.

Awarding innovation in addressing local waste problems through effective educational communication campaigns and outstanding operational design and planning.

Celebrating programs or projects that restore or protect Aboriginal and contemporary heritage sites and build on the regions culture.

Celebrating programs that inspire environmental action by creating accessible, inclusive, educational and motivational communication and education campaigns.

Celebrating communities that successfully demonstrate strong community spirit and inclusion in the face of ongoing challenges.

Celebrating individuals who demonstrate outstanding commitment to their environment and show exemplary leadership in pursuing environmental outcomes.

If you want to see a new category in future please reach out to us with your ideas.