Now in its 25^th year the Sustainable Communities - Tidy Towns awards recognise and celebrate rural and regional Victorian sustainability initiatives.

Award categories

§         Community Pride

§         Heritage and Culture

§         Environmental Innovation

§         Zero Waste

§         Protection of the Environment

§         Community Government Partnerships

§         Water Conservation

§         Energy Conservation (New in 2009)

§         Young Leaders

§         Proud Schools

Dame Phyllis Frost Award  - Presented to an outstanding individual or community group.

SmallTown Achiever Award - Recognises outstanding achievement of a small town over a long period of time. 

The Overall Tidy Towns winner represents Victoria in the national Keep Australia Beautiful - Australian Tidy Towns Awards.

*Entries have closed for the 2009 Sustainable Communities - Tidy Towns Awards

Download entry brochure and entry form  (Adobe Acrobat PDF format)

Download 2008 Tidy Towns Finalist Brochure (Adobe Acrobat PDF format) (File Size 5MB)

Now in its fifth year, the Sustainable Cities awards promote sustainable practices in metropolitan Melbourne succeeding the previous Proud Cities Awards.

Award categories

§         Community Pride

§         Heritage and Culture

§         Pam Keating Environmental Innovation

§         Zero Waste

§         Protection of the Environment

§         Community Government Partnership

§         Water Conservation

§         Energy Conservation (New in 2009)

§         Young Leaders

§         Proud Schools

Download winners of the 2009 Sustainable Cities Awards  (Adobe Acrobat PDF format)

Download 2009 Sustainable Cities Finalist Brochure (Adobe Acrobat PDF format) (File Size 4MB)

Clean Beaches

Launched in 2004, the Clean Beaches awards aim to enhance the overall environment of bay and coastal beach communities.

Award categories

§         Community Action

§         Beach Spirit

§         Pam Keating Environmental Innovation

§         Zero Waste

§         Protection of the Environment

§         Community Government Partnership

§         Young Leaders

§         Friendly Beach

The Overall Clean Beaches award demonstrates the most holistic approach to all of the award categories.

Clean Beaches is conducted along the Eastern seaboard and culminates in an annual national award for Australia’s Cleanest Beach. The Victorian overall winner represents Victoria in the national Keep Australia Clean Beaches awards.

Download winners of the 2009 Clean Beaches Awards (Adobe Acrobat PDF format)

Download 2009 Clean Beaches Finalist Brochure (Adobe Acrobat PDF format) (File Size 4MB)

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