There is one thing better than the beach on a hot summer day - a clean beach.
With temperatures cranking up for summer, it's time to start thinking about the WA Clean Beach Awards - Keep Australia Beautiful WA's annual competition that encourages communities to look after their local beaches.
Menzies has claimed the title of Goldfields Regional Winner for the 2009 Tidy Towns -Sustainable Communities Award at the regional awards ceremony held in Laverton last night.
Keep Australia Beautiful WA Tidy Towns State Program Manager Gail Dodd said the judges had been particularly impressed with the community events and improvements to sporting facilities that had boosted community morale and identity.
The community of Collie, winner of the national Tidy Towns award in 2006, has claimed the title of South West Regional Winner for the 2009 Tidy Towns - Sustainable Communities Award at the regional awards ceremony held in Collie today.
Keep Australia Beautiful WA Tidy Towns State Program Manager Gail Dodd said the judges had been particularly impressed by the community effort across a range of projects, including keeping the town litter-free, planting trees, and conserving cultural and natural heritage.
This week the focus is on making Perth’s CBD a no-butt zone as the Bin Your Butt Week campaign sets out to educate smokers about the importance of disposing of their cigarette butts properly.
Bin Your Butt Week, which runs from 2 to 6 November, is a joint initiative of Keep Australia Beautiful WA and the City of Perth.
Dandaragan has claimed the title of Mid-West-Gascoyne Regional Winner for the 2009 Tidy Towns - Sustainable Communities Award for the second year in a row.
Keep Australia Beautiful WA Tidy Towns State Program Manager Gail Dodd, said that Dandaragan’s community spirit was impressive and that the community had achieved remarkable results for a small country settlement of only 240 residents.
