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Eco-Schools is an international initiative designed to encourage whole-school action on sustainable development issues. The programme is designed to help make every school sustainable and to bring about behaviour change in students, staff and their families. Evidence shows that the EcoSchools programme delivers: FOR STUDENTS It inspires and empowers young people to take action towards

Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics? Join millions of people reducing their plastic waste. Here are

Congratulations on Hermansburg (NTAIA) on winning the following Awards for the 2018 National Territory Tidy Towns program: Litter Management Community Participation HERMANNSBURG (NTAIA) is located approximately 130Km west of Alice Springs and commenced its beginnings back in 1877. It now boasts a population of nearly 700  residents. Hermannsburg’s settlement is based at the remote foothills of

How do you encourage the community to recycle? We want students around Australia to create a one minute film encouraging their community to recycle their old mobile phones. The theme for the competition is Use it or recycle it. We want people to think about how they can reuse old mobile phones and if they have reached the end of their life –

Congratulations on Imanpa on winning the following Awards for the 2018 National Territory Tidy Towns program: Litter Management Community Participation Imanpa is located approximately 200Km southwest of Alice Springs and 160 km East of Uluru,  with approx 200 residents. This commendation is given in appreciation for community’s sustained litter control efforts particularly over the last

Congratulations on Nhulunbuy (Gove) on winning the following Awards for the 2018 National Territory Tidy Towns program: Community Participation Waste Management Award BEST LARGE Nhulunbuy Corporation, which is owned by Rio Tinto, acts like a local council for the township of Nhulunbuy. Nhulunbuy is located on the Gove Peninsula at the northern tip of Arnhem

Congratulations to Adelaide River on winning the Litter Management Award for the 2018 Northern Territory Tidy Towns program with Keep Australia Beautiful Council NT! ADELAIDE RIVER is located at the crossing of Stuart Highway over the Adelaide River some 110 km south of Darwin. The community settlement commenced back in 1870 as a base for workers

Take part in the 2019 Litter Legends Campaign and apply for a $500 litter grant to implement a project to reduce litter and improve recycling in your school and community. To be eligible for the grant, your school must be a registered financial Eco-School. Registration is free & funded by Wrigley!  You can find out more here.

The Grand Ballroom of Darwin’s SkyCity casino shone from the community pride Santa Teresa representatives displayed at the gala awards ceremony when they were named the Territory Tidy Town. After being highly commended and named winner in several categories at the recent Keep Australia Beautiful (NT) Tidy Towns awards, our remote Aboriginal community of Santa

Parap Primary School and Areyonga school have been recognised at the 2018 Territory Tidy Towns Awards for their commitment to promoting and creating eco-friendly sustainable communities. Keep Australia Beautiful Council Northern Territory CEO, Heimo Schober, said both schools were leading the way in environmental change in their communities and region. “The schools have been recognised for the