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Nightcliff Primary School was a finalist in the 2019 NT Natural Resource Management Awards. The selection as a finalist for the Junior NT National Resource Management (NRM) Award category acknowledges the work of the school’s Eco Warriors. This group of senior students promotes environmental sustainability through projects such as litter and paper recycling and reuse,

We'd like to introduce our Tidy Town Sustainable Community Judge to you – we are very proud to announce that Jill Grant will, for the second year running, view the more commendable projects and communities within Northern Territory for our 2019 Territory Awards – “Thanks Jill”.

Q&A – Kids Into The Future   Your chance to come and ask questions of our community leaders on Sustainability. We’d love to see school classes from all over Darwin coming and asking the hard questions. 2nd of December 9-10am Darwin Museum Theaterette Free Panelists Hon. Eva Lawler, Minister for the Environment Chamber of Commerce

NTCS Manual Sand-Bagging Machine Global warming has been blamed for the occurrence of extreme weather conditions including flooding. In some flooding situations residents are given an advance warning of the potential of flooding. One means of protecting property and other infrastructure is by use of temporary walls formed by sandbags. Sandbagging has proved quite an

We Need Some Chickens; Can You Help? Do you have some chicks to spare? KAB is looking for young chicks or backyard hens for a Tidy Town Sustainable Community Outstation project (situated in Arnhem Land Stone Country). In November 2019, we plan to have an Outstation community clean-up event, with tree, fruit and veggie planting,

Congratulations on Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte) on winning the following Awards for the 2018 National Territory Tidy Towns program: Litter Management Resource Recovery Community Participation Winner Best Medium 2018 Territory’s Tidiest Town Santa Teresa a former gold mining town establish as a Catholic Mission in 1950; it is located approximately 85 km east of Alice

Congratulations on YAGBANI ABORIGINAL CORPORATION on winning the following Awards for the 2018 National Territory Tidy Towns program: Culture & Heritage The Yagbani Aboriginal Corporation (in Warruwi) has passionately worked as a valued ‘Key Stakeholder’ to help create and achieve a better quality of traditional life in their community. They have made readily available,  seasonal

Congratulations on Anmatjere (Ti Tree) on winning the following Awards for the 2018 National Territory Tidy Towns program: Litter Management Community Participation Anmatjere Ti Tree (pop 200) is located on the Stuart Highway 200 km north of Alice Springs. Anmatjere Ti Tree provides a service to and is central to a number of Cattle Stations and

What better way to share the magic of your players, than organising a Boot Buddy Program. We’re asking club members, administrators and volunteers to lobby your local club to start up a pre-loved boot reuse program.  Let’s start getting players to donate their old (outgrown) boots and sports shoes for next seasons new younger players.

As an Eco-School, teachers have access to a stack of great resources.  We’d like to promote lesson plans developed to assist in teaching students about the issues of litter, waste and sustainability. Eco-Schools have free access to both global and national lesson plans. The plans are based on the Eco-Schools methodology and for the age