Eco Friendly Disposal of Face Masks

January 24, 2022

Eco Friendly Disposal of Face Masks Single Use Masks are essential in reducing the spread of COVID-19 but pose a serious risk to our environment if not disposed of correctly. More than 129 billion face masks are used globally each month, according to research from the University of Southern Denmark. That works out to about 3

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Parap Primary Eco Warriors upcycle seaglass from beaches

December 16, 2021

Year 5 students from Parap Primary School have been collecting sea glass to clean up the local beaches and to recycle and reuse it to make a range of homewares. What is Seaglass? Sea glass is naturally weathered pieces of glass, which often have the appearance of tumbled stones, found on beaches along bodies of saltwater. These weathering processes produce

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2021 Territory Tidy Towns Awards Presentation

November 26, 2021

We’re thrilled to bring you the 2021 Territory Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities Awards Presentation, presented by Mr Heimo Schober, CEO of Keep Australia Beautiful (NT). Media Release Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte) wins 2021 Northern Territory Sustainable Community Tidy Town Award The proud MacDonnell Regional Council township of Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte) has won the 2021

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2020 – 2023 Funding Support For Sustainable Communities Awards

December 16, 2019

2020 – 2023 Funding Support for Territory Sustainable Communities Tidy Towns Awards We’re very excited with the announcement that the Hon. Natasha Fyles with support from the Hon. Eva Lawler have recently supported Keep Australia Beautiful NT (KABCNT). In a climate of fiscal responsibility, we truly appreciate the announcement that the Territory Sustainable Communities Tidy

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2018 Territory Tidy Towns Award – SANTA TERESA (LTYENTYE APURTE)

October 10, 2019

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

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2018 Territory Tidy Towns Award – ANMATJERE (TI TREE)

September 2, 2019

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

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2018 Territory Tidy Towns Award – WARRUWI

August 5, 2019

Congratulations on Warruwi on winning the following Awards for the 2018 National Territory Tidy Towns program: Litter Management and  Community Participation WARRUWI, also known as Goulburn Island, is situated in Arnhem Land approximately 300Km east of Darwin and just off the coast of West Arnhem Land. This mission island settlement was established back around 1916

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Eco-School Ideas & Inspiration

July 22, 2019

Some ‘Eco-School’ ideas for consideration (either with Pre School, or Primary School, Middle School and High Schools): Create ‘Eco-Warriors’ or ‘Green Teams’ – Leadership groups within each Class or House (Students could design badges) Create ‘Eco-Code’ suitable and applicable to your school – e.g.  ‘Respect Country’,  ‘Strong Country’, ‘Clean and Green’, etc Anti-litter signs (students

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2018 Territory Tidy Towns Award – HERMANNSBURG (NTARIA)

June 26, 2019

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

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2018 Territory Tidy Towns Award – NHULUNBUY (GOVE)

April 8, 2019

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

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