Keep Australia Beautiful Council NT

After coming a close second many times before, Finke was named Best Medium Community at the 2017 Territory Tidy Town awards ceremony.  This qualified the community to be judged as a national finalist in the 2018 Australian Tidy Town Awards. The video below was made as part of their submission to the national awards. Click on

After the success of the first competition in 2017, we are going to once again host this very popular gardening competition for Senior citizens in Darwin and Palmerston! We encourage all Seniors to take part – so tell your friends and family and help to spread the news.  You don’t need to be an expert gardener!

    Thank-you for your interest in Young Reporters for the Environment Australia Litter Less Campaign (YRE), funded by the Wrigley Company Foundation. In 2017, Keep Australia Beautiful launched Young Reporters for the Environment and we are looking forward to you joining us on our second year’s exciting adventure! To help get you started we

Eco-Schools Information Sessions Keep Australia Beautiful Council NT holds Eco-Schools Information sessions aimed at Schools/Teachers and Local Government. The short session is designed to explain the program in more detail and to answer any questions you may have about it. If any teacher wishes to teach their students about the issues of litter, waste and sustainability,

CORALS are under threat from pollution in our seas because they enjoy the taste of plastic, scientists believe. There are fears for the future of the marine organisms which form ecosystems such as the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. While seagulls, turtles and fish may mistake plastic for prey, a study suggests corals deliberately eat

The proud MacDonnell Regional township of Finke (Aputula) has won the 2017 Northern Territory Tidiest Town accolade at the Awards Night held in October 2017 in Alice Springs.   Keep Australia Beautiful Council (NT) CEO, Heimo Schober said Finke’s (Aputula) dedication to keeping their community tidy and beautiful made it a stand-out this year.  

The town of Galuwinku is doing looking very clean and tidy!  Congrats on the hard work and effort involved in keeping the town tidy and litter free. Galuwinku is taking part in the Territory Tidy Towns program, which is open to all communities in the NT.  Find out how you can get involved here.  

KAB is proud to announce grants for the 2018 YRE Program and the 2018 Litter Legends Campaign – exciting global schools projects aimed at reducing and stopping litter. These programs offer enthusiastic young people a chance to make their voices heard and to feel that they are being listened to. They aim to educate young people on the

The small remote township and community of Finke (in MacDonnell Region of NT) is a very beautiful, clean and tidy desert town.  They are working hard towards the “Territory Tidy Towns” program. Here are some photos of the team in our small township community of Finke getting creative by building 3D aluminium ‘FINKE’ sign.

Ltyentye Catholic School at Santa Teresa is leading the way with the creation of their “Community Education Pamphlet”. “This would have to be one of the best initiatives that I’ve seen originate from a Northern Territory School and community. This is absolutely excellent work, it demonstrates commitment and leadership on your behalf and it addresses issue of