Northern Territory

As part of Keep Australia Beautiful week, we encourage Territorians to join us and take the pledge: As part of Keep Australia Beautiful week I pledge to: –  Pick-up at least one piece of litter per day between the 21st-27th of August 2017. –  Dispose of litter in the correct manner following best practice waste

The township of Maningrida (the biggest remote township community in NT) has effectively and successfully  continuously achieved positive social and environmental improvements throughout the year.  Keep an eye out for the ‘Maningrida Dream Team’ in their orange shirts as they are hard at work keeping Maningrida Beautiful.    They are going hard in our Territory Tidy Towns

You may have heard of Plastic Free July – a challenge that aims to reduce personal use of plastic (particularly single-use disposable plastic) for the month of July … and beyond! Did you know there are over 1 million people in over 130 countries taking part in Plastic Free July!? So join in and take the challenge.

Keep Australia Beautiful has announced the winners of the 2017 Australian Tidy Towns Awards. The sustainability and litter‐fighting organisation set out to recognise the hard work undertaken by individuals and groups in rural communities and share these best practices and ideas to continue to improve our vibrant rural towns. Running since 1990, the national awards

Having been named the Territory Tidy Town, the people of Areyonga recently showcased their community to the national Tidy Town judge ahead of attending the national awards in Tasmania . The day culminated with a community barbeque on the basketball courts where the local ladies choir gave an impromptu performance for the visiting judge. See Areyonga

Take a look at our video giving a brief overview of the Eco Schools program and how it can benefit your school.  

The Northern Territory Environment Protection (Beverage Container & Plastic Bags) Act was passed by the legislative Assembly in February 2011 with the ban to supply single-use lightweight plastic bags coming into effect in September 2011. The Keep Australia Beautiful National Litter Index survey results for Northern Territory have indicated a negative result in plastic bag

A biannual litter count takes place (every year in May and November).  With 74 sites surveyed / counted throughout the Northern Territory. CLICK to read the full Litter Count Survey Report Presentation (2)

Many Central Australian communities and regional councils have won awards in the 2016 Northern Territory Tidiest Town Award ceremony, held recently in Darwin. The overall winner was the Central Australian township of Areyonga which won the 2016 Northern Territory Tidiest Town Award. Keep Australia Beautiful Council (NT) CEO, Heimo Schober, said that Areyonga residents have

Keep Australia Beautiful Council Northern Territory (KABCNT) is celebrating 40 years of being incorporated. We will be celebrating at the 2016 Territory Tidy Towns Awards this month, where our Life Member, John Phillips will say a few words and cut a cake. History of  Keep Australia Beautiful Council (NT) Incorporated 2015  Eco-Campus Pilot Trialled 2014