Latrobe Wins Litter Prevention Award.
The Tasmanian town of Latrobe has won the Dame Phyllis Frost Litter Prevention Award at the Keep Australia Beautiful, Australian Tidy Towns Awards 2013. The town was also highly commended for Environmental Innovation and Protection. The winners were announced at the national awards ceremony hosted by the 2012 national winner, Caloundra, on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland on Friday 17 May. Read more about the 2013 National Awards.
Front row: Ron Hedditch Latrobe Landcare Group, Mayor Michael Gaffney, Gerald Monson Latrobe Council, Phil Hedditch Latrobe Landcare Group,
Barrie Muir Keep Australia Beautiful Tasmania, Cr Tim Dwyer Sunshine Coast Regional Council.
Back row: Michelle Dutton Latrobe Council, Peter Maloney Devonport Angling Club / Australian Axemans Hall of Fame, Karen Monson Latrobe Council.
National Bin Network Pilot Project in Tasmania
Communities across Tasmania have engaged with Keep Australia Beautiful Tasmania in utilising funds from the National Bin Network pilot project. Read more about some of the stories of how recipients have applied industry funds to imaginative projects.
A partnership between Keep Australia Beautiful Tasmania (KAB Tasmania) and the National Bin Network (NBN) sees the roll out of a $230,000 pilot litter reduction and recycling program in Tasmania over the next 12 months. This pilot is supported by interim funding through the Australian Food and Grocery Council’s Packaging Stewardship Forum.
The NBN is a $100 million, 5 year industry funded plan to increase recycling and reduce litter nationally. The NBN is fully funded by industry, at no cost to Tasmanians.
Under the pilot, KAB Tasmania will work with schools, local governments, venue managers and community groups to help local communities clean up, recycle and keep their communities clean into the future.
The pilot project was launched at Bellerive on the 11th May 2012. The KAB project team has already spoken with many stakeholders in Tasmania to assess relevant proposals to achieve the aims of the pilot. Grants have already been awarded to a number of parties. If you wish to discuss opportunities to assist in litter reduction and increased recycling please contact Geoff Marsh, Executive Officer on 0488 101 585.
