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  • Vale Don Chambers

    21/10/2015

    Don Chambers, the former Chair of Keep Australia Beautiful National Association, sadly passed away on 11 October while on a trip to Rome, Italy. He was 78. Don was an important part of the Keep Australia Beautiful family for more than a decade. He stepped down as national Chair in 2013, although he remained on […]

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  • Chief Executive’s September Report

    23/09/2015

    Last week, KNSWB celebrated our Blue Star Sustainability Awards event, handing out awards to the winners and the highly commended recipients in our Metro competition. The night was hosted by comic and writer Wendy Harmer in beautiful Manly, at the International College of Management, Sydney. The dinner was a great success, a night full of […]

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  • EnviroMentors now taking bookings for 2016!

    23/09/2015

    Now taking bookings for 2016! EnviroMentors is the country’s leading mobile incursion-based environmental education program, visiting 44,000+ school students each year, reaching every corner of NSW with sustainability workshops. EnviroMentors modules provide a range of education services to improve community awareness and engagement on local sustainability issues and initiatives. Like other KNSWB programs, EnviroMentors focuses […]

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  • Winners of the Blue Star Sustainability Metro Awards announced!

    18/09/2015

    The first Keep NSW Beautiful Blue Star Sustainability (Metro) Awards were announced on Thursday 17th September 2015 at an elegant dinner at the International College of Management, Sydney in Manly. The dinner was hosted by writer, comic and Manly local Wendy Harmer, who regaled the crowd with jokes about motherhood, nature, Manly rivalries, and a […]

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  • Celebrate with old and new friends at the Blue Star Sustainability Regional Awards weekend in Gloucester

    19/08/2015

    Keep NSW Beautiful and Gloucester Council will be hosting the Blue Star Regional Sustainability Awards Weekend on Friday 6 – Sunday 8 November in the town of Gloucester, NSW – the 2015 Tidy Town of the Year to celebrate the hard work and achievements of our awards program participants. The weekend will commence with registrations […]

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  • Chief Executive’s August Report

    19/08/2015

    Late last month, KNSWB ran our second annual Litter Congress: Less Litter, Live Better. Held in the York Conference and Events Centre in the heart of Sydney,  this year’s two day Congress was bigger and better than last year, and featured a diverse group of presenters and guests. The Hon. Mark Speakman MP, Minister for […]

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