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Tidy Towns and Sustainable Cities 2025
The Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria Tidy Towns & Cities - Sustainability Awards have been recognising and rewarding projects and actions in Victoria since 1982. The Awards have grown to be much more than about keeping a community “tidy”. The awards have adapted over the years into the holistic awards program it is today and we recognise achievements across 10 categories that contribute to a sustainable, resilient and beautiful town or city.
Towns and cities are encouraged to enter into as many categories as they can to be in the running to be the overall Tidy Town or City of the Year. This award is based off judge's scores for individual community projects that are entered.
Entries Close August 11 - Enter through our Awards Online Portal Here.
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Award Streams
Tidy Towns & Cities is open to any organisation or individual in Victoria. The program is divided into two award streams:
Stream One - Tidy Towns: For initiatives delivered by an individual or an organisation located in a regional or rural shire council.
Stream Two - Tidy Cities: For initiatives delivered by an individual or an organisation in a city or rural city council.
Award Categories
Litter
A project that takes action to prevent, reduce and enforce local litter issues.
Young Legends
An individual or group of people all 25 yearsor younger who demonstrate outstandingcontribution to any of the categories.
Behaviour Change Campaigns and Education
An educational campaign or program that results in empowerment and behaviour change that builds community.
EPA Waste Prevention & Reduction
Projects that focus on reducing and preventing what goes into landfill, including projects that contribute to plastic free communities and the circular economy.
Environment
Projects that protect, enhance, restore biodiversity, water conservation, and prevent damage to the natural environment.
Wellbeing
A project that contributes to anaccessible community with resilient,healthy and happy people.
Heritage and Culture
A project that recognises outstandingcommitment to the conservation andcelebration of a community's heritage andculture.
Community
A project that leads towards a stronger, more resilient and thriving community or economy
Energy
A project that shows leadership and innovation in conservation, production and distribution of energy.
Indigenous Culture
A project that recognises outstanding commitment to the conservation and celebration of the rich diverse culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
