#GreatNewsThursday – Euroa named as national finalist in Keep Australia Beautiful Sustainable Community Tidy Town awards

After being crowned the Keep Australia Beautiful (KAB) Victorian Sustainable Community Tidy Town of 2022, Euroa has been named as a national finalist.

The long-running awards recognise towns for their efforts in innovative projects that contribute to the vision of a more sustainable, resilient, and beautiful Victoria.

After taking out the Victorian win, KAB Victoria CEO Olivia Lynch said Euroa was a model town, leading the way when it comes to sustainability and community resilience initiatives.

The national awards have been held since 1990, reaching beyond tourism to encourage, motivate and celebrate the sustainability achievements of grassroots rural and regional communities across Australia.

Strathbogie Shire Council Mayor Cr Laura Binks said national judge Gail Langley visited Euroa recently where she spent a day immersing herself in Euroa.

Cr Binks explained the submission process.

“There are nine categories for the KAB Sustainable Communities Tidy Towns Awards and we entered all nine of these,” she said.

“For each category, we presented an example of how our community was tackling that space.

“We took Gail around the township to meet with the category entrants to discuss their projects or programs in more detail.”

“It was fantastic to share some of our incredible community leaders, environmental champions, young legends and waste warriors with Gail and to showcase the incredible spirit throughout Euroa.”

The 2023 KAB Australian Tidy Town of the Year will be announced on Friday May 19, 2023 in King Island which took out the 2022 award.

There will be a case study presentation in the morning where all towns from every state will present their entries followed by an awards event at the King Island Golf Club.

For more information on the awards, visit https://www.sustainablecommunities.com.au/about/