Triabunna wins Tasmanian Tidy Town

The township of Triabunna was today awarded the Tasmanian Tidy Town for 2015/16 by the Keep Australia Beautiful Council (KABC). This is the first time that Triabunna has won the award since the program was introduced in 1980.

Over the years, Tidy Towns has been expanded from an anti-litter program to include a range of eligible activities from major environmental projects, school development and community involvement projects, heritage and cultural restoration, tourism projects, recycling programs, maintenance of gardens and parks, litter control, and many other community development and environmental protection efforts.

The judges were incredibly impressed with the optimism of the town, as evidenced by the many current and future projects happening in and around Triabunna.

During their visit to Triabunna, the judges were able to observe and experience a number of projects and community initiatives that they believe all add up to a bright future for Triabunna. This included the newly developed Triabunna Marina, plans for Spring Bay Mill, the Triabunna Tomorrow project, Spring Bay Studio & Gallery, the Maritime Discovery Centre and the annual Seafest event.

Triabunna will now go into the national awards to be held in Perth early next year and will host the Tasmanian Tidy Towns awards next year.

Mayor Kent said:

“It is with great excitement and pleasure that we receive the Tidy Town Award for Triabunna in 2015/16. The town is truly moving into a new era and this is wonderful acknowledgment of what has and will be achieved into the future as part of the reimagining and reinvention of the town.

“I think anyone who comes to Triabunna today would sense the positivity within the community and a willingness to embrace change. As a community we are very much looking forward to the next 12 months as we work together towards a very prosperous future.

“Thank you to the Keep Australia Beautiful Council for acknowledging our hard work and my sincere congratulations go to our Council, council staff, the many volunteers who make a difference every day and all the members of our Triabunna community helping us move forward as a town. I sincerely thank you.”