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Maningrida wins at Northern Territory Tidy Towns Awards

15 January 2018

West Arnhem Regional Council’s (WARC) largest community, Maningrida, has been recognised for the huge efforts in environmental sustainability at the 2017 Territory Tidy Town Awards ceremony held in Alice Springs.
Held by Keep Australia Beautiful NT, these awards promote and encourage sustainable communities and better living with improved quality of life.
Maningrida took home a number of awards including the Litter Management Award (North) and the Geoff Finch Memorial Cup which is awarded to the Most Improved Community for the year.
John Thomas and Rewa Angell from WARC also won the Litter Management Award (Champion).
Maningrida Council Service Manager John Thomas said the crew, including Jamie Yibarbuk, Mattiniah Gimuluk and Fonzie Brown, were very pleased to go to Alice Springs for the awards and were especially pleased to win something.
“It was a very good boost to morale for the whole team at Maningrida,” John said.
“This was a year-long campaign and a very high priority for the works team at Maningrida; its part of our overarching strategy to win the best large community this year and NT Tidiest Town in 2019.”
A concerted effort was required by the team at Maningrida to achieve this result. This was one of the main priorities in the work plan for the community for this year and will continue to be for years to come.
John said the benefits are obvious with cleaner liveable communities with better health outcomes and the benefits work hand-in-hand with the Vet program and the bigger picture on the waste and recycling front.
The Territory Tidy Towns Awards program recognises and acknowledges the commitment and hard work undertaken by remote and regional community groups, schools, individuals, businesses and Councils. It showcases innovative ideas and initiatives that improve social and environmental development and sustainability in regional areas of the Northern Territory.