By MARG APPLEBEE
CENTRAL WEST LACHLAN LANDCARE
There is just under a month to go until the 2025 Australian Tidy Towns Awards.
The National Awards will be hosted in Beechworth, Victoria and will be an opportunity for us to showcase our projects that have been submitted as part of the Award.
As you may be aware, Central West Lachlan Landcare was acknowledged as the winner of the Community Spirit and Inclusion Award for Homegrown Parkes at the Keep Australia Beautiful NSW Awards last year.
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As part of our 2025 National submission on behalf of NSW, we have showcased some of our other projects, including Schools Eco Day and Kindy Day which were included in the Behaviour Change and Engagement category.
Homegrown Parkes, Council’s Lake Endeavour Project and the Kelly Reserve Splash Park were entered in the Liveable Communities Category.
These projects added to the broader Parkes submission including the following projects: Crop Swap and the Garage Sale Trail (Circular Economy and Waste Reduction); Who is Parkes Exhibition, Multicultural Arts Group and the Wiradjuri Language Group (Heritage and Culture Category); Parkes Wetlands (Biodiversity Conservation Category); the Raw Water Storage Lagoon project (Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Category); and finishing off with our local hero nomination for Deb Jones in the Dame Phyllis Frost Award.
The application from Parkes, representing NSW was brought together by Michael Chambers and Hannah Farrant-Jayet from Parkes Shire Council.
Regardless of whether we win the National Award or not, this is still an opportunity to showcase Parkes and our Shire, through the fantastic projects that have been delivered that build our community and community spirit.
Central West Lachlan Landcare’s contribution to the State and National Award is not possible without funding for the Local Landcare Coordinator role through the Landcare Enabling Program, which builds partnerships, engagement, contributions back into our community, encouragement of new small business, increased social cohesion and educational opportunities.
Thanks to the dedicated volunteers from Central West Lachlan Landcare and Parkes Community Arts who support our Homegrown Parkes Events and of course, Parkes Shire Council staff who have delivered and profiled these projects.
We look forward to Parkes hosting the 2025 NSW Keep Australia Beautiful Awards on 11 October, which is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our local projects and our communities.
Our Spring Homegrown Parkes event will coincide with this weekend.
For further information on this article, please go to www.centralwestlachlanlandcare.org, twitter, facebook or Instagram @cwllandcare or contact Marg Applebee on 0418 611 053.
