Sustainable Communities Tasmania Newsletter 2015

Sustainable Communities Tasmania

Newsletter 2015

The Tidy Town Award encourages, motivates and celebrates sustainability achievements of rural and regional communities across Australia. Triabunna The eastcoast town of Triabunna is Tasmania’s 2015 Tidy Town award winner. The Triabunna community takes enormous pride in what it does and shows very clearly a fierce determination to achieve its aims and objectives with maximum success. Triabunna has a rich historical background from the traditional land owners of the local aboriginal community and the breadth of Tasmanian European past including convict settlements, farming, whaling, shipwright and timber industries, evidence of which is found in so many parts of the town. The town has taken a collaborative approach to litter management and recycling and all ages groups across the community are actively involvement in natural environment conservation. There are many OVERALL WINNER TIDY TOWNS Triabunna excellent health and wellbeing opportunities including, creative arts, boat restoration, craft, gym, marine activities and space for TIDY TOWNS POPULATION CATEGORY community members to gather. Tribunna expresses its marine location WINNERS and culture through Under 500 – Trial Harbour business opportunities 501 to 1000 – Oatlands community events including Seafest. Despite 1001 to 2000 – Cygnet significant economic and 5000 to 15000 – Huonville community challenges Over 15000 – Brighton through innovation and collaboration Triabunna SUSTAINABLE CITIES OVERALL WINNER has emerged as a Glenorchy revitalized and stronger CLEAN BEACH OVERALL WINNER community with a Dover Beach sustainable future. Triabunna will be COMMUNITY CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD Sue Smedley representing Tasmania at the Australian Tidy YOUTH AWARD Town awards in Toodyay, Jalanda Papi-Watson Western Australia in March 2016. 2015 TASMANIAN SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AWARDS Certificates of Excellence and Appreciation Keep Australia Beautiful is delighted to acknowledge and celebrate the efforts of individuals, groups and Local Government to enhance the sustainability of their communities.

TIDY TOWNS HEALTH and WELLBEING Bagdad Community Club COMMUNITY ACTION and PARTNERSHIPS Australasian Golf Club Bicheno Health and Resource Centre Bothwell Exercise Group Bendigo Bank Huon Valley Community Branches Bridgewater Health Centre – Knitting Group Bicheno Ambulance Anita Campbell Brighton Alive Chris Cartledge Buckland Community Group Central Highlands Council Burtons Reserve Management Committee Community Blitz Central Highlands Council Dip & Sip Evan Evans Dover RSL Freycinet Association Inc Terry Hoskinson Gagebrook and Bridgewater Community Houses Huon Valley Dog Walkers Gallery Oatlands Kelly Jones Pat Hansen Corina McCarthy Peter and Merilyn Hill Daph Richardson Huon Valley Council Rural Primary Health Service Kelvin Jones Pat Taylor Judbury Community Centre Management Committee Orford Community Group HERITAGE and CULTURE Malcolm Sinclair ANZAC Centenary Project Gary Stoward Peter and Marion Berry Carlene Triffett and Helen Poynder Brighton Agricultural Society Nic Wardlaw Centre of Heritage at Oatlands Circular Head Christian School – History Students ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Dover Online Access Centre Peter Lawrence Kim Dunstan Jordon River Learning Federation Maureen Martin Ferris Rob Sheedy and employees Geeveston Archives and History Society Spring Bay Seafood Betty Jones Warawyn Childcare Centre Ray ‘Shorty’ Keating Levendale and Woodsdale Memorial Garden and Wall Elaine Midson Sue Nettlefold Dale Pearse Judy Pyke Sue Smedley Smithton High School – Extended History Class Southern Midlands Council Spring Bay Studio & Gallery Upper Huon History Group Wynyard Men’s Shed Zeehan RSL LITTER PREVENTION, WASTE MANAGEMENT and RESOURCE RECOVERY Glamorgan Spring Bay Council Natural Resource Management Committee NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION Marcia Harvey Bird Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary Brighton Community Blitz Glamorgan Spring Bay Council Southern Midlands Council

Triabunna – Winner Tidy Towns YOUTH LEADERSHIP and ACTIVITIES Cynthia Maxwell-Smith, Rob Simmons, Lona Turvey, Samantha Andrews Guy Barnett MHA, Mathew Philpot Katelyn Read Sustainable Cities Award Glenorchy City The Australian Sustainable Cities Awards encourage, motivate and celebrate the local sustainability achievements of urban communities across Australia. There are so many reasons why Glenorchy City has been chosen, as Tasmania’s Sustainable City for 2015. It is difficult to express in a few words exactly how much is happening in the City, but in essence there is an abundance of potential and opportunities. Glenorchy City is a culturally diverse, safe and vibrant place that encourages, supports and invites people to care for each other. The Glenorchy City Council actively endeavours to engage all of the community, not just a few, but in particular youth to guide community development and strategic planning. The City strives for a sustainable blend of multiculturism Glenorchy – Overall Winner Sustainable City and the arts and commercial development. Peter Brooks, Rob Simmons, Guy Barnett MHA, Danielle Hall, Mathew Philpot At the Australian Sustainable Cities event hosted in Brisbane on 13 November 2015, Glenorchy City Council won the Young Legends Award. Glenorchy was also highly commended for Environmental Sustainability and the Heritage and Culture awards.

SUSTAINABLE CITIES COMMUNITY ACTION and PARTNERSHIPS Buccan Community House Glenorchy City Council Launceston City Council ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Berridale Childcare Centre Glenorchy City Council Roy Mullins Southern Midlands winners Elaine Midson, Tim Kirkwood, Chris Cartledge, Rob Simmons, HEALTH and WELLBEING Garth Denne, Jennifer Johnston, Ian Johnston Glenorchy City Council Launceston City Council Launceston Flood Authority YMCA HERITAGE and CULTURE Launceston City Council Moonah Arts Centre – MAC Fiona Ramshaw LITTER PREVENTION, WASTE MANAGEMENT and RESOURCE RECOVERY Danielle Hall Launceston City Council YOUTH LEADERSHIP and ACTIVITIES Glamorgan Spring Bay winners GCC Youth Task Force Rob Simmons, Cynthia Maxwell-Smith, Lorna Turvey, Katelyn Read, Rosetta Primary School Pat Taylor Clean Beaches Award CLEAN BEACHES Dover Beach COMMUNITY ACTION and PARTNERSHIPS Port Esperance Coastcare The Clean Beaches Award recognises individuals or community groups for showing pride in their COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT local beach. Any ocean, lake, river or beach Shirley and Brian Smith is eligible to win the award. Judges take into Trial Harbour Beach account the beach’s geographic, environmental HEALTH and WELLBEING and economic circumstances, and assess the way Trial Harbour Progress Association in which the entrants use the available resources to maintain their beach environment. LITTER PREVENTION, WASTE MANAGEMENT and RESOURCE RECOVERY West Coast Council Over recent years Dover Beach has moved from a neglected and unattractive area to one that now enjoys excellent supporting facilities. The extensive work undertaken by the local coast care group and the Huon Valley Council has resulted in an area that attracts many community and particularly family activities. Works included construction of walking tracks and bridges with the installation of interpretive signage and extensive planting of native species that have stabilised the beachfront and secondary dune area. The playgrounds have been refurbished with modern equipment with an associated upgrade of the BBQ and toilet facilities making it a great place for families to hang out. All these works have been undertaken in a way that does not detract from the natural features of the coastline. These achievements are a credit to the local community and an excellent example of how local effort can result in a corresponding effort from the local authority.

Dover Beach will represent Tasmania in the Dover – Overall Winner Clean Beach & Huon Valley winners Australian Clean Beaches Award in 2016. Rob Simmons, Lona Turvey, Guy Barnett MHA, Lisa Pohl, Ian Paul, Dick Geeves, Mathew Philpot

Community Citizen of the Year Award Sue Smedley The inaugural Community Citizen of the Year award title replaces the John Danaghy award and seeks to recognize someone within the Tasmanian community who has shown extremely dedicated service to their community. Sue Smedley is a quiet achiever in her community that so many others look to for advice and guidance when a community task needs to be undertaken. All of this is done with humility and quiet confidence and she has been a key driver of nominations for KAB awards for many years. Sue is a true authority on the local history of Stanley and Circular Head area and her knowledge has been the cornerstone of many historical research publications. Some of the projects Sue has been involved in includes; the wonderful Stanley Discovery Museum, the Stanley Primary School centenary celebrations and most recently the research and development of the new ANZAC Sue Smedley – KAB Community Citizen of the Year memorial in Stanley. Rob Simmons, Sue Smedley, Guy Barnett MHA Youth Award Jalanda Pappi-Watson The Community Youth Citizen Award is our opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of young people to the Sustainable Communities Awards. Nurturing and developing understanding in leadership, collaboration, communication and problem solving are all key skills that empower young people to believe they ‘can’ in the 21st century and become future leaders of our communities. Jalanda Pappi-Watson has been awarded the 2015 Community Youth Citizen Award. Jalanda’s leadership started at high school and the skills developed in this environment have been transferred to her local government youth committee. Through the opportunities with this committee she has actively campaigned for awareness of young people in her local government area. The areas she has championed include: National Safe Schools, sexual diversity, social justice, binge drinking, RUOK? Day, and the 40 hour famine. Whilst organising, leading and evaluating these events she has managed to continue to achieve in her studies, and importantly share her skills and knowledge with other young people.

Judge’s Comments: Lesley Gardner Earlier this year Geoff Marsh and Ruth Whelan approached me to join KABTas as the judge. I felt both humbled to be asked and intrigued by the Keep Australia Beautiful organisation and judging process. Due to preplanned commitments I was only able to complete three days of judging, which fortunately included valuable mentoring by Geoff Marsh and Ruth Whelan. To be honest I didn’t know what to expect on my first day which was spent with Geoff Marsh and effervescent Greg Hunt from the Southern Midlands Council. We Geoff Marsh, Lesley Gardner crisscrossed the council area from Levendale and Woodsdale to Oatlands and were introduced to the treasures veiled behind the highway doors of the Bagdad Community Club. I left the day feeling very inspired by the passion and enthusiasm that Greg and those that he had introduced me too expressed about their communities. My next experience took me east, to the southern reaches of the Glamorgan Spring Bay Council, accompanied by Ruth Whelan and Lona Turvey and Cynthia Maxwell-Smith from council. We visited Triabunna, Orford and Buckland and again I left the region feeling uplifted by the zest and optimism that so many conveyed for their organisation and district. Geoff and Ruth completed the statewide judging and through various means of communication we were able to reach a clear consensus on the certificate recipients and winners of all award categories. I was struck by the genuine joy expressed by award receivers at the August awards presentation in Westbury. It confirmed to me how important it is to recognise, honour and celebrate achievements and the day highlighted how unique the long standing KAB awards program is, where local, community minded individuals and groups are recognised at a state and potentially national level. As mentioned in Rob Simmons’ Chairman’s Report, I would also like to acknowledge Barrie Muir the former KABTas judge. Despite my limited experience on the ground, I have been left in no doubt that I have some particularly large shoes to fill, especially in the photography area. Finally congratulations to all of the 2015 award recipients and good luck to Glenorchy City, Triabunna and Dover Beach who will be representing Tasmanian at the national level. Judging for the 2016 awards will take place in the second quarter of the year and I am looking forward to travelling further a field visiting your communities and organisations, beaches and cities and meeting community members and hearing about your challenges and celebrating your successes. Geoff Marsh, Sue Smedley, Barrie Muir, Rob Simmons Judge’s Comments: Ruth Whelan

Each year the judging of the Sustainable Schools awards is an inspiring time. The opportunity to visit schools and see the passion and drive that students have for their future direction is a rewarding one. The benefit of empowering students to lead their communities through change is a powerful one. It is one that reduces the time and pressure commitment on teachers and at the same time enables students to develop life skills. Skills such as: leadership, collaboration, communication and organisation. These are transferable to all areas of learning and teaching. By engaging students in their community they become empowered to believe they can make a difference. Of the schools visited this year some are just beginning their journey and others have been leading change within their communities for many years. The students that are involved and empowered to lead this change process have developed a significant array of life skills. The schools that have won the award for their category have demonstrated their commitment to the future of their students and their communities. • They are instilling in society the need for sustainability to be incorporated into all strands of life by incorporating it in to their teaching and learning; • They are working with their community in partnerships that benefit both sides of the arrangement; • And, they are empowering students by handing the leadership of projects and committees over to them. Thank you to Wrigley and Replas for their sponsorship of the Sustainable Schools Awards. These companies provide the prize moneys and recycled plastic infrastructure gift vouchers for the winners: Congratulations to the following winners: North West Region (Primary): Winner: Penguin District School (pictured right) North West Region (Secondary): Winner: Geneva Christian College Northern Region (Primary) Winner: Scotch Oakburn College (pictured bottom right Southern Region (Primary): Winner: Albuera St Primary School (pictured bottom left) Southern Region (Primary): HC: Sacred Heart Catholic College – Geeveston Southern Region (Secondary): Winner: Triabunna District School

Port Sorell Primary School Sacred Heart College – Geeveston

2015 Sustainable Schools Awards Judging

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Port Sorell Above: Port Sorell Primary Primary School School Sacred Heart College – Geeveston

Top left: Kingston Primary School Port Sorell Primary School Sacred Heart College – Geeveston Kingston Primary School

Left: Latrobe Primary School 2015 Sustainable Schools Awards Judging

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If you would like further information on these or ideas from other years please contact me [email protected] or 0419386295. Eco-Schools International Meeting

The National Operators Meeting for Eco-Schools results. These results demonstrate the behaviour was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland from the 12th and leadership patterns, and perception of litter to the 14th of November. This was attended by 54 around the world. This data will be built on through of the 58 countries involved in the program. As the future programs developing a more detailed picture Australian representative I was inspired to be part of the world’s litter and waste issues. Twenty schools of this assembly. With 100 people representing around Australia participated in 2015, successfully 48,000 participating schools around the world this reducing litter and waste in their schools and raising was an engaging time. Our conversations solved awareness of waste production in their communities. challenges and celebrated successes of many A number of Northern Ireland Schools are working countries. We visited Eco-Schools, participated towards Zero Waste production in their schools. in inspiring presentations, and shared projects One of the schools that we visited has reached this and ideas. The opportunity to participate in this significant target. Zero Waste means that there is no landfill created by the school. All waste is either conference has broadened my understanding of composted or recycled. How can you reach this mile this incredible program, improving my ability to stone as a school? support schools and partner organisations. Through understanding how the program is delivered around Some of the ideas that have been mixing around the world I have gained a greater understanding of are: its role in Australia. • Posters – the arts and science research • Newsletter articles – English or media studies The Eco-Schools program in Australia has the opportunity to empower students through making • Flash mobs – drama, music, PE a significant change to the sustainability of their • Local community newspapers – English or media communities. The life skills that students are able to studies develop through this program, contribute to their • Litter sorting and display in school courtyard – toolbox of twenty first century skills. The opportunity maths, science, english to partner with a school elsewhere in the world or • Publicity at school fair – drama, music, English, our large country provides learning opportunities science, maths that indescribable. Imagine being able to solve • Assembly presentations – drama, music, English, challenges for one another and learn from each science, maths other. Sharing projects and knowledge with fellow As you can see there are anumber of curriculum students! opportunities in this list. Which will your school The Eco-Schools program expects the skills and choose? knowledge students are learning through their 1. Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful were delighted Eco-School projects to be linked to the school to host 100 delegates from 54 countries at curriculum. This is one of the 7 steps of the the Foundation for Environmental Education’s program. With Sustainability a cross-curricular Eco-Schools National Operators Meeting. The priority in the National Curriculum, the Eco-Schools international visitors enjoyed a trip to local Eco- program provides a framework to help deliver this in Schools showcasing best practice including a meaningful way. Belmont Primary School in Belfast (pictured below) who impressed with their knowledge of all The Eco-Schools Global Scrapbook Project is things Eco. being developed in Finland. Finnish Eco-Schools are creating paper scrapbooks, writing about their life, communities and projects, and posting the books on a world journey. Australian Eco-Schools have the opportunity to participate by registering at https://docs.google. com/forms/d/1hVrsi83q9I-2gnT25 thzTjshVxKKOmezosrZqWJeA9Y/ viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_ link During the conference we looked at the data that was collected during the 2014/15 Litter Legends grants. There were some very interesting

1. Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful were delighted to host 100 delegates from 54 countries at the Foundation for Environmental Education’s Eco-‐Schools National Operators Meeting. The international visitors enjoyed a trip -‐ to local Eco Schools showcasing best actice pr including Belmont Primary School in Belfast who impressed with their knowledge of all things Eco.

2. Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful were delighted to host 100 delegates from 54 countries at the Foundation for Environmental Education’s Eco-‐Schools National Operators Meeting. They were welcomed to Northern Ireland with a reception at Stormont. Front Row: Anna Lo MLA, Chair of the Environment Committee; David Weir MLA, Chair of the Education Committee; Daniel Schaffer, CEO Foundation for Environmental Education and Tony Wilcox, Chair of Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful.

2. Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful were delighted to host 100 delegates from 54 countries at the Foundation for Environmental Education’s Eco- Schools National Operators Meeting. They were welcomed to Northern Ireland with a reception at Stormont.

Front Row: Anna Lo MLA, Chair of the Environment Committee; David Weir MLA, Chair of the Education Committee; Daniel Schaffer, CEO Foundation for Environmental Education and Tony Wilcox, Chair of Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful.

Chairman’s2. Keep Northern Report Ireland Beautiful were delighted to host 100 delegates from 54 countries at Our Sustainable Communities Awards were held Our education program has also gone from strength in Westburythe this year andFoundation we were delighted for to Environmental to strength. The Eco-Schools Education’s Eco-‐Schools program National here in Operators Meeting. have TriabunnaThey named were Tasmanian welcomed Tidy Town for to Northern Tasmania has Ireland 16 schools involved with with a further reception at Stormont. Front Row: Anna Lo 2015. Triabunna has a rich historical background enrolments expected in the coming months. We and has weatheredMLA, changes Chair of fortune, of to the Environment welcome the opportunity Committee; to speak with primary David and Weir MLA, Chair of the Education continue to adapt to changing circumstances secondary schools regarding this program that has with strongCommittee; determination. They Daniel will be excellent Schaffer, been CEO introduced Foundation to over 50 countries for Environmental worldwide. Education and Tony Wilcox, representativesChair at the of national Keep awards in Northern Western Ireland With Beautiful. over 14 million students involved, this program Australia in March 2016. is an important tool in the day to day school curriculum. The continuing excellent work at Glenorchy and tremendous facilities at Dover Beach, see these On a less encouraging note the National Litter communities being represented at the Australian Index (NLI), covering the 2014-15 year, identified Sustainable Cities and Australian Clean Beaches that both litter numbers and litter volume increased awards. over the past year. We hope to see that outcome reversed in the coming period. Extraordinary effort is undertaken by many individuals across the state. This year Sue Smedley Funding is always an important aspect of the won our Community Citizen of the year and our organisation’s ability to undertake the programs Community Youth Citizen was Jalanda Papi-Watson. it is involved in. We thank very much the State Their commitment to seeing a better and more Government, the Australian Packaging Convenant sustainable future for us all is genuinely inspiring. and Wrigley for their on-going financial support. The support of Replas and Innkeepers is also very much appreciated.

Lastly the Board thanks the team at KAB for the excellent work undertaken this year. Barrie Muir has stepped down as state judge of the Sustainable Communities Awards and I would like to express our special thanks to him for his long- term commitment to KAB and the Tasmanian community. We warmly welcome Lesley Gardner as our new state judge. I am sure you will see much more of Lesley over the coming year. Rob Simmons KAB Tas, Chair

Tasmanian Co-ordinator’s Report

This year I have been liaising with and visiting not awards this term. Some will seek recognition for only the schools who have entered the Sustainable the Bronze and Silver awards, others are seeking Schools Awards, but also the schools who are recognition at the top international level of Green involved with the Eco-Schools program. This time Flag, an actual flag to fly on a flag pole or hang in a last year I introduced Eco-Schools to a number foyer. of teachers, and from this introduction 15 schools Registered schools: around the state have registered. Latrobe Primary School – Latrobe The Eco-Schools Program is a 20-year-old MacKillop College – Warrane sustainability education program that was developed Ogilvie High School – New Town in Denmark as an outcome to a UN conference. The New Town High School – New Town program is now in 59 countries, and 45,000 schools. Lenah Valley Primary School – Lenah Valley Port Sorell Primary School – Port Sorell Eco- Schools is a student-led, democratic, change Scotch Oakburn College – Launceston process which addresses not only the classic four Albeura Street Primary School – Hobart topics of Energy, Water, Biodiversity, and Litter Oatlands District School – Oatlands and Waste, but also Healthy Lifestyles and Global Lilydale District School – Lilydale Citizens for Social Justice. The Eco-Schools process Rosetta Primary School – Rosetta has seven steps that facilitate the process of change. St Mary’s College – Hobart This process enables change to be incorporated in The Friends School – North Hobart to the curriculum, and to include representation from Illawarra Primary School – Kingston right across the school community. Hobart College – Mount Nelson Rosetta Primary School received a bronze award in The Eco-Schools’ website www.eco-schools.com.au October for their fantastic work. The details of their can provide information about the program submission are available on the Eco-Schools website nationally, for Tasmanian information, please contact: www.eco-schools.com.au. A number of other schools Ruth Whelan – [email protected] will be applying for their internationally recognised

Entries are now open Entries close: for the Sustainable The 2016 Awards Friday 15 April 2016 Communities Awards Function will be held for Sustainable for 2016 – at Triabunna on Schools,Tidy Towns, enter on line at: 19 August 2016. Clean Beaches and kabtas.com.au “Lock this in to your Sustainable Cities entries close: diary.” Awards. 8 April 2016 Sustainable Communities Awards Event After having just attended the KABTAS awards for the previous 12 months I was asked to put together this piece for the newsletter, first off all congratulations to all winners for their huge efforts in putting their best foot forward! The last financial year was a record year for Replas Tas, and in fact the Replas Company as a whole. Reflecting on what helped make it a standout year for us and putting it into a KABTAS context, one of last year’s winners the City of Launceston has had a huge year with us, not to mention like minded schools and private businesses within their municipality. We can’t help but applaud them for being so environmentally conscience. For the city itself they purchased 2km2 of decking for Seaport, along with the associated kick rail. This equates to 70 ton of recycled plastic that will not make it to landfill, saving the equivalent of 231m2 of landfill space or 17 million plastic shopping bags. But they didn’t stop there! The Launceston Aquatic Centre also purchased over a kilometre of Replas Profiles to freshen up the grandstand seating. Along with eight picnic settings and 26 new benches, all long life imperious to the harsh conditions of a swimming pool environment. For the trivia buffs, this was another 5.2 ton of plastic saved from landfill, or 1.26 million plastic bags. In closing I would once again like to congratulate KABTAS for the awards and the work they do, all the participating Councils, communities, groups and individuals, you are all champions of this beautiful state we call home. We at Replas Tasmania are proud to be associated with you. Mathew Philpott Sales & Marketing Replas Tasmania

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