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Victorian Tidy Towns Sustainable Community Awards
The Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities Awards recognise positive actions taken by communities in rural and regional areas to protect and enhance their local environments. They encompass initiatives as diverse as litter prevention, recycling, protection of the environment, preserving heritage, community action and leadership and environmental sustainability programs.
Horsham has had ongoing successes at these awards over many years and we are the only Victorian town to win the Tidy Town of the Year award five times.
Six Horsham-based entries were finalists in this year’s Victorian Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities awards, with the winners announced at a major awards event in Wycheproof in October.
The Green Lake Foreshore Committee won the Clean Beach Award for their “Let the Clean Up Begin” project. The committee organised working bees at the lake to clean debris including pine tree branches, which had built up during the drought.
Wimmera Health Care Group won the Resource Recovery and Waste Management award for their “Blue Frog” initiative, which encourages people to recycle and save power.
The Horsham Tidy Towns committee received a high commendation for its “Don’t Rubbish Horsham” litter prevention campaign.
The Haven Recreation Reserve Committee was a finalist in the Community Partnerships category, the Horsham Skate Park development a finalist in the Young Leaders award, and Yurunga Brush a finalist in the Cultural Heritage category.
Congratulations to the Tidy Towns committee and our award winners on their continued success at these prestigious award.
Horsham and Grampians Visitor Information Centre
The Horsham and Grampians Visitor Information Centre is located centrally in Horsham at 20 O’Callaghan’s Parade. The centre is open from 9 am to 5 pm seven days a week (excluding Christmas Day). A full-time co-ordinator and three part-time administration staff are employed at the centre and they are supported by a dedicated team of 16 volunteers.
The Visitor Information Centre provides a comprehensive range of up-to-date information on Tourism Victoria and South Australia products, especially in relation to the Wimmera region. A booking service for local accommodation providers and internet access is available. They also stock a large range of products for sale including local produce, books, maps and souvenirs at reasonable prices.
A recent new addition to the centre is an interactive display on Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture. Horsham Rural City Council has a Sister City Friendship Agreement with Nujiang, one of eight autonomous prefectures in the Yunnan Province in south-west China (see page 48). The display includes videos, books, images and flyers containing colourful images of Nujiang’s unique culture and natural environment.
In 2013-2014, assistance was provided to 14,994 walk in visitors, 1,723 phone calls and 505 email enquires to the Horsham and Grampians Visitor Information Centre.
Peter Brown, Chief Executive, shows off the Nujiang display at the Horsham and Grampians Visitor Information Centre.
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