2009 Judging Criteria

1.0 Community Action (Compulsory criterion)

• Tidy Towns Committee coordination and/or involvement
• Community groups and individual effort
• Youth and school/s participation, including students, teachers and parents
• Business and Industry commitment
• Rewarding and valuing volunteers
• Local government liaison
• Promotion of Tidy Towns goals
• Training and mentoring

2.0 General Appearance (Compulsory criterion)

• Approaches to towns, including signs and features
• Business, retail and industrial areas, including adequacy and servicing of bins, signs etc.
• Parks, gardens and sporting areas, including adequacy and servicing of bins, signs etc.
• Homes and gardens
• Streets, including footpaths, verges etc.

3.0 Initiatives (Choose one or more Initiative)

3.1. Recycling and Waste Management

• Planning
• Local government liaison
• Education and awareness raising programs
• Community involvement
• Innovative methods

3.2. Natural Heritage Conservation

• Planning
• Local government liaison
• Education and awareness raising programs
• Community involvement
• Innovative methods

3.3. Enhancing Cultural Identity

• Planning
• Local government liaison
• Education and awareness raising programs
• Community involvement
• Innovative methods

3.4. Water Conservation

• Planning
• Local government liaison
• Education and awareness raising programs
• Community involvement
• Innovative methods

Note: to be eligible to become a Regional Finalist, you must enter all four initiatives.