Clean Beach Challenge

What is the Clean Beach Challenge?

The WA Clean Beach Challenge is a community pride program coordinated by Keep Australia Beautiful WA (KABWA) and Surf Life Saving WA (SLSWA) which rewards communities for protecting and enhancing their local beaches.

The Clean Beach Challenge operates in Queensland, NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia.

Winners from the state competitions are entered in to the National Clean Beach Challenge Competition held each year.

Objectives of the program

• Help to keep Western Australia's beaches beautiful, environmentally healthy and litter free
• Encourage care, protection and management of Western Australia's coastal regions
• Encourage beautification, education, environmental programs, safety programs, partnerships and community pride
• Celebrate WA's beach culture
• Promotion of local beaches, SLSWA and KABWA

Who can enter

Any group such as community groups, tourism associations, businesses, service groups, Local Government Authorities, coastal area schools, Surf Life Saving clubs, coast care groups, environment groups and recreational fishing groups can nominate a local beach.

How do I enter?

• Download a nomination booklet
• Complete all relevant details about your beach (between 500-1000 words are required for each category)
• Prepare about five photos for each category to supplement your written information
• Email or post your nomination by Friday 20 February 2009 to:
  Keep Australia Beautiful
  Locked Bag 104
  Bentley Delivery Centre WA 6983
  kabc@dec.wa.gov.au

How does it work?

The WA Clean Beach Challenge is a competition open to all communities and beaches within WA.

You nominate your beach by sending in a nomination booklet with supporting photos.

All written submissions and photos will be assessed by judges from Keep Australia Beautiful WA and Surf Life Saving WA.

Finalists will be selected for each category and also for an overall winner of the WA Clean Beach Challenge Award.

Finalists for the WA Clean Beach Challenge Award will be visited by a judge to help determine the overall winner.

All finalists will be invited to attend the awards ceremony.

The WA Cleanest Beach will be entered in the National Clean Beach Challenge.

Judging and the awards

Submissions will be assessed against each criteria with judging including consideration of each beach's geographic, environmental, cultural and economic circumstances, and assessment of how efficiently and effectively the community uses the resources available to it.

Judging only considers activities and initiatives which have occurred over the previous 12 months.

Categories

'WA's Cleanest Beach Award' (Overall winner)

Outstanding Accomplishment Awards:
1. Friendly Beach Award
2. Community Action Award
3. Protection of the Environment
4. Natural Resource Management
5. Litter Prevention Award

For further details about categories click here.

What do I win?

Each winner receives a sign for your beach, a certificate plus the associated promotion for your local beach and the work you have been doing.

Timeline

November 2008 – February 2009 open for submissions

March 2009 judging

April 2009 awards ceremony

National awards ceremony - TBC