Sunset Events is committed to the environment and the further development of all festivals as sustainable events, in particular the southbound festival. This project will spread the 'do the right thing' message through website, newsletters, media releases and articles in local newspapers, signage, and educational displays. This project aims to have bins, signage at the event and roadsides as well as a 'green team' to walk around educating patrons on littering behaviours.
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City of Swan
Clean Up Your Act aims to address the problem of littering at festivals, events and shopping precincts specifically targeting messages to youth. Partnering with the EMRC and Midland Gate Shopping Centre, the City of Swan will launch 'Clean Up Your Act' through art workshops and events as part of its ‘Hyper’ festival series. The project will engage local youth to re-use effective strategies and rubbish infrastructure for other events.
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Derby District High School
Recreational fishing around the Derby Jetty has led to a significant problem with discarded fishing line and bait bags which endanger the aquatic life through entanglement or ingestion. The school community with the support of the Shire of Derby West Kimberley; Mary Island Fishing Club and Community Radio 6dby plan to install fishing line recovery bins around the jetty and boat ramp.
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Rise Glow Pictures
The core work of this project is to engage with young people at Pemberton District High School, to discuss attitudes to littering, and to create a 'role model' character who will appeal to young people. This character will then be used in storylines written into a television series to be screened nationally. This will be done through litter audits, philosophy in classroom techniques and a video.
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Shire of Gnowangerup
The focus of this project is to improve infrastructure in the Shire of Gnowangerup accompanied by an anti litter message throughout the local media and recycling information in local schools. Last year the Shire introduced a recycling service in all three of its towns, although this service does not stretch to farms. The Council provides recycling bins for farmers at the main council depot in Gnowangerup.
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Shire of Chapman Valley
The Shire of Chapman Valley is currently implementing townscape plans for Nanson and Yuna in order to improve social, environmental and economic benefits. This has included the development of sporting and recreation venues, such as a public oval and playground and upcoming development of a basketball key. Due to the increasing popularity of these areas the Shire aims to include provision of litter disposal facilities and public awareness through signage to reduce litter and encourage positive changes in littering behaviors to protect the natural environment.
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Friends of Clontarf Hill
This project aims to reduce illegal dumping of building materials and household waste and littering in general on Clontarf Hill, an area of remnant bush containing one of the few remaining stands of Tuarts in the metropolitan area, which is currently used for passive recreational purposes. The project proposes a public education program, a local school program, erection of signs, measures to restrict vehicular access, initial removal of large heavy items and installation of sharps container and bins at entrance points and on the hill summit.
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Lions Club of Goomalling
To combat littering at sports events, mesh cages with a lion's head on them will be installed to encourage people to 'feed the lions' with their drink containers. Signage with anti-littering messages will also be installed.
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Shire of Mt Marshall
Shire of Mt Marshall aims to minimise the amount of rubbish ending up at the household waste section of the tip. Initiatives include purchasing 22 recycling bins, school children painting anti-litter and recycling messages on the bins and posters and advertisements throughout the community.
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Shire of Murray
The Shire of Murray plans to provide an Open Weekend at the Transfer Station for households, businesses and community groups to dispose of their rubbish in an effort to reduce the amount of rubbish dumped at the boat ramps and along roadways after Christmas and New Year. Media strategies will also be employed such as the website, the local newspaper, flyers, media releases and word of mouth. Signage will also be installed at the transfer station. Signage warning of the fines associated with illegal dumping will be placed at 'hotspots'.
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Shire of Kellerberin
The Shire of Kellerberin aims to tackle the increasing problem of litter through an advertising campaign to create awareness that litter is not only unsightly but creates health problems for the environment, native animals and people. In addition open bins will be replaced with wheelie bins carrying the message 'be a VigilANT Keep Kellerberin Clean' at the shopping precinct and the sports oval.
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City of Nedlands
The City of Nedlands aims to raise public awareness and reduce the incidence of ravens finding food sources through open bins and littered materials. This will be achieved through education including flyers, school visits, letters to residents, ensuring public bins are adequate for the area, signage, litter and school bin inventories, radio & media releases, newsletters, slogans, artwork, incentives and increased ranger enforcement.
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City of Perth
The City of Perth aim to improve on last year's recycling success at the Lotterywest Skyworks event through an increase in number of recycling stations. The Esplanade, Kings Park, Langley Park and Sir James Mitchell Park will all have a recycling station. Educational material, colourful signage around the compounds, provision of refuse and recycling bags and promotions/initiatives for returning bags to the compound with the appropriate waste will all be implemented.
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Western Suburbs Regional Organisation of Councils (WESROC)
WESROC aim to minimise littered cigarette butts in storm water drains and pipes. Initiatives include audits and evaluation of the impact of butts, education and training through community newspapers, brochures, engagement of community groups, distribution of educational material, posters, signage and distribution of Pocket Ashtrays at appropriate venues. Also to be adopted is increased enforcement by local rangers and incentives such as the ‘Cleanest Building’ award.
