The Australian Sustainable Communities Tidy Town Awards were launched in 1968 in Western Australia and are an initiative of Keep Australia Beautiful. These awards encourage, motivate and celebrate the achievements of rural and regional communities across Australia. Originally focused on litter reduction and civic pride, they now address the environmental, social and economic sustainability of local rural communities.
YearAustralia's most Sustainable Community1990Mount Tyson, Queensland1991Mount Gambier, South Australia1992Forbes, New South Wales1993Lucindale, South Australia1994Naracoorte, South Australia1995Kiama, New South Wales1996Stanley, Tasmania1997None awarded1998Denmark, Western Australia1999Goolwa, South Australia2000Batchelor, Northern Territory2001Horsham, Victoria2002Soldiers Point / Salamander Bay, New South Wales2003Wyalkatchem, Western Australia2004Port Vincent, South Australia2005Mount Gambier, South Australia2006Collie, Western Australia2007Swansea, Tasmania2008Toowoomba, Queensland2009Tamworth, New South Wales2010Beechworth, Victoria2011Lithgow, New South Wales2012Caloundra, Queensland2013Victor Harbor, South Australia2014Sheffield, Tasmania2015Toodyay, Western Australia2016Triabunna, Tasmania2017Barmera, South Australia2018Smithton, Tasmania2019Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte), Northern Territory2020Beechworth, Victoria2021Hastings, Victoria2022King Island, Tasmania2023Gascoyne Junction, Western Australia2024Beechworth, Victoria2025Launceston, Tasmania
External links Keep Australia Beautiful website KAB Sustainable Communities Tidy Towns Awards website 2007 Australian Winner