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Which Bin Does It Go In?
KESAB Tackles Australia's Biggest Waste Question for Keep Australia Beautiful Week It's a question every household grapples with: which bin does this actually belong in? With recycling and waste systems varying from council to council and state to state, getting [...]
Entries continue for the 2026 Paint Australia Beautiful School Mural Competition
Australian schools are being encouraged to turn blank walls into lasting lessons in sustainability, as entries continue for the 2026 Paint Australia Beautiful School Mural Competition. Run by Keep Australia Beautiful, with support from Dulux Australia and the Australian Government [...]
Waste and Climate Change: The Connection We Ignore
by Madeleine Coyle, KAB Copywriter (Volunteer) We have a global waste problem, folks—a mammoth, incontrovertible waste problem on an epic scale. And this waste problem is deeply interconnected with climate change, primarily through the emissions [...]
Small Town, Big Effort: WA community of just 1,000 named Australia’s tidiest
Williams, a small town in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region, has been named the national winner of the 2026 Keep Australia Beautiful Australian Tidy Towns Awards. Home to just over 1,000 people, Williams took out the overall national title as [...]
TOMRA Cleanaway 2026 Australian Tidy Towns Sustainability Awards Sponsor
TOMRA Cleanaway announced as National Awards Sponsor of the 2026 Australian Tidy Towns Sustainability Awards Article written by TOMRA CLEANAWAY TOMRA Cleanaway is proud to be a national awards sponsor of the 2026 Keep Australia Beautiful Australian Tidy Towns Sustainability [...]
How to be a Recycling Superstar: Your Guide to Navigating the Complex World of Recycling
by Madeleine Coyle, KAB Copywriter (Volunteer) Recent statistics paint a bleak picture. Australia produces 75.6 millions tonnes of waste annually. This is around 2.88 tonnes per person! While a good portion of waste comes from [...]
Local Media Featuring VIC PAB Finalist
South Geelong Primary School Celebrated by Local Media for Creative Mural and Community Spirit. The mural caught the eye of their local Geelong Advertiser, who came down to photograph the mural last week, in recognition of their participation in [...]
Local Media Featuring TAS PAB Finalist
Clarendon Vale Primary School Recognised by [Local Media] for Inspiring Mural & Environmental Message Clarendon Vale Primary School has captured media attention after being featured by Channel 7, celebrating their participation in Keep Australia Beautiful’s Paint Australia Beautiful 2025 [...]
Narrogin Observer sings the praises of WA PAB Finalist
Williams Primary School has been recognised in the Narrogin Observer for their inspiring entry in Keep Australia Beautiful’s Paint Australia Beautiful 2025 Schools Mural Competition. Representing Western Australia as a state finalist, the school’s mural, titled Our Beautiful Country, [...]
Bunderberg Today & 4BU Radio Features QLD PAB Finalists
Bullyard State School, a small yet vibrant school with just 29 students, has rallied local media support from Bundaberg Today , ABC Wide Bay Radio , 4BU Bunderburg Radio and the Queensland Department of Education for its participation in the [...]
Channel 7 & The Leader – NSW PAB Finalist
Students at Bexley Public School have been celebrated in the St George and Sutherland Shire Leader for their breathtaking new mural, Our Living Country, a vibrant tribute to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and the surrounding natural [...]
NT Herald Sun & NT News – NT PAB Finalist
A striking new mural created by students at Good Shepherd Lutheran College NT has advanced to the final stages of the national competition organised by Paint Australia Beautiful Schools Mural Competition, and the young artists are rallying the local community for support ahead of voting closure. The mural [...]
NT Paint Australia Beautiful Finalist Profile
Good Shepherd Lutheran College Leanyer Campus – Grade 2 VOTE FOR THIS MURAL About the School & Community Good Shepherd Lutheran College Leanyer Campus first opened in 1985 as Saint Andrew Lutheran [...]
WA Paint Australia Beautiful Finalist Profile
Williams Primary School (Grades 5-6) VOTE FOR THIS MURAL A Proud History Williams Primary School, located in the rural town of Williams about 160 km’s from Perth in Western Australia, was first [...]
VIC Paint Australia Beautiful Finalist Profile
South Geelong Primary School (Grade 6) VOTE FOR THIS MURAL A School with History and Heart South Geelong Primary School first opened its doors on August 1, 1879. Over nearly 150 years [...]
TAS Paint Australia Beautiful Finalist Profile
Clarendon Vale Primary School (Grade 5) VOTE FOR THIS MURAL A Community-Centred School Established in 1978, Clarendon Vale Primary School has grown into a vibrant learning community of 132 students, around 30% [...]



