At this year's NSW Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns annual awards, held in Scone, the town just down the highway, Muswellbrook won their population category in the major Tidy Towns section.
Scone got to host the event this year as they were the 2022 overall winner of the Tidy Town award. The overall winner this year was Bathurst.
The Upper Hunter scored a number of major awards at the event with the Bush Spirit Award population category D highly commended recipient going to The Great Cattle Dog Muster, Muswellbrook Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The Bush Spirit Award population category C winner was awarded to Where There's A Will, (Scone). This charity, founded by Pauline Carrigan, works with schools and community to improve mental health and wellbeing in the Upper Hunter.
Also based in Scone The Circular Economy Award population category C winner was the Green Seed Grocer, Bec Kennedy.
The Communication & Engagement Award population category A highly commended recipient is Up-Cycling Reducing Textile Waste, Murrurundi Landcare Tidy Towns Committee.
In Muswellbrook The Local Legends: 26 - 65 Years category D highly commended recipient was awarded to Creating Inclusive Sustainable Community, Warrior Disability Services. The Resource Recovery and Waste Minimisation Award category D highly commended recipient was Green Team, Muswellbrook South Public School
Louise Nichols
From cattle to coal. Once a specialist agriculture writer today its about community, in particular, the Upper Hunter. I have lived and worked in the region for more than 30 years. Land use issues and the future direction of our region. But you cannot take ag out of the picture - our food and how we grow it is the basis of all life. Covering the Hunter and Mid North Coast rural issues is now part of my role with ACM.
From cattle to coal. Once a specialist agriculture writer today its about community, in particular, the Upper Hunter. I have lived and worked in the region for more than 30 years. Land use issues and the future direction of our region. But you cannot take ag out of the picture - our food and how we grow it is the basis of all life. Covering the Hunter and Mid North Coast rural issues is now part of my role with ACM.
