City of Monash voted most Sustainable City of the Year
Keep Victoria Beautiful (KVB) has announced City of Monash as the overall winner of the Keep Victoria Beautiful 2020...
12 Nov 2020
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LATEST NEWS
Sustainable Cities 2020 Awards Ceremony is on!
Join us for the 2020 Keep Victoria Beautiful Sustainable Cities Awards Ceremony! The Awards Ceremony will be a live...
10 Nov 2020
Beechworth crowned Australia’s most Sustainable Community in National Awards
Keep Australia Beautiful has announced the Victorian finalist Beechworth as the winner of the 2020 Australian Sustainable Communities –...
14 Oct 2020
Hastings scoops the prestigious Keep Victoria Beautiful Tidy Towns 2020 Award
Keep Victoria Beautiful has announced Hastings as the winner of the 2020 Sustainable Communities – Tidy Towns Awards, at...
13 Oct 2020
Join us to celebrate the 2020 Sustainable Communities – Tidy Towns Awards
You are cordially invited to the Keep Victoria Beautiful Sustainable Communities – Tidy Towns 2020 Awards Ceremony. The awards...
07 Oct 2020
In celebration of Volunteer Week 2020!
In celebration of Volunteer Week 2020, Keep Victoria Beautiful (KVB) would like to say a big thanks to all...
21 May 2020
Keep Victoria Beautiful opens entries for Melbourne’s most prestigious sustainability awards
The Keep Victoria Beautiful (KVB) Sustainable Cities Awards are now accepting entries for 2020 to celebrate the achievements of...
07 May 2020
Join us for Ovation Across the Nation, and let us say a HUGE thanks!
We want to say a HUGE thanks to all of our supporters, #volunteers and those who have kept us...
07 May 2020
“Keeping Australia beautiful since 1971” – WMR feature
As part of our 50th Anniversary, we have been featured in the Waste Management Review magazine: “Australia’s most iconic...
20 Apr 2020
Changes to all programs during COVID-19
The COVID-19 virus has taken most of us by surprise both with the nature of the virus but more...
30 Mar 2020
Are you doing your bit to strengthen and improve your community?
Has your initiative helped to inspire or empower your community? Are you contributing to managing litter or reducing waste...
24 Mar 2020
Beechworth voted Tidy Town of the Year
Keep Victoria Beautiful (KVB) has announced Beechworth as the overall winner of the Keep Victoria Beautiful 2019 Tidy Towns...
06 Nov 2019
Announcing the 2019 Tidy Towns – Sustainable Communities Finalists!
Thank you to everyone who had applied for the Keep Victoria Beautiful Tidy Towns – Sustainable Communities 2019 Awards!...
28 Aug 2019
The 2019 Sustainable Cities Awards Finalists announced
Thank you to all who had applied for the Keep Victoria Beautiful Sustainable Cities 2019 Awards! We have received...
13 Jun 2019
Dimboola recognised at the National Sustainable Communities – Tidy Towns 2019 Awards
Keep Australia Beautiful has announced the winners of the 2019 Australian Sustainable Communities -Tidy Towns Awards. Running nationally since...
17 Apr 2019
Saving our little pollinators is the ‘bees’ knees’
by Erin Lawson In my cupboard, I have a little jar of ‘connoisseur’ honey. I won’t lie, I bought...
22 Mar 2019
Plastic – not that fantastic
Did you know? Plastic pollution is predicted to double by 2030. But there are some who are taking up...
15 Mar 2019
Giving the gift of sustainability
By Sam Lawson It has been two years since my family and I spent Christmas together, so this season...
21 Dec 2018
Dennis Stationeers keeping the wattles blooming
It may be winter, but that does not mean that there is no explosion of colour and flowers. You...
24 Aug 2018
Tidy Towns 2018 Awards Finalists Announced!
Keep Victoria Beautiful (KVB) has announced this year’s finalists for its iconic Tidy Towns 2018 Awards. Congratulations to the...
09 Aug 2018
Sustainable Cities 2018 Awards Finalists announced!
Keep Victoria Beautiful (KVB) has announced this year’s finalists for its prestigious Sustainable Cities 2018 Awards. Congratulations to the...
28 May 2018
Meet Victoria’s young environmental leaders
Eco Warriors come in all shapes and sizes, not to mention ages. You do not have to be a...
14 May 2018
Beechworth shines at the National 2018 Tidy Towns Awards
Congratulations to Beechworth – the Victorian finalist for the Keep Australia Beautiful 2018 Tidy Towns Awards, which were held...
26 Apr 2018
Can Beechworth take out the National Tidy Towns 2018 title?
In 2018, Beechworth is hoping to regain its title of Australia’s Tidiest Town, announced tonight, 6 April 2018. Follow...
06 Apr 2018
Beechworth named the Tidiest of them all!
On Saturday 25 November, we had the pleasure of announcing the overall winner of the Keep Victoria Beautiful 2017...
28 Nov 2017
2017 Tidy Towns Awards Ceremony
Please join us at the 2017 Tidy Towns Awards Ceremony The awards night is being held at the newly...
06 Oct 2017
Sustainable City Winners 2017
Congratulations to all the winners, highly commended, finalists and participants in this years Sustainabale Cities Awards program 2017. Thank...
22 Sep 2017
A Tale of Green Cities, Part 2: Melbourne University
Tucked behind the zoology building at Melbourne University’s Parkville Campus is a living museum. The System Garden has been...
18 Jul 2017
Vale James (Jim) Douglass
James (Jim) Douglass was an outstanding human being. He was passionate about the Mooroopna community. Keep Victoria Beautiful (KVB)...
07 Jul 2017
Vale Don Johns
Keep Victoria Beautiful (KVB) would like to acknowledge the wonderful work that Don Johns undertook during his life. Don...
07 Jul 2017
Sustainable Cities Judging: Latrobe
Judging for the 2017 Sustainable Cities awards finished up a couple of weeks ago with the Keep Victoria Beautiful judges visiting Latrobe,...
05 Jul 2017
Josie Jones: Tidy Towns 2016 Dame Phyllis Frost Award Winner
Article by Sophie Spence Josie Jones is passionate about her environment, in particular, Port Phillip Bay. Also known as...
11 Jun 2017
A Tale of Green Cities | Part 1: CERES
“Once a desolate wasteland, today CERES is a place of nature and beauty” – It reads on the CERES...
08 Jun 2017
National Tidy Towns Awards in Triabunna, Tasmania
Keep Victoria Beautiful CEO, Sabina Wills, travelled to Triabunna, one of the largest towns on the east coast of...
05 Jun 2017
New Urban Biodiversity Project from Keep Victoria Beautiful
Over the last 4 months, myself and the KVB team have undertaken a scoping study looking at Victoria’s urban...
01 Jun 2017
Mural Installation At Moe Station
On Monday, KVB attended the official opening of the mural installation at Moe station. See the fantastic work done...
12 May 2017
Sustainable Cities Past Winners Profile: Gio Fitzpatrick
Image and article by Sophie Spence Gio Fitzpatrick, a 20-year-old urban ecologist and conservationist brings a sense of curiosity...
01 May 2017
The Keep Victoria Beautiful team wishes you a happy Christmas and wonderful festive season
The Keep Victoria Beautiful team wishes you a happy Christmas and wonderful festive season. 2016 Marked the 34th year...
16 Dec 2016
The 2016 Tidy Towns- Sustainable Community Awards Night
The Keep Victoria Beautiful Tidy Towns – Sustainable Communities Awards recognise and celebrate positive actions taken by communities in regional areas to...
16 Dec 2016