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Welcome to the 2003 Metro Pride Program
… and the introduction of the Metro Pride Breakfast Seminar Series

Introduction

Keep Australia Beautiful’s Metro Pride program is the leading community and environment program in metropolitan New South Wales. The program contributes value that can be calculated in the millions of dollars and thousands of hours of community work.

The projects carried out not only improve the environment, but also improve the standard of living and quality of life for urban communities. More than any other metropolitan based environmental program, the Metro Pride awards inspire the community to make a genuine and lasting contribution to their area, working in partnership with local government and local business. Nomination forms will be available soon.

Also, come along to the fantastic Metro Pride Awards night hosted by last year’s winner Manly, and held at the world class St. Patricks International School, on Friday August 28th.

A new and exciting initiative has been introduced to this year’s Metro Pride program. Three seminars will be held throughout the program which will profile best practice cutting edge issues and technologies and will provide the opportunity to learn techniques and view technologies used in the strategies of urban councils, groups and individuals.

Breakfast Seminars will be held across Sydney, and will be held at breakfast to allow participants to start the day with a first-class breakfast of good food and helpful information.

Metro Pride Breakfast Seminar Series:

Seminar #1 Monday May 12th Backyard to Beach – Gardens, Stormwater and Sea Walls

68% of all Sydneysiders get out into the garden …come along and hear Mr. Richard Davies (Coordinator, Urban Wildlife Project) from the National Parks and Wildlife Service discuss issues relating to urban gardens and the proliferation of introduced flora.

What happens with the by-products from home or businesses after it leaves the site? Listen to Ms. Lyndall Pickering (Environment Officer) from Mosman Municipal Council talk about Council’s innovative work on stormwater, garden and urban run off, and where it all ends up.

Sydney Harbour, famous around the World for its beauty and biodiversity, has been undergoing a transformation in the way Councils and Governments construct and repair sea walls along its extensive shoreline. Dr. Gee Chapman from the University of Sydney’s Institute of Marine Ecology discusses the innovative and groundbreaking work many Councils have been focusing on to improve the habitat on their shorelines.

And keep your diary free for …

Seminar #2 Tuesday June 3rd Streetscapes

Auburn Council hosts Seminar #2 as an integral event on the Western Sydney Environment Week agenda. Presentations will be on “Urban Scrawl, local solutions for local issues,” “Revamping Urban Centres, Integrating the Old and the New – Stages to Sustainability,” and NSW Heritage Office’s “Local Government Heritage Management in Metropolitan Areas.”

Seminar #3 Tuesday July 1st " Urban Litter Management - Let's Talk Rubbish!"

Seminar #3, staged at the International Hotel and hosted by Bankstown Council, will showcase cutting edge techniques and technologies pertinent to the control and use of urban litter. Come along to hear how your Council or group will benefit from best practice techniques and the early identification of environmental challenges.

For more information please contact
Mr. Chris Tola, Program Manager, Metro Pride and Clean Beach Challenge
(02) 9633 3380 or 0414 648 848 or info@kabnsw.org.au