{"id":218076,"date":"2018-09-17T14:51:59","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T04:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=218076"},"modified":"2020-07-28T10:23:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T00:23:10","slug":"judges-cast-eye-over-wondai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/09\/17\/judges-cast-eye-over-wondai\/","title":{"rendered":"Judges Cast Eye Over Wondai"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_218077\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-218077\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180913wondai1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-218077\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180913wondai1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180913wondai1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180913wondai1-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-218077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tidy Towns judges Randani Sukma and David Curtin, from Keep Queensland Beautiful, spent three days in Wondai &#8230; they also heard all about the much-mourned &#8220;Charlotte&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 17, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wondai played host last week to a three-day visit by Tidy Towns judges from the not-for-profit Keep Queensland Beautiful organisation.<\/p>\n<p>Randani Sukma and David Curtin visited many local institutions, including Wondai Hospital, Wondai P-10 School, the showgrounds, sportsground, Burnett Mary Regional Group, Heritage Museum and the Timber Industry Museum.<\/p>\n<p>They were escorted during their visit by Cr Ros Heit.<\/p>\n<p>The volunteers at the Wondai Art Gallery put on a special morning tea for the visitors on Thursday morning where they were regaled with tales about community spirit and various local initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>South Burnett Regional Council Natural Resources and Parks manager Greg Griffiths explained to the judges on Thursday afternoon how Wondai handles environmental sustainability and waste management.<\/p>\n<p>Randani and David took copious notes as they visited each site.<\/p>\n<p><strong>David explained that Wondai would be accredited on a one-to-five star rating based on its performance in nine key areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Environmental Innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Environmental Protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Heritage and Culture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Community Spirit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Litter Action<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Resource Recovery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Waste Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Water Conservation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Energy Efficiency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It will hold its accreditation rating for two years and will also\u00a0be in the running for the annual Tidy Towns Awards &#8211; which are awarded in 10 categories.<\/p>\n<p>The overall \u201cQueensland\u2019s Tidiest Town\u201d award winner will be announced in October, to coincide with the Local Government Association of Queensland&#8217;s annual conference.<\/p>\n<p>Wondai has claimed previous wins in the competition. Signs on the outskirts of town note success in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.<\/p>\n<p>All participating towns will receive their star rating in early November.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Footnote: <\/strong>South Burnett towns have had a strong record in Tidy Towns competitions. Winners over the years have included: Murgon (1975-76; 1984-85), Kumbia (1984-85), Kingaroy (1985-86, 1986-87), Blackbutt (1989-90), Bell (1990-91), Bunya Mountains (1997 Natural Heritage Award), Goomeri (1998;\u00a0 2002 Litter Prevention Award) and Proston (1999 Bush Spirit Award).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_218078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-218078\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180913wondai2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-218078\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180913wondai2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180913wondai2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180913wondai2-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-218078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At Thursday&#8217;s morning tea &#8230; from left, art gallery volunteers Karen Chambers, Vic and Kathy O&#8217;Loughlin and Michelle Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_218079\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-218079\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180913wondai3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-218079\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180913wondai3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180913wondai3.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180913wondai3-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-218079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wondai Art Galley curator Elaine Madill with Cr Ros Heit, and gallery volunteers Gil Smith and Carmen Levett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wondai played host last week to a three-day visit by Tidy Towns judges from the not-for-profit Keep Queensland Beautiful organisation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":218077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[26],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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