State Finalists Selected for EPA Clean Beach Challenge 2003

The Keep Australia Beautiful Council (Qld) Inc [KABCQ] has selected the finalists for the EPA Clean Beach Challenge 2003 State Awards to be presented in December (full list attached).

KABCQ Chief Executive Officer Barton Green said award ceremonies had been held across Queensland in late October and early November to announce the regional winners in the EPA Clean Beach Challenge.

“In each of our six judging regions, awards were presented for the overall Cleanest Beach as well as in nine Outstanding Accomplishment categories,” Mr Green said.

“Almost 60 regional awards were announced and now we have completed the difficult task of shortlisting the top three in each category as finalists for the State titles.”

The State Awards will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 7.00pm on Friday, 5 December.

The six regional Cleanest Beach winners automatically qualify as finalists for the State title:

Queensland’s Cleanest Beach Finalists for 2003
1. Trinity Beach - Far North Qld
2. The Strand - North Qld
3. Bargara Beach - CQ-Wide Bay
4. Moffat Beach - Sunshine Coast
5. Coochiemudlo Island Emerald Fringe - Moreton Bay
6. South Stradbroke Island Ocean Beach - Gold Coast

From all six judging regions, the top three in each Outstanding Accomplishment Award category have been shortlisted as the finalists for the Queensland title in that category:

Tourism Queensland Friendly Beach Award
Mooloolaba Beach - Sunshine Coast
Scarborough Beach - Moreton Bay
Surfers Paradise - Gold Coast

Collex Resource Conservation and Waste Management Award
Thornton Beach - Far North Qld
The Strand - North Qld
Back Beach, Curtis Island - CQ-Wide Bay

Beverage Industry Environment Council Litter Prevention Award
Palm Cove - Far North Qld
Rose Bay, Bowen - North Qld
Noosaville Foreshore Beach - Sunshine Coast

Outdoor Advertising Association of Australia Young Legends Award
Queens Beach - North Qld
Beautiful Reef/Sandy Beach - CQ-Wide Bay
Suttons Beach - Moreton Bay

Bunnings Warehouse Community-Local Government Partnership Award
Livingstone Shire Council for Kinka Beach - CQ-Wide Bay
Noosa Council for Noosa Heads Lions
Park Beach - Sunshine Coast
Brisbane City Council for Sandgate Foreshore - Moreton Bay

Kingfisher Bay Resort Protection of the Environment Award
Holloways Beach - Far North Qld
Coolum Beach - Sunshine Coast
Burleigh Beach - Gold Coast

Community Action Award
Innes Park Beach - CQ-Wide Bay
Dicky Beach - Sunshine Coast
Wavebreak Island - Gold Coast

Beach Spirit Award
Hay Point Beach - North Qld
South Zilzie Beach - CQ-Wide Bay
Federation Walk, The Spit - Gold Coast