New KESAB $10,000 cash prize award is open to all towns
Media Release
6th April 2010
A new ‘people’s choice’ $10,000 prize has been added to the iconic Sustainable Communities (tidy towns) competition that has been putting SA towns on the map for more than 40 years.
The Navman People's Choice Award will provide $10,000 for a local community project in the winning town and website voters can win one of 10 Navman GPS unit worth $399 each.
While formal entry towns are judged by professional judges, this new award relies on public nominations made ‘on-line’ at a special website and then supportive votes for the town. The Navman People’s Choice Award is about popularity and allows anyone to have a say in Tidy Towns awards.
The People’s Choice Awards are a companion program to the official Tidy Towns Awards which have been run by Keep Australia Beautiful and KESAB for over 40 years. Leading technology developer Navman is a sponsor of the official Australian Tidy Towns Awards nationally.
KESAB Executive Director John Phillips said the competition was a profitable opportunity to nominate any town and have visitors to the site learn more about a town and what makes it special.
“The Navman People’s Choice will complement the existing Tidy Towns and Sustainable Communities competition by getting everyone from all over Australia to have a say and add their town to the map. It can also mean a $10,000 cash prize for a special local project.
“We encourage all local town community groups as well as individuals to get together to nominate their town and have their club members, family and friends get behind their town and add to the vote.”
The Navman Tidy Towns People's Choice winning town is determined by votes per town as a percentage of the town population size. The competition will run until 31 May 2010 with the winners announced in June.
To place a vote for a favourite town, and go in the draw to win one of 10 Navman GPS devices, entrants simply enter their name, email address and describe in 25 words or less why the town should win.
People can nominate or vote for their town (if it has already been nominated) and give a reason why their town should win. They can also upload photographs of the town onto the website. The website also contains a clear definition of what constitutes a “town” as cities or suburbs will not be eligible to enter.
SA Contact, KESAB Executive Director, John Phillips OAM Mobile 0413 877 875
The nomination and voting website is www.navmanpeopleschoice.com.au
