Recently restored historical B&B Meredith House owners-Noel Stanley and Neal McDermott with the awards.
The picturesque East Coast town, Swansea has won the title of Australia’s Tidiest Town of 2007. It triumphed over 1000 entries in the competition.
Before winning the overall tidiest town, Swansea won two sub-categories at the Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities Awards in Melbourne on Saturday - the Community Action Award and the award for Heritage and Culture.
Swansea’s population has swelled by just 1500 with the arrival of hundreds of lycra-clad cyclists and it supports crews taking part in Bicycle Victoria’s Great Tasmanian Bike Ride.
The town boasts of a large number of historic homes and buildings, heritage restoration, colorful banners and well-kept residential gardens.
The well-kept gardens, progressive waste management systems and impressive heritage values left a lasting impression on the judges of the award. Recycling and resource recovery initiatives were also the factors which made Swansea the winner.
Source: Stuff
