Press Release September, 2009
On their visit to Marble Bar the judges of the “Tidy Towns – Sustainable Communities” were keen to discuss Marble Bar’s successful National Science Week 2009 events programme. They said it was a pity Marble Bar’s entry into the 2009 competition had not included the town’s Science Week, Adult Learner’s and Celebrate WA events.
The State Program Manager, Mrs Gail Godd was one of the judges and suggested the Marble Bar become more involved in the “Keep Australia Beautiful Sustainable Communities” programme, as the judges all felt Marble Bar was doing a lot of things right and would be a great member of their programme – application form: http://www.kabc.wa.gov.au/programs/tidy-towns/register-online.html

Last month, East Pilbara Shire officers congratulated Marble Bar on the National Science Week events. The EP Shire included Marble Bar in the educational Arts Media Worshops, and the  “Creating Communities” flyer,  along with a copy of the MB Telecentre’s Tourism WA DDS submission. They will be used in their strategic development document development and will possibly have a very substantial impact on the future planning put in place for Marble Bar during the next few years. For any interested party, the relevant email for further information is: project@eastpilbara.wa.gov.au

Because of the success of the Marble Bar National Science Week 2009 events and the Marble Bar Town & District Heritage Trails Interpretation & Conservation Management Plan Marble Bar will probably be eligible for $1000 grant in 2010. These are small grants.They in turn can lead on to very large grants in the future and all the necessary information can be obtained from Kelly Dawson, Science Events Coordinator, Scitech. For interested parties her email is: kelly.dawson@scitech.org.au, direct phone line 9150739/mobile 0411366381.

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