Home » Fairies at the bottom of Valentine Park

Fairies at the bottom of Valentine Park

09/04/2018

Northern Midlands Council was an eager participant in Magical Parks this year celebrating Parks Week, 2018.

Council nominated Valentine Park in Campbell Town to host the event as one of only three locations available across Tasmania.

Magical Parks is an exciting new augmented reality game app with an environmental twist – EverGreen. Turning recycling and rubbish collection into a fun and exciting game for kids, which rewards them for being responsible for their environment. EverGreen encourages kids and families to get out and explore their local parks whilst learning the fundamentals of recycling.

Magical Parks is hosted nationally with almost 200 registered parks participating in last years event.

Digital Editions

A creative future for Kingston

The community has been invited to help shape Kingston’s creative and cultural future. Kingston residents are being invited to help finalise the city’s cultural roadmap,…

More News

Council take on much-loved garden

Glenorchy City Council will take on the administration of the Chigwell Community Garden, securing the future of the much-loved community space and supporting continued shared use by local groups. Glenorchy…
Fuel prices hurt country LGAs

The fuel crisis is hitting remote, rural and regional communities hard, with farmers, freight carriers, tourism operators and local government all expressing concerns about the lack of supply and the…
Navigating grants

How Administrative Complexity Is Eroding One of Local Government’s Most Powerful Tools Local government grants exist to create impact in communities. Yet across the sector, that purpose is increasingly being…
Looking to the future

Flinders Lane will be abuzz for two days this month with Townsville Youth Council – supported by Townsville City Council – set to deliver a free festival focused on the…
WA leads the way as people to the regions

Ten million people now call regional Australia home, and Western Australia is leading the way with its regional population growing faster than the cities, according to a deep dive into…

Sewer grant sought

Fraser Coast Regional Council will seek Queensland Government funding for two major water and sewerage projects with capacity to support more than 11,000 new homes across the region. At its…
Mayors call for waste levy

Mayors across NSW have called for waste levy to soften the blow of fuel price increases. More than 60 Councils from across NSW have issued a call for the NSW…
Lismore four years on

Four years on: How Lismore is building back and setting a national benchmark. When the 2022 flood inundated Lismore, it was not simply another extreme weather event. It became Australia’s…
A golden celebration

Cockburn Libraries will mark a major milestone in 2026 – 50 years of serving, supporting and connecting the community. Spearwood Library opened its doors on 23 March 1976 as one…
Local Governments vital for fuel supply

Fuel supply constraints and rising costs are putting councils and communities under increasing pressure across Australia, with implications for essential services and community infrastructure. The Australian Local Government Association is…