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The Clean Beach Challenge brings out the best in Queenslanders - a spirit of fun competition in the quest to be selected as the Sunshine State's cleanest beach.
Around 170 beaches enter this competition every year, from right along the coast and into Torres Strait and the Gulf of Carpentaria. The job of visiting and judging each one is pretty popular.
The Clean Beach Challenge is a fun, competitive program to help keep Queensland's beaches litter free, and to encourage local governments and their communities to work together.
Launched in 1998 and celebrating it's 10th anniversary in 2007, the competition challenges Queensland's coastal communities to prove they have the State's cleanest beach.
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To take out the title of Queensland’s Cleanest Beach, a beach community must not only be clean, but strongly proactive and best exemplify all aspects of the Clean Beach Challenge.
Keep Australia Beautiful Queensland judges take into account every beach's geographic, environmental, cultural and economic circumstances, and assess how efficiently and effectively the community uses the resources available to it against a range of criteria, including environmental protection, litter prevention, resource management, youth initiatives, visitor friendliness, community partnerships and action.
This important program, using the spirit of cooperation and the challenge of competition, helps to:
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 | Lessen vandalism through youth participation | |
Increase interaction between various groups | |
Promote public awareness and education | |
Maintain pleasant and attractive beaches | |
Protect the environment | |
Improve resource management | |
Increase pride and morale | |
Improve health standards | |
Promote tourism | |
Prevent litter |
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| 2007 Winners |  |
| Queensland's Cleanest Beach Award
The Strand, Townsville | |
Tourism Queensland Friendly Beach Award
Green Island | |
Do the Right Thing Litter Prevention Award
Suttons Beach | |
Resource Recovery Award
Karumba Point Beach | |
Three Plus Partnership Award
Gold Coast City Council for Runaway Bay | |
Environmental Protection Award
Hay Point Beach | |
Surf Life saving Queensland's Young Legends Award
Elanora State School | |
Community Action Award
Nielson Park Beach | |
Outstanding Accomplishment Award
Coochiemudlo Island Bush Care Group & Night Eyes Association |
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