Monday 14 April 2008

April Edition of the Sustainability Street Newsletter Out Now!

The latest edition of the Sustainability Street Newsletter for Penrith is out now. Click here to download your copy.


Read on for stories on:

- Now's the Time to Continue the Sustainability Street Journey!
- Upcoming Street Dates
- Last Words from Vanessa
- The Growers vs Green Thumbs
- Talkin (Sustainability) Shop
- Keeping that Enviro Momentum Going
- More Sustainability Streeters Now On the Street!
- The News in Brief


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Tuesday 8 April 2008

Winner of the Name the Water Dragon Competition

Council recently held a competition to name its mascot for sustainability, the Eastern Water Dragon. The water dragon has been chosen as a symbol of Council’s Sustainable Penrith program because it lives along the banks of local waterways and represents Penrith City’s social, environmental and economic health.

More than 200 entries were received with many creative and innovative names suggested for our friendly lizard, making the job of judging a difficult one for our panel.

The winning name for the competition is ‘Echo’ the Eastern Water Dragon. The name ‘Echo’ was suggested by local resident, Karen Silversides of Glenmore Park. Karen put a lot of thought into the name and felt that the name was a perfect match for our mascot because how we treat the environment now will continue to echo down through generations to come. The name also has connections to the words ‘ecological’ and ‘ecosystems’ which are important within the sustainability context of our City.

By suggesting the winning name Karen not only wins the right to officially name our Eastern Water Dragon, she also receives tickets for 2 adults and 2 children to attend Taronga Zoo’s ‘Roar and Snore’ adventure, which includes overnight accommodation, meals and special behind the scenes access and tours through the Zoo.

Congratulations Karen and thank you for the thought you put into naming ‘Echo’. Naming our Mascot will help Council further promote awareness of the values for which he stands.