A BATHURST Regional Council program to help reunite lost cats and dogs with their owners has been recognised at a NSW Local Government Week awards ceremony.
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Happy Tails was introduced in 2018 and has also lifted rehoming rate for animals at the Bathurst pound by 22 per cent by raising awareness of the available cats and dogs.
A report to councillors by general manager David Sherley said Happy Tails won the RH Dougherty Award for Excellence (30,000 to 70,000 population) at the recent awards ceremony in Sydney.
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"The campaign uses regular posts to council's corporate Facebook page to highlight animals available for adoption at the Small Animal Pound," the report states.
"These posts are supported by an updated information page on the Bathurst Regional Council corporate website.
"The website offers detailed information about the animals up for adoption, photos, adoption costs and associated information about pet registration, the Small Animal Pound operating hours and other frequently asked questions relating to pet adoptions and registrations."
The award was presented at the Swissotel Hotel in Sydney on August 1.
Council also took home the Leo Kelly OAM and Art Cultural Award for the RE-ORG Bathurst project.
Mr Sherley said RE-ORG, conducted in collaboration with post-graduate students from Melbourne University, had provided a "systematic, step-by-step approach to improve access to, and management of, council's museum and gallery collections".
"This is Australia's first documented pilot of the RE-ORG project which is a methodology developed by UNESCO and other international organisations," his report states.
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