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incentives and active participation,
DBKU hopes to be able to get
residents to separate their waste into
different boxes as practiced in many
developed nations in order to go green
and protect the environment while
also becoming more sustainable. By
focusing on the primary level of homes
and offices, DBKU knows that over
time people will resort to sorting out
their own waste when disposing of
them.
for in carrying out their duties. The
main difference to past campaigns
is that all feedbacks received will be
published in local dailies on a monthly
basis and so residents can check on
the responsiveness of the council in
addressing their feedbacks. Naturally,
this exercise will nurture a sense of
belonging among the residents, which
in turn will make the city a better place
to live, work and play.
DBKU will be advocating a ‘Value
Management’ plan for all its
programmes to be more cost efficient
in activities ranging from projects to
festivals so that the maximum impact
will be generated. In return, staff of
DBKU will get ‘Time Off Card’ which
effectively records individual’s working
hours and automatically giving them
off days when limits are reached so
they will have more time to spend with
their families. Happy families lead to
happy staff and residents, which in turn
translates to better quality personnel
with dedication and integrity.
Aware that by itself it would not be
able to achieve as much as a group,
DBKU engages many different NGOs to
work at achieving the goal of a Livable
City. Amongst these are SKUP (Society
for Kuching Urban Poor), SSPCA
(Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals), FAMA (Federal Agriculture
and Marketing Agency), KOOCH
(Cycling Recreation Club Kuching),
Trienekens and SLTA (Sarawak Lawn
Tennis Association), Resident Office,
LSS (Sarawak Rivers Board) JKR (Public
Works Department), Land and Survey
Department and others. By teaming
with each expert in different areas
of reaching out to the residents, the
council is able to directly and indirectly
bring its message to all levels of society,
which will instill a level of belonging
to all.
An ambitious project that DBKU wants
to make a success of is the 3R concept
of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle project
with Trienekens. Through education,
Another partner for DBKU is the
State Library, cooperating on
ensuring that cultures, arts and
society can come together for the
better good of everyone to become
a harmonious, multi-cultural and
united society. These activities
include poetry reading, story telling,
theater, plays and musical shows
where everyone can participate and
enjoy together. It is obvious that
many cities around the world are
noted for their exquisite taste when
it comes to putting on shows, plays
or musicals as their long traditions
in doing so have earned them the
distinctions and expectations of very
high levels of performances. These
are examples and models, which
the city council is looking to in their
pursuit of excellence.
www.dbku.gov.my
Kuching North City Council (DBKU), Bukit Siol, Jalan Semariang, Petra Jaya,
For further information, please contact
93050 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Tel: +6082 446688 Fax: +6082 446414 Website: www.dbku.gov.my
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