Somehow or rather and probably due to the absence of a town, Sibu Rural Dostrict Council then gradually began to embark on the responsibility of providing and constructing minor feeder roads into the interior parts of rural areas. This is an exceptional task. No other Councils in Sarawak does this. But prior to 1990, this was the only service that was provided (except for small Durin Bazaar), and there were also no street lighting services. It was only from 1990 onwards that scavenging services were eventually extended to the rural areas, upon the completion of roads accessible to reach certain parts of the interior. This was followed by some selected strategic locations where street lightings were then provided (i.e. at Ferry Points). In order to suit the present demands and necessities required by the populace in our area, the functions of Sibu Rural District Council since then have been diversified as follows:

Objective:

• To create an awareness and understanding amongst our students on the concept of beautiful Environment, though planting of decorative trees and flowers within their respective school compounds.
• To inculate an awareness amongst our student on the importance of maintaining their school compunds clean, neat and tidy.
• To transform out rural school compounds into a lovely, beautiful and scenic environment through initiating creative ideas. 
• To portray and transform the image of out rural school from rural-like with an urban-like features, beautiful and clean.

Cleaning Campaign and Anti-Denggi Campaign organised by the Council to woo the Public support and awareness on the control of Dengue Fever and DHF outbreak at Durin Bazaar.

Cleaning campaign is carried out from time to time aimed to create greater public awareness to regularly keep their kampungs, longhouses and towns clean, hygienic and beautiful. It is also an effort being taken in compliance to the directive from the State Ministry of Environment, urging the Council to curb and prevent the recurrence outbreak of deadly Coxsackie B disease and Dengue Fever as was experienced state-wide during the early year of 1997.
Series of cleaning campaigns which have been initiated were carried out systematically and satisfactorily through a new approach known as "self-motivated cleaning campaign". The approach had successfully attracted members of the public who stay within the cativity area to actively participate in the mass cleaning exercises.
 
 

4.  FOOD HANDLER'S COURSE
The main objective of conduction this course is to impart a related knowledge and creating more awareness amongst the Food Handlers so as to practise a clean, sage and hygienic way of preparing, handling and serving of food to ensure food served to consumers are safe and wholesome for cosumption. One session of Food Handler Course was jointly organiz\sed with the Divisional Health Office which was conducted at SRDC Conderence Room on 10.9.1997. A total of sixteen (16) participants (mostly Food Handlers) trading along Engkili, Empawah, Ng. Salim and Tg. Kunyit area were invited to attend this educational Course. The Course was officiated by out Council Chairman, Cr. Vincent Goh Chung Siong.

Modules that  were presented during the Course covered the subjects like bacteriology, Personal Hygiene, Food Poisoning and Prevention, Housekeeping and Equipments. Certicate of attendance were thereafter given away to each and every participant at the end of the Course.
 

  5.  SCHOOL'S LATRINE COMPETITION

To diversify and to upgrade another important aspect of cleanliness in schools, Sibu Rural District Council through a close co-operation with the Divisional Health Office, Siby had moved another step forward and agreed to organise a School's Latrine Competition for all schools under it's jurisdiction, a first of it's kind in the calendar of SRDC.

Objectives: