Voting opens for national local government awards

Voting has opened across eleven categories in the 2022 national local government awards.

Local governments and communities can vote for the nominations that they believe display excellence and innovation, and which can be replicated across regions.

The award categories are Creativity and Culture, Productivity through Infrastructure, Regional Growth, Cohesive Communities, Road Safety, Addressing Violence against Women and their Children, Women in Local Government, Indigenous Recognition, Career Starter, Waste Management, and Disaster Preparedness.

Winners will be decided by popular vote.

See nominations and cast a vote here.

Special significance

The awards are designed to recognise the services local governments provide and showcase creative and tailored solutions to improve social and economic outcomes.

Local government minister Kirsty McBain says this year’s awards have special significance, with many local councils grappling with disaster recovery and having to come up with special measure to deal with covid-19.

“I’m delighted by the influx and range of incredible nominations we have had for this year’s awards, and I look forward to finding out who the winners will be when they’re announced,” she said in a statement.

“All local governments benefit from their involvement with these awards as it brings to the fore great ideas and solutions that can be implemented by others across Australia.”  

Voting closes on 14 September 2022 and the winners will be announced in October.

The Awards are run by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.

NSW local government awards

Meanwhile, winners were announced last week in the NSW Local Government Awards.

Winners include:

  • Gilgandra Shire Council, RH Dougherty Award (Division A, Population under 30,000)
  • Woollahra Municipal Council, Leo Kelly OAM Arts and Culture Award (Division B, Population 30,000-70,000)
  • Penrith City Council, LGNSW Planning Awards (Division C, Population over 70,000)
  • Yass Valley Council, NSW Youth Week Awards (Most Innovative Youth Week Program)

The full list is available here.

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