Applications Open for Resilient Australia Awards

Deadline: 17 May 2019

Applications are open for the ‘Resilient Australia Awards’ to celebrate initiatives that build whole of community resilience to disasters and emergencies around Australia, as well as images capturing resilience in action. The awards recognize collaboration and innovative thinking across all sectors.

The Resilient Australia Awards is proudly sponsored by the Australian Government in partnership with the states and territories and managed by the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR).

The program recognizes a wide range of initiatives; with past projects centred on risk assessment and mitigation; education, training and research; and community engagement, as well as response and recovery.

Since 2000, the awards have recognized outstanding contributions in each state and territory in six categories: community, business, local government, government, school and photography.

Award Categories

National categories
- Resilient Australia National Award
  - State and territory winners in the community, business, and government categories will be considered alongside multi-jurisdiction projects for the Resilient Australia National Award
- Resilience Australia National Local Government Award
  - State and territory winners in the local government category will be considered for the Resilient Australia Local Government Award
- Resilient Australia National School Award
  - State and territory winners in the school category will be considered for the Resilient Australia National School Award
- Resilient Australia National Photography Award
  - The People’s Choice photography winner in each state and territory will be considered for the Resilient Australia National Photography Award
State and territory categories
- Resilient Australia Community Award
  - Open to communities, community based or focussed organisations, and non-government organisations
- Resilient Australia Business Award
  - Open to businesses and the private sector including, tertiary colleges and universities
- Resilient Australia Local Government Award
  - Open to local governments and local government associations
- Resilient Australia Government Award
  - Open to state and federal government agencies
- Resilient Australia School Award
  - Open to all public and private pre-school, primary and secondary schools only.
  - School-related projects managed by government departments should be submitted in the Government Award category
- Resilient Australia Photography Award (People’s Choice)
  - Open to individuals and groups – submissions will not be accepted without the permission of
    the copyright holder