Deadline: 30 June 2017
Nominations are currently open for Resilient Australia Awards 2017 a national program that recognises and promotes initiatives that strengthen community disaster resilience across the nation.
By celebrating innovation and exemplary practice, the awards showcase work that is often unseen, motivating others to think about how they can be better prepared and more disaster resilient.
Award Categories
State and territory award categories:
- Resilient Australia Community Award- Open to communities, non-government organisations, tertiary colleges and universities. Resilient Australia Business Award Open to the private sector and business.
- Resilient Australia Government Award- Open to local government and state government.
- Resilient Australia School Award- Open to all public and private pre-school, primary and secondary schools only. This does not include school related projects managed by a local or state government department.
- Resilient Australia Photography Award- People’s Choice Open to individuals and copyright holders.
Submissions Required
With the exception of the Resilient Australia Photography Award, applicant will be required to undertake the following as part of your application:
- Address a set of six selection criteria which outline how your project meets the objectives of the Awards. The selection criteria and supporting guidance are at Appendix 1 and 2 of these Guidelines.
- Ensure that you own the copyright of all material including text, photographs and video being submitted.
- Provide any relevant supporting information, photographs and video footage.
- Provide your organisation’s logo (300 KB – 500 KB) to be used for promotional purposes (if applicable).
For the Resilient Australia Photography Award (People’s Choice), applicant will be required to undertake the following as part of your application:
- Submit one high resolution photograph depicting what disaster resilience in Australia means to you. You may submit multiple entries.
- Include the title of the photograph, the location it was taken and an extended caption that tells the story (100 words maximum)
- The photograph must be supplied in JPEG format, and be between 1MB to 5MB (one megabyte to five megabytes).
- The photograph must not contain any objectionable or inappropriate content, including dangerous or inappropriate work practices. Objectionable or inappropriate photographs will be removed and deemed ineligible.
- The applicant must be the copyright holder of the photograph being entered.
- The applicant must be 18 years or older, or have parent/guardian permission.
- The applicant must provide permission that the photograph can be used for promotional and work related purposes by the Australian Government, including in publications, training materials and websites by the Attorney-General’s Department with appropriate acknowledgement to the photographer.
- The applicant provides confirmation that necessary consent has been obtained by all individuals depicted in the photograph and for the proposed use of the photograph
How to Apply
Submissions must be made via the 2017 Resilient Australia Awards Platform.
Eligible Country: Australia
For more information, please visit Resilient Australia Awards.