Deadline: 3-Jun-21
The Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience has opened nominations for Resilient Australia Awards.
The Resilient Australia Awards celebrate and promote 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).
Award Categories
- Resilient Australia Business Award: Open to businesses and the private sector including, tertiary colleges and universities.
- Resilient Australia Government Award: Open to state and federal government agencies.
- Resilient Australia Local Government Award: Open to local governments and local government associations.
- Resilient Australia School Award: Open to all public and private pre-school, primary and secondary schools only. School-related projects managed by other organisations should be submitted in other categories.
- Resilient Australia Photography Award: Open to individuals and groups Submissions will not be accepted without the permission of the copyright holder.
- Resilient Australia Community Award: Open to communities, community based or focused organizations, and non-government organizations.
- Multi-jurisdictional projects: Projects that encompass activity in two states or territories must identify a ‘lead-jurisdiction’ and the projects should be submitted to the relevant state or territory award category. Projects that encompass activity in three or more states or territories are considered multijurisdictional and may be submitted direct to the Resilient Australia National Award category. Project submitted directly to the Resilient Australia National Award category will not be eligible for state and territory awards.
- Resilient Australia National Award: State and territory winners in the business, and government categories will be considered alongside multi-jurisdiction projects for the Resilient Australia National Award.
- Resilient Australia National Mental Health and Wellbeing Award: Open to all projects focussing on the mental health and wellbeing of Australian communities before, during and after a disaster.
- Resilient Australia National Local Government Award: State and territory winners in the local government category will be considered for the Resilient Australia National 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.
- Resilient Australia National Community Award: State and territory winners in the community category will be considered for the Resilient Australia National Community Award.
Judging Criteria
Judging criteria Submissions will be scored against the following criteria:
- Benefit to the community Strengthening disaster preparedness and resilience, including mental health and wellbeing.
- Effectiveness: Addressing community need in an effective way.
- Collaboration: Local agencies, community groups and emergency management agencies working together and sharing knowledge to achieve a common goal.
- Community engagement: Effectively engaging the community in the project or initiative.
- Sustainability: Can the project or initiative be adapted or replicated in other communities?
For more information, visit https://www.aidr.org.au/programs/resilient-australia-awards/