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Commendation Award Winners


Entry YearCouncil (State)Entry Details
 
2007Coffs Harbour City Council (NSW)Coffs Coast Waste Services
Asset ManagementCoffs Harbour has partnered with neighbouring Bellingen Shire and Nambucca Shire Councils to adopt a regional approach to waste-resource management, attracting private investment to construct and operate state-of-the-art resource recov...
  Commendation Award
2007Wollongong City Council (NSW)Wollongong City Beach Foreshore Improvement Works including Andrew Lysaght Rest Park
Asset ManagementThe Wollongong City Beach Foreshore Improvements Works project is the culmination of long term strategic planning and represents the successful partnership between various government agencies, Council Divisions, ...
  Commendation Award
2007MidCoast Water County Council trading as MidCoast Water (NSW)Downstream of Pipe Condition Assessments
Asset ManagementThis project improves the decisions made upon analysis of condition assessment data by reviewing the distributi...
  Commendation Award
2007Wellington Shire Council (VIC)Community Capacity Building
Community Participation and PartnershipThe Wellington Community Strengthening model demonstrates the role local government can play in partnering communities to access resources and achieve goals that influence the health, w...
  Commendation Award
2007Lismore City Council (NSW)Lismore's Living Library - An Australian First
Community Participation and PartnershipThe Living Library aims to bring people together in one-to-one conversation, to encourage understanding, challenge negative stereotypes and reduce prejudice. It is a simple yet powerful strategy for building social cohesion. By...
  Commendation Award
2007Kempsey Shire Council (NSW)South West Rocks Water Recycling Scheme
Community Water Grants Water SavingSouth West Rocks on the North Coast of New South Wales is experiencing the ‘sea change’ phenomenon and the town's current population of about 5,000 could double by 2030. This situation is significantly exacerbated by the influx of tourists during h...
  Commendation Award
2007Coffs Harbour City Council (NSW)Coffs Harbour Reclaimed Water Strategy
Community Water Grants Water SavingCoffs Harbour has been implementing its Reclaimed Water Strategy. Successful trials and education has led to a rush from farmers and others to get connected to the new Reclaimed Water infrastructure, and there is now a waiting list to ...
  Commendation Award
2007Logan City Council (QLD)"The Beetle" Mobile Auxiliary Sewer pump
Efficiency ImprovementAny extended interruption to sewerage pump station operations can have significant consequences, with pump station overflows creating environmental issues ...
  Commendation Award
2007Latrobe City Council (VIC)Local Laws Service Initiatives
Efficiency ImprovementLatrobe City's local laws team has made several integrated and innovative operational improvements relating to domestic animals over the past year. The changes are designe...
  Commendation Award
2007Manjimup Shire Council (WA )Manjimup Regional AquaCentre - Premier Health and Wellbeing Facility
Health and WellbeingThe Manjimup Regional AquaCentre facility is a grass roots facility designed to maximise opportunities for participation for all sect...
  Commendation Award
 

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Last Updated: 24 April, 2008