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Category Award & Commendation Winners 2006 National Awards for Local Government

 

Category: Asset Management
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of Transport and Regional Services
Category Winner and Clarence Valley Council (NSW) Regional Water Supply Strategy,
Category Rural/ Council under 15,000 ratepayer base George Town Council (Tas) Removing the Crystal Ball in Asset Management,
Commendation MidCoast County Council (NSW) A Re-engineered approach to Asset Management,
Commendation Latrobe City Council (Vic) Assessment of Road Signs for Retroreflectivity,

 

Category: Community Business Partnerships
Sponsor: The Prime Ministers Community Business Partnership
Category Winner City of Cockburn (WA) Cockburn Community Development Strategy-Alcoa/City of Cockburn Community Projects Fund
Category Rural/ Council under 15,000 ratepayer base Liverpool Plains Shire Council (NSW) Australian Rail Monument & Museum
Commendation Penrith City Council (NSW) Growing Small and Home Based Businesses within Penrith Valley
Commendation Municipal Council of Roxby Downs (SA) Roxby Downs Council Building Community Assets

 

Category: Community Water Grants Water Saving
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage
JointCategory Winner Goulburn Mulwaree Council (NSW) Goulburn - A Water Conservation Community
JointCategory Winner Brisbane City Council (Qld) Rocks Riverside Park Water Mining Project.
Commendation Gold Coast City Council (Qld) Gold Coast Water's Home Watersaver Service

 

Category: Efficiency Improvement
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of Transport and Regional Services
Category Winner Local Government Association of South Australia (SA) Independent Inquiry Into Financial Sustainability of Local Government in South Australia
Commendation Penrith City Council (NSW) Western Sydney Regional Illegal Dumping (RID) Squad
Commendation City of Joondalup (WA) Organisational Review - The Inclusive Way
Commendation Randwick City Council (NSW) Public Place Management at Randwick Council

 

Category: Health and Well Being
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Category Winner Rockingham City Council (WA) The Rockingham Community Health and Wellbeing Project
Category Rural/ Council under 15,000 ratepayer base Swan Hill Rural City Council (Vic) Swan Hill Healthy Minds Network, Victoria
Commendation Campbelltown City Council (SA) Know Your Limits Alcohol Awareness Project,
Commendation Golden Plains Shire Council (Vic) Golden Plains Health Planning Forum

 

Category: Increasing Womens Participation
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of Transport and Regional Services
Category winner City of Salisbury (SA) Project Connect
Commendation Holroyd City Council (NSW) Increasing Womens Participation in the Public and Private Sphere

 

Category: Information Technology
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
Category Winner Clarence Valley Council (NSW) Life in the Engine Room

 

Category: Innovation in Regional Development
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of Transport and Regional Services
Category Winner Northern Tasmania Development - ROC (Tas) Beyond ROC and Role
Category Rural/ Council under 15,000 ratepayer base District Council of Yorke Peninsula (SA) Broadbanding in the District Council of Yorke Peninsula
Commendation City of Playford(SA) City of Playford's Regional Development Model Achieves World Class Investment Outcomes

 

Category: Integrating Biodiversity Conservation into Planning and Management
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage
Category Winner Brisbane City Council (Qld) Compton Road Upgrade - Fauna Protection Measures
Category Rural/ Council under 15,000 ratepayer base King Island Council (Tas) Currie Sewage Treatment Wetlands
Commendation City of Onkaparinga (SA) Fitting the Pieces Together Biodiversity Management City of Onkaparinga 2006

 

Category: Local Government Leadership Award for Injury Prevention and Management
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Category Winner Holroyd City Council (NSW) Holroyd's Safety System of Innovation
Commendation MidCoast Water County Council (NSW) Occupational Health, Safety, Welfare and Injury Management (Workplace Safety)

 

Category: Local Greenhouse Action
Sponsor: The Australian Greenhouse Office
Category Winner Darwin City Council (NT) Shoal Bay Landfill Renewable Energy Facility.
Highly Commended LG 001 Darebin City Council (Vic) Going Places - Darebin's Travel Reward Scheme

 

Category: Natural Resource Management: Local Government Integration into NRM Planning and Implementation
Sponsor: Australian Government Departments of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Environment and Heritage
Category Winner Byron Shire Council (NSW) West Byron Integrated Water Management Reserve - Natural Resource Management in Action
Commendation Blacktown City Council (NSW) State of the Waterways Management Plan
Commendation Local Government Association of Queensland (Qld) Integrating NRM into Local Government Corporate, Strategic and Operational Plans.

 

Category: Planning for an Ageing Community
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Category Winner Lake Macquarie City Council (NSW) Over 55 and Understood Project Lake Macquarie City Council
Commendation Manningham City Council (Vic) Ageing Well in Manningham
Commendation Town of Vincent (WA) Town of Vincent Seniors Strategy"

 

Category: Strength in Diversity
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Category Winner Darebin City Council (Vic) Darebin Interfaith Council
Commendation Ipswich City Council (Qld) Building a Better Life Through Community Harmony
Commendation Wollongong City Council (NSW) Wollongong City Council Interpreter Service

 

Category: Strengthening Indigenous Communities
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Category Winner City of Playford (SA) Marni Waeindi Indigenous Transition Pathways
Category Rural/ Council under 15,000 ratepayer base Carpentaria Shire Council (Qld) Normanton Youth Rural Training Program
Commendation Kwinana Town Council (WA) Spectacles Cultural Tours
Commendation Port Stephens Council (NSW) Indigenous Strategic Committee and the Aboriginal Projects Fund

 

Category: Strong and Resilient Communities
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Category Winner Campaspe Shire Council (Vic) Community Development Project.
Category Rural/ Council under 15,000 ratepayer base Moyne Shire Council (Vic) The Hawkesdale & Dist. Family Services centre - Community comes together to achieve a dream
Commendation Banyule City Council (Vic) West Heidelberg Everyday Living and Learning (WHELL) Project
Commendation Greater Dandenong City Council (Vic) Paddy O'Donoghue Community Services Centre
Commendation Rockingham City Council (WA) The Threads that bind: Community Capacity Mapping in Waikiki

 

Category: Valuing and Promoting Quality Child Care
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Commendation Penrith City Council (NSW) Penrith City Councils Childrens Services

 

Category: Youth Engagement
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs: Youth Bureau
Category Winner Livingstone Shire Council (Qld) verbYL Youth Project -
Category Rural/ Council under 15,000 ratepayer base Sarina Shire Council (Qld) Picture This Program -
Highly Commended Pine Rivers Shire Council (Qld) Engaging Our Youth Is As Easy As 'ABC'
Highly Commended Bayside City Council (Vic) Bayside Youth Documentary Project 2005
Commendation Banyule City Council (Vic) The Northern Skateboard and BMX Titles
Commendation Bankstown City Council (NSW) Driving Change, the Xroads Project -
Commendation Caboolture Shire Council (Qld) Caboolture Shire Volatile Substance Misuse -

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Last Updated: 16 April, 2008