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2021 Awards for Excellence Nomination Register

  • 13 Nov 2020
  • 14:00
  • 21 Apr 2021
  • 18:00
  • Nominations Registration

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  • This individual has gone ‘above and beyond’ their stated duties to deliver added service to their community or council. This will be work for which they have not received additional remuneration and is most likely self-generated, showing genuine initiative for the benefit of the organisation and, ultimately, its customers.
  • This project or initiative involved genuine collaboration with multiple parties (internal and external to council) in order to implement more effective service delivery models for the benefit of the organisations and the community. This may have been through an informal agreement or a more formal legal structure.
  • This project or initiative has influenced community behaviour and practice. It has educated and informed community opinion leading to sustainable, positive changes in the community. There is clear evidence of its success in enhancing community wellbeing, understanding and awareness and in engendering behaviour change.
  • This award category recognises projects or initiatives of Category 1 councils that showcase the philosophy of ‘doing more with less’. Lateral thinking, creativity, increased productivity and simplicity are the drivers of this successful project or initiative that is an aspirational model for other smaller councils.
  • This project or initiative has adopted a new and different approach, leading to improved (or new) service delivery and/or performance. This initiative is cutting-edge and has probably not been seen in Queensland councils before, certainly not in this format.
  • This project or initiative has enhanced the long-term sustainability of council and/or the community. It may be through more sustainable use of human, financial and other resources or it may be related to environmental sustainability.
  • This team is an internal council team or a team involving multiple areas of council. The manner in which it has utilised resources, collaborated and communicated proves the adage that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It has contributed, in a measurable way, to enhanced service delivery within or external to council.
  • Workplace health and wellbeing programmes have real potential to positively influence the health of councils’ workforce whilst making good business sense through increasing employee engagement and team cohesiveness and leading to reduced absenteeism and increased productivity in the long-term. This project or initiative demonstrates evidence of fostering healthy workplace policies and supportive environments that promote healthy lifestyles that enhance positive social conditions.

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2021 Awards for Excellence Nominations Register

Award Nominations  

Council subscribers of LGMA Queensland may nominate projects for the LGMA Queensland Awards for Excellence.  Councils may submit numerous projects.  Multiple nominations are permitted in all categories.  A project or initiative may be nominated in up to two categories and each will be treated as a separate nomination.  If nominating a project in more than one category, nominators should ensure the nomination is tailored to address the category requirements. A fee of $350.00 applies to each nomination.  A tax invoice will be issued once a nomination has been received online.

Nomination Guidelines - sections 1-5 should be no more than one page or a maximum of 350-400 words each.

Section 1: Introduction and Overview - Nominations must provide an overview of the project/initiative outlining the key outcomes and achievements.  The Introduction/Overview will be published in the Awards for Excellence publication so it should offer a standalone description and be tailored for a local government audience.

Section 2: A statement outlining how the nomination meets the category requirement i.e. how the project exemplifies Collaboration or Teamwork or Innovation etc.

Please refer to the Award Category section of the Nomination Guidelines. 

Section 3: A description of the impact/outcome including evidence of: 

Its impact on council and or the community; How the outcomes were measured and
Details of the project's ongoing status (If applicable).

Section 4: A statement regarding the possible transferability of the initiative for use in other areas or councils and comment on why this project/initiative stands out from other initiatives across the state (including to what extent it is unique).

Section 5: Supporting information - submissions may include references from people affected by the project or other evidence outcomes including: media articles, community newsletters etc.

Section 6: Social Media Release - please include a promotional media release. This should be 200 words and tailored for the general public rather than an informed local government audience.  It will be posted to the LGMA socials (Facebook and LinkedIn) in the lead up to the Awards.

Section 7: Nominations must include:

  • Online Registration for each nomination
  • Four hard copies of your submission (including sections 1-6 above).  An original copy of your submission is passed on to each of the Award Judges in order to avoid risk transfer.
  • A USB with a copy of your submission (named as: Council name_Project title_Category) 
  • 3-5 high resolution photographs are also to be included on the USB.  Preferably these are to be included in a single submission document but, if this is not possible, they should be named Council name_Project title_Category_Photo.  Numbering should be applied where more than one document is included i.e. Part 2 of 3.

Nominations must be received in full by 3.00pm on Wednesday 21 April, 2021.

Awards for Excellence

LGMA Queensland

Level 7, Quay Central

95 North Quay

BRISBANE   QLD   4000

All nominating councils are encouraged to participate in the celebratory event on Thursday 27 May, 2021.  Please note we do not pre-release the finalists in advance.

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