Senator the Hon Fiona Nash, Minister for Local Government and Territories has announced Wyndham City Council in Victoria as the winner of the 2017 National Award for Excellence in Local Government for its WynLens - Visualization, Analysis and Modelling of a Holographic City project.
Details of this project and the 2017 Category Winners and highly commended projects are in the 2017 National Awards for Local Government Winners Book.
- Winners Book PDF: 4043 KB
- 2017 Winners Videos
Category Winners
Congratulations to the 2017 Category Winners.
- Arts Animates—excellence in capacity building and innovation
Sponsored by the Department of Communications and the ArtsWinner: Coorong District Council, SA—Creating Coonalpyn
- Boosting Productivity through Infrastructure
Sponsored by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional DevelopmentWinner: Gladstone Regional Council, QLD—Waste Powering Gladstone's Greener Future: The Benaraby Landfill Gas-to-Power Project
- Contributing to Regional Growth
Sponsored by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional DevelopmentWinner: Meander Valley Council, TAS—Valley Central Industrial Precinct, Westbury, Tasmania
- Digital Innovation in Local Government
Sponsored by Department of Infrastructure and Regional DevelopmentWinner: Southern Grampians Shire Council, VIC—Digital Transformation of a rural community—a journey
- Disability Access and Inclusion
Sponsored by the Department of Social ServicesWinner: Brisbane City Council, QLD—Brisbane Access and Inclusion Plan 2012— 2017 Implementation
- Excellence in Road Safety
Sponsored by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional DevelopmentWinner: Logan City Council, QLD—Flooded Road Smart Warning System
- Innovation to Create More Liveable Australian Cities
Sponsored by Optus BusinessWinner: Wyndham City Council, VIC—WynLens—Visualization, Analysis and Modelling of Holographic City
- Multicultural Australia—Strength in Diversity
Sponsored by the Department of Social ServicesWinner: City of West Torrens, SA—Summer Festival
- Promoting Indigenous Recognition
Sponsored by Woodside Energy Ltd.Winner: Sutherland Shire Council, NSW—Nganampa Kililpil: OUR STARS
- Youth Economic Participation
Sponsored by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional DevelopmentWinner: Shire of Kalamunda, WA—Youth Employment
Highly Commended
Congratulations also to the 2017 highly commended recipients.
- Arts Animates—excellence in capacity building and innovation
Sponsored by the Department of Communications and the ArtsHighly Commended: City of Albany, WA—Bella Kelly Retrospective
Highly Commended: City of Joondalup, WA—Kaleidoscope Festival - Boosting Productivity through Infrastructure
Sponsored by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional DevelopmentHighly Commended: Logan City Council, QLD—Contributing to Council Priorities—(TIMS) Totally Independent Managed Supply
- Contributing to Regional Growth
Sponsored by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional DevelopmentHighly Commended: Latrobe City Council, VIC—Moe Rail Precinct Revitalisation Project Stage1
Highly Commended: Mackay Regional Council, QLD—Dudley Denney City Library - Disability Access and Inclusion
Sponsored by the Department of Social ServicesHighly Commended: Tweed Shire Council, NSW—Inclusion Means Toilets—A Partnership Approach to the Access and Audit and Upgrade of Designated Access
- Excellence in Road Safety
Sponsored by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional DevelopmentHighly Commended: City of Charles Sturt, SA—40km/h Area speed limit for local streets in the City of Charles Sturt
If you require any additional information, please email the Awards Team at Awards@infrastructure.gov.au.