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2017 winners videos

Below are video summaries of the 2017 National Winner and the Category Award Winning projects.

National Winner

Wyndham City Council, Vic, for WynLens—Visualization, Analysis and Modelling of a Holographic City

Category Winners

Coorong District Council, SA, for Creating Coonalpyn

Category: Arts Animates—excellence in capacity building and innovation
Sponsored by the Department of Communications and the Arts

Gladstone Regional Council, Qld, for Waste Powering Gladstone’s Greener future: The Benaraby Landfill Gas-to-Power Project

Category: Boosting Productivity through Infrastructure
Sponsored by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

Meander Valley Council, Tas, for Valley Central Precinct, Westbury

Category: Contributing to Regional Growth
Sponsored by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

Southern Grampians Shire Council, Vic, for Digital Transformation of a rural community—a journey

Category: Digital Innovation in Local Government
Sponsored by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

Brisbane City Council, Qld, for Brisbane Access and Inclusion Plan 2012-2017 Implementation

Category: Disability Access and Inclusion
Sponsored by the Department of Social Services

Logan City Council, Qld, for Flooded Road Smart Warning System

Category: Excellence in Road Safety
Sponsored by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

Wyndham City Council, Qld, for WynLens— Visualization, Analysis and Modelling of a Holographic City

Category: Innovation to Create More Liveable Australian Cities
Sponsored by Optus Business

City of West Torrens, SA, for Summer Festival

Category: Multicultural Australia—Strength in Diversity

Sponsored by the Department of Social Services

Sutherland Shire Council, NSW, for Nganampa Kililpil: OUR STARS

Category: Promoting Indigenous Recognition
Sponsored by Woodside Energy Ltd.

Shire of Kalamunda, WA, for Youth Employment

Category: Youth Economic Participation
Sponsored by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development