Resilient Australia Awards

Submissions for the 2018 Resilient Australia Awards have closed. Winners and finalists in each jurisdiction will be announced over the coming months. National winners will be announced in November 2018.

The Resilient Australia Awards is a nation-wide program to recognise and promote initiatives that strengthen community disaster resilience. Since 2000, the awards have showcased innovation and exemplary practice across Australia; celebrating achievements that might otherwise go unseen, and inspiring others to build greater disaster resilience in their own communities.

The Australian Government is proud to sponsor the Resilient Australia Awards in partnership with the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience and the states and territories.

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Program structure

The Resilient Australia Awards is a two-tiered program. With the exception of multi-jurisdictional projects, submissions are judged in their state or territory, and jurisdictional winners considered for national awards. The categories at each tier are listed below.

Further information on the program structure and submission requirements are contained in the guidelines.

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Award categories

State and territory award categories

Resilient Australia Community Award

Open to communities, non-government organisations, tertiary colleges and universities.

Resilient Australia Business Award

Open to the private sector and business.

Resilient Australia Government Award

Open to local government and state government.

Resilient Australia School Award

Open to all public and private pre-school, primary and secondary schools only. This does not include school-related projects managed by a local or state government department.

Resilient Australia Photography Award (People’s Choice)

Open to individuals and copyright holders.

Multi-jurisdiction projects

Projects that encompass three or more states/territories may be entered directly into the Resilient Australia National Award category. Projects that encompass two states/territories may specify a ‘lead jurisdiction’ and be entered in the appropriate category in that jurisdiction.

National award categories

Resilient Australia National Award

The winners of the state and territory awards for the community, business and government categories will be considered alongside multi-jurisdiction projects for the Resilient Australia National Award.

Resilient Australia National School Award

The winners of the state and territory school awards will be eligible for the Resilient Australia National School Award.

Resilient Australia National Photography Award

The winners of the state and territory Resilient Australia Photography Award (People’s Choice) will be eligible for the Resilient Australia National Photography Award.