Local governments are urged to enter the 2024 Resilient Australia Awards to celebrate and promote initiatives building community resilience to disasters and emergencies around Australia.
Sponsored by the Australian Government in partnership with states and territories, the awards recognise collaboration and innovative across a broad range of sectors and initiatives that strengthen disaster resilience with communities, institutions and the private sector.
There is a specific category for councils under the Resilient Australia Local Government Award, which is also open to local government associations.
Please note, submissions for the 2024 awards program must relate to projects or initiatives that began after 1 January 2022 or demonstrate significant outcomes or enhancements since 1 January 2022.
See the guidelines for the awards, which close for submissions on Friday 31 May.