Nominations are now open for the 2025 Թվ Awards for Local Government, an annual celebration and recognition of locally-led innovation.
The awards, now in their 39th year, will honour local councils across a total of 13 categories.
This year there will be two new categories:
- Affordable housing – recognising leaders and projects which address housing needs from a policy, planning, social or infrastructure perspective, and
- Outstanding rural and remote council – honouring the achievements of smaller, more remote or rural councils who have entered the main awards categories.
Nearly 12,000 votes were cast during the 2024 awards, where 121 councils were represented across a pool of 144 nominations.
These included winning projects such as the Armidale Regional Council’s Girls in Civil program, the City of Launceston’s public Wi-Fi network rollout, and Wyndham City Council’s LIT light experience.
All elected local government organisations and associations, and other recognised organisations that provide direct services to Australian communities, are eligible to submit entries until 17 March at: https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/territories-regions-cities/local-government/national-awards-local-government
Voting will then be open to councils and the broader public from 18 March to 18 April, with winners in each category announced later in the year.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Local Government, Kristy McBain MP:
“The Թվ Awards for Local Government are an important event on the calendars of councils across Australia.
“Last year we had 144 incredible nominations from every corner of the country, and even though that’s amazing, I think that’s underselling what our councils delivered for their communities.
“We know that our regional councils in particular have unique challenges and large footprints to manage, which is why we’ve introduced a dedicated award to recognise their innovative solutions.
“Every nomination and every vote represent a job well done for the councils engaging, innovating and delivering at a grassroots level, so get nominating and promote the work of your peers.”
MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2025
