Community Resilience
Climate Action
Community Development
This award is for Neighbourhood Houses who have demonstrated great examples of community resilience. Community resilience is how a community has responds to an adverse situation. These situations could include:
Community Resilience Award Winner – Corinella & District Community Centre for Introducing the Waterline Emergency Network
From adversity after a storm, a new strength can emerge. Corinella and District Community Centre invited community groups in the local area to come together to form the Waterline Emergency Network. Volunteers within our community are coming together to create a resilient, bonded community preparing for future emergencies.
Pictured is Kerryn Ladell, Manager, Corinella and District Community Centre
This award is for projects, programs or initiatives which address the climate emergency on a local level.
This may include projects relating to:
Climate Action Award Winner – Venus Bay Community Centre for Sunny – electric minibus – Gippsland Community Transport project
A community designed and powered electric vehicle used to provide transport options for small regional community where there are no public transport options available.
Pictured is Alyson Skinner, Manager of Venus Bay Community Centre
This award is for projects which embrace the sector’s community development principles of; community ownership, community participation, empowerment, access and equity, lifelong learning, inclusion, networking, advocacy, self-help and social action.
Community Development Award Winner – Churchill Neighbourhood Centre for the Community Value Project
The Community Value Project at Churchill Neighbourhood Centre is dedicated to empowering local residents by providing essential resources such as food, clothing, and support services, fostering community resilience, ownership, and sustainable development.
Pictured is (L-R) Nathan Brown, Manager of Churchill Neighbourhood Centre, Rachael Millar, Latrobe Health Services
