Congratulations to the 2017 Core Values Awards winners
On 19 October 2017 IAP2 Australasia presented 20 Awards at the Core Values Awards Gala Dinner in Melbourne. Presented also were the International IAP2 Awards which saw international delegates attending and celebrating with us.
Special congratulations to Lake Macquarie City Council winning both Australasia Organisation of the Year and the International Organisation of the Year.
To all our entrants a special thank you and a full listing of entrants and winners is available in the 2017 Showcase of Core Values Awards.
A full update on the Engagement #nextlevel footage including photos and footage will be available soon!
2017 Winners
Organisation of the Year
IAP2 Australasia Winner: Lake Macquarie City Council
Highly Commended: Queensland Urban Utilities
IAP2 International Winner: Lake Macquarie City Council
Project of the Year
IAP2 Australasia Winner: Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission Consultation and Response Agency
Project: Aboriginal Engagement Program on the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission Report
Highly Commended: Department of Environment, Land, Water And Planning & MosaicLab
Project: Democracy in Geelong – The Geelong Citizens’ Jury
IAP2 International Winner: The Dahlia Campus for Health and Well-Being
Project: A partnership between the Mental Health Center of Denver and the Northeast Park Hill community, in Denver, Colorado for: ‘Facilitating Grassroots Support for a Controversial Construction Project in an Economically Distressed Community of Color’
Planning
Winner: Straight Talk
Project: Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Management Plan Review
Highly Commended: North East Water
Project: Your Water Your Say
Highly Commended: Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission Consultation And Response Agency
Project: Community Engagement Program on the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission Report. Know Nuclear. Discover, Discuss, Decide
Environment
Winner: Melbourne Water
Project: Leap-Frog: Benefits of Engaging Citizen Scientists in the Development of Melbourne Water’s Frog Census Mobile App
Highly Commended: New Zealand Association for Environmental Education (NZAEE)
Project: NZAEE Seaweek – Kia Kaha, Tangata Moana!
Health
Winner: Waitemata District Health Board
Project: Perceptions of Primary Birthing Units – Hearing from the “Quieter Voices”
Infrastructure
Winner: Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway Alliance
Project: Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway
Highly Commended: Central Coast Council
Project: People Powered Skate Place
Highly Commended: Level Crossing Removal Authority
Project: Abbotts Road Level Crossing Removal Project
Disaster & Emergency Services
Winner: Western Power
Project: Waroona Bushfire Response
Community Development
Winner: Department of Environment, Land, Water And Planning & MosaicLab
Project: Democracy in Geelong – The Geelong Citizens’ Jury
Highly Commended: Gateway Health
Project: Local People Have Solutions to Local Food Challenges
Indigenous
Winner: Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission Consultation and Response Agency
Project: Aboriginal Engagement Program on the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission Report
Judges’ Encouragement Award
Tasmanian Fire Service
Project: 1967 Bushfires – Share your Story Project
Cairns Regional Council and Articulous
Project: Our Cairns
Thank you to the Forum partners