Canberrans are being called on to nominate individuals, groups and organisations that have built community resilience to disasters and emergencies for recognition in the Resilient Australia Awards.
Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Mick Gentleman said the Resilient Australia Awards were an opportunity to share inspiring stories of how communities promoted resilience against disasters and emergencies.
“The ACT has confronted bushfires, storms and the COVID-19 pandemic and Canberrans have worked to prepare, respond and recover together,” Mr Gentleman said.
“I encourage everyone to nominate local initiatives that have made our community safer, more connected and better prepared for disasters and emergencies,” he said.
“This year a new mental health and wellbeing award has been added recognising the importance promoting the mental health of communities before, during and after a disaster.”
Mr Gentleman said there were six Awards categories for Government, local Government, business, community, schools and photography.
He said the Resilient Australia Awards recognised a wide range of initiatives, with past projects centred on risk assessment and mitigation; education; training and research; community engagement; as well as response and recovery.
Further information on the Awards, including how to nominate, can be accessed on the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience’s website at this PS News link.
