Jurisdictional winners announced for 2018 Resilient Australia Awards

Government Award

• Ambulance Victoria – GoodSAM Community Responder Project (VIC)
• Mineral Resources Tasmania – Tsunami inundation modelling in Southeast Tasmania (TAS)
• Moreton Bay Regional Council, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and Queensland Police Service – My Resilient Community (QLD)
• Shire of Cranbrook – ‘Spring into Preparedness: Family Fire Safety – Get Prepared’ (WA)
• Territory Intelligence and Coordination Centre – submitted by Senior Sergeant Dean Elliot (NT)
• Wide Bay Regional Organisation of Councils – Burnett River Catchment Flood Resilience Strategy (QLD)
• Wollondilly Shire Council – Activate Wollondilly (NSW)

Business Award

• Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney – PREPARE NSW: Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness (NSW)

Community Award

• Inner Sydney Voice – Building Disaster Resilience in Social Housing Communities (NSW)
• Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation in partnership with the Queensland Reconstruction Authority – Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) Bushfire Management Plans (QLD)
• Southern Grampians Glenelg Primary Care Partnership – Balmoral Fire Connect (VIC)
• St John Ambulance – First Aid in Schools – Remote Indigenous Access Project (NT)
• Tasmania Fire Service Bushfire Risk Unit – truwana patrula nayri (Cape Barren Island Good Fire) (TAS)
• Tathra Surf Life Saving Club – Tathra Surf Club Bushfire Recovery 2018 (NSW)
• Tumbulgum Community Association – Resilience Post Floods 2017 (NSW)
• Western Australian Council of Social Services – Disaster Resilient Community Organisations (WA)

School Award

• Dixons Creek Primary School – Firestick Project (VIC)
• Invermay Primary School, Launceston Big Picture School, meenah neenah Aboriginal Cultural Education Program and The Holographic Lounge – Floodscapes (TAS)
• Mindarie Primary School – coordination of the ‘Art of Resilience’ conference (WA)
• Warrimoo Public School – Getting Bushfire Ready at Warrimoo Public School (NSW)

People’s Choice Photography Award

Cyclone resilience – Whitsunday Water – Troy Pettiford, Whitsunday Regional Council (QLD)

Dousing the flames – Navin Chandra (NT)

Elvis is in the house – Stacey Gladman, WD Newspapers (VIC)

‘It’s broken containment lines’ – Evan Collis, Department of Fire and Emergency Services (WA)

Portrait of a Lady – Kellie Mar (NSW)