NSW Reconstruction Authority – awards
The NSW Government Get Ready Community Award and Resilient Australia Awards recognise resilience-building initiatives and celebrate community spirit, collaboration and innovative thinking.
NSW Resilient Australia Awards 2024
The Resilient Australia Awards celebrate and promote initiatives that build whole of community resilience to disasters and emergencies around Australia, as well as images capturing resilience in action.
The awards are managed by the Australia Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR). Since being established in 2000, the awards have recognised outstanding contributions in each state and territory across multiple categories, which now include: business, community, government, local government, mental health and wellbeing, school, and photography.
The NSW Reconstruction Authority is the State convenor.
The winners were announced on Wednesday, 11 September 2024.
2024 winners
Community
Fire to Flourish: A holistic community-led model of disaster resilience – Monash University
Local Government
Building Back Northern Rivers Guideline – Cred Consulting and the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Business
Amphibode - an amphibious dwelling design - Amphibode
Government
Australia's first State Disaster Mitigation Plan – NSW Reconstruction Authority
School
Wellbeing win for Lismore South students – Lismore South Public School and Mackillop Sessions
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Climate Ready North Coast: Elevating the community sector for health resilience – Healthy North Coast
Photography
Rolf Poole – “Cool Night Burning - Scribbly Gum" depicting prescribed burning of an asset protection zone Berowra Heights.
Highly commended finalists
Community
- Medical Wings – Little Wings
- Community-Led Resilience and Recovery Initiative – Resilient Lismore
- Multi-Hazard Resilience Ratings - Resilient Building Council
Local Government
- Investing in Rural Community Futures Bega Valley - Resilience Connection and Place – Bega Valley Shire Council
- Resilient Sydney 2018-2024 - implementing a regional roadmap for resilience through collaboration – Resilient Sydney
Government
- EICU - Celebrating 20 years of Multidisciplinary Support to Emergency Services, Government, and the Community - NSW Department of Customer Service