VICTORIA

Community Achievement Awards for Victoria

Best's Wines Tourism and Hospitality Award
The Best’s Wines Tourism and Hospitality Award will honour Victorians who are leaders in their field, doing their part to showcase Victoria as a destination of choice or providing exceptional guest experiences through gracious hospitality.

Best’s Wines believes in bringing the warmth of genuine service to everything that they do. This award will celebrate those who provide personable, meaningful experiences to others or develop new initiatives for tourists and visitors to enjoy what Victoria has to offer. It could be part of an existing business, a new venture, a program to improve inclusion and accessibility, or an innovative new approach to travelling, dining or accommodation. Victoria has so many destinations, tours, events and festivals, so this award is open to any person contributing to the travel, tourism or hospitality industries and will applaud contributions demonstrating passion, innovation and their commitment to the industry.

This category is accepting Nominees statewide across Victoria
  • Provide a brief overview of the business/organisation and the nominee’s position/role.
  • Detail how has the individual made an overall impact on the business or organisation? (Please include examples of where the nominee has displayed management, leadership, innovation skills above and beyond what is required.) 
  • Describe how has the nominee made a positive and lasting impact to the broader industry in the past 12 months? 
  • How does the nominee’s contribution showcase Victoria as a destination of choice?
  • Outline how the nominee’s activities contribute to the local and wider community; and benefits to Victoria.
  • In 25 words (2-3 sentences), please summarise your nomination; highlighting your achievements and impacts made. This summary will be used for all media purposes and onstage presentations at the gala dinner.
Awards Australia Community Group Award
The Community Group Award recognises groups that make a significant contribution to their community. These community groups share a strong sense of team spirit, and play a vital role in enhancing the social, economic, commercial and environmental prosperity of their region. 

Whether it be working together on an event, restoration project, providing a service or program, it is important to recognise and encourage these groups, as their efforts help to make our communities stronger and more vibrant.

This category is accepting Nominees statewide across Victoria
  • Describe the project, group, program, community event or initiative.
  • How long has the group, project or program been running, and who benefits? 
    Demonstrate benefits to the community.
  • How many people are involved in the group or initiative?
  • Detail the source of funding (if applicable) and sustainability of the group or initiative.
  • Describe any barriers or difficulties and how they have been overcome?
  • In 25 words (2-3 sentences), please summarise your nomination; highlighting your achievements and impacts made. This summary will be used for all media purposes and onstage presentations at the gala dinner.
Awards Australia Foundation Mental Health and Wellbeing Award
Mental health and wellbeing is a major challenge in today’s society. The Awards Australia Foundation applauds those making a difference by providing support and services to help those experiencing the devastating effects of mental health illness and poor wellbeing.
 
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Award acknowledges groups and individuals working to reduce the impact of mental health and/or improve emotional and physical wellbeing.
 
There are many who passionately and selflessly provide support, guidance, encouragement, assistance or professional services within the mental health & wellbeing sector. The Mental Health and Wellbeing Award acknowledges the excellence in programs, projects or initiatives that have focused their efforts within mental health and wellbeing promotion, prevention and/or early intervention. These individuals, communities or organisations create a sense of community spirit, which plays a vital role in enhancing our quality of life.
 
This category is accepting Nominees state-wide across Victoria

  • Provide a brief background and history of the initiative, outlining short and long term goals.
  • What impact is the nominee having in the community or workplace (could be local, or wider community) and who is benefiting?
  • Outline who is benefiting from the initiative.
  • Provide details of any challenges and/or obstacles that you have had to overcome and how this has been achieved.
  • Provide some testimonials, or specific examples of how the nominee has improved health and wellness of others through their actions. Please feel free to use the “Attachments” section to include written or photo testimonials. Videos are encouraged and be submitted via a file sharing link (Dropbox, WeTransfer, etc).
  • In 50 words or less (2-3 sentences), please summarise your nomination; highlighting your achievements and impacts made and how you have worked towards improving wellbeing and/or supporting a life free of mental illness. This summary will be used for all media purposes and onstage presentations at the gala dinner
Fonterra Agriculture Award
The Fonterra Agriculture Award applauds the unsung heroes and high achievers who work hard in their field and help shape Victoria's agricultural landscape. Our highly diversified plant and animal industries, including field crops, horticulture, forestry, livestock and livestock products, make agriculture the back bone of our communities.

Nominees for this category can be involved in any stage of agriculture including production, education, research, development, innovation, natural resource management, trade and export. The Agriculture Award presents an opportunity for us to acknowledge those who play a part in shaping our agricultural community.

This category is accepting Nominees statewide across Victoria

  • Describe the contribution to the farming/agricultural community
  • How has this impacted the community/industry and who/how many benefit
  • Describe any barriers or difficulties (if any) and how they have been overcome
  • Detail any achievements, performance success, self-development or training (if applicable)
  • In 25 words (2-3 sentences), please summarise your nomination; highlighting your achievements and impacts made. 
    This summary will be used for all media purposes and onstage presentations at the gala dinner.
Konica Minolta Customer Service Award

Customer service plays a pivotal role in the success of any business or organization. The Konica Minolta Australia Customer Service Award is a prestigious accolade that recognizes and celebrates exceptional customer service within organizations or by individuals. By sponsoring this award, Konica Minolta demonstrates its commitment to promoting and rewarding excellence in customer service. The award serves as a platform to acknowledge individuals, teams or organisations that consistently go above and beyond to provide exceptional experiences to customers. Through this award Konica Minolta aims to inspire a customer-centric culture and encourage organizations to prioritize outstanding service and customer satisfaction. The award highlights the importance of exceptional customer service and its impact on building strong relationships and driving success in all aspects of business.

Some points to consider when filling out this application:

--- How do you ensure a positive customer experience throughout the entire customer journey?

--- How do you proactively anticipate customer needs and exceed their expectations?

--- How do you handle difficult or dissatisfied customers, and what steps do you take to turn the situation around?

--- What strategies or initiatives have you implemented to improve customer satisfaction and loyalty?


This category is accepting Nominees statewide across Victoria

  • Please provide a brief background of the business/organisation and the nominee (a team or an individual)
  • Can you please share a specific instance where you went above and beyond to provide exceptional service to a customer and also provide an example of how you successfully collaborated with others to deliver outstanding service?
  • Training and development undertaken
  • Outline how the nominee (a team or an individual) has made an impact on the business and wider community
  • Testimonials that back up examples of customer service excellence will be viewed favourably
  • In 25 words (2-3 sentences), please summarise your nomination; highlighting your achievements and impacts made. 
    This summary will be used for all media purposes and onstage presentations at the gala dinner.
Nectre Regional Service Award

Regional Victoria is a vibrant and exciting place that is constantly changing. Regional Victorians play an integral role in helping their regional communities to achieve this through volunteering, leadership, sport, community activities or in their career or through their services or products. They're helping to ensure sustainability, community and economic development, and to promote their community, town or region.

 

Nominees will have shown excellence in their endeavours and raised the profile of their community, initiatives or career. The Nectre Regional Service Award aims to recognise our regional and rural achievers and community contributors, acknowledging those who are helping to reshape and inspire their local communities.


This category is only accepting Regional Nominees (Approx. 100km from the CBD)

  • Outline contributions and benefits to the regional community
  • What are the direct impacts of the activities, projects or programs of which the individual is involved within the community?
  • Outline initiative and innovation – planning, management and leadership
  • Describe any community involvement, participation and outcomes achieved
  • Describe and barriers or difficulties
  • Outline self-development, training and education levels of the individual or as provided for others
  • 60 words summary of achievements for media, judging and promotional material including for use on the Awards night
Regional Development Victoria Business Achievement Award
In rural and regional areas successful businesses are making important economic contributions. Creative business and commercial ventures provide opportunities for regional growth, productivity, leadership, training and employment. Businesses are continuing to realise their corporate vision and mission in areas such as product development, advanced manufacturing and construction, agriculture, primary industry, e-commerce, wholesaling, exporting, retailing, tourism and other professional services. The Regional Development Victoria Business Achievement Award will acknowledge and highlight the continued success and achievements of business leaders and businesses. 

This category is only accepting Regional Nominees (Approx. 100km from the CBD)
  • Brief background and history of the business
  • Description of products and/or services provided
  • Involvement with wider industry groups, networks or associations
  • Number of employees (if applicable)
  • Examples of recent business achievements or performance success
  • Community involvement and contribution
  • Barriers or difficulties and how they have been overcome
  • In 25 words (2-3 sentences), please summarise your nomination; highlighting your achievements and impacts made. 
    This summary will be used for all media purposes and onstage presentations at the gala dinner.

Regional Development Victoria Leadership and Innovation Award
Tenacity, dedication, selflessness, leadership and innovative thinking are the key qualities of those amazing individuals who are the “driving force” in their community. These individuals are at the forefront of community contribution in their field of endeavour. 

They may have overcome significant difficulty, adversity or hardship to achieve excellent outcomes and raise pride in the community and our state. They may have pioneered significant changes in their community, business or organisation that have altered the way people think and perform for the better.  The Regional Development Victoria Leadership and Innovation Award will acknowledge role models who through their leadership, innovation and driving force pave the way for others to follow. 

This category is only accepting Regional Nominees (Approx. 100km from the CBD)
  • Tell us how the nominee has displayed their leadership and/or innovation qualities
  • What specific outcomes and successes has the nominee achieved
  • Describe any barriers or difficulties the nominee has encountered
  • Who in the community has benefited from their leadership and/or innovation
  • How has the community benefited from their leadership and/or innovation
  • What is the lasting legacy of the nominees leadership and/or innovation efforts
  • In 25 words (2-3 sentences), please summarise your nomination; highlighting your achievements and impacts made. 
    This summary will be used for all media purposes and onstage presentations at the gala dinner.