Recognising healthy communities.
The Heart Foundation Local Government Awards recognise and showcase councils that are working to improve heart health through building a sense of community, encouraging people to be physically active, be smoke-free and make healthy food choices.
In 2015, the councils awarded nationally for best practice were:
Councils with populations less than 5000`National Winner – Cobar Shire Council (NSW)
Councils with populations 5000 – 25,000
National Winner – Mid Murray Council (SA)
Joint National Highly Commended – Ararat Rural City Council (VIC) and Swan Hill Rural City Council (VIC)
Councils with populations greater than 25,000
National Winner – City of Charles Sturt (SA)
Joint National Highly Commended – City of Cockburn (WA) and City of Whittlesea (VIC)
State and Territory winners include:
Category: Councils with populations less than 5000
NSW – Cobar Shire Council
Category: Councils with population of 5000 – 25,000
NSW – Narrandera Shire Council
QLD – Maranoa Regional Council
SA – Mid Murray Council
TAS – Northern Midlands Council
VIC – Ararat Rural City Council and Swan Hill Rural City Council
Category: Councils with populations greater than 25,000
NSW – Orange City Council
NT – City of Palmerston
QLD – Logan City Council
SA – City of Charles Sturt
TAS – Kingborough Council
VIC – City of Whittlesea
WA – City of Cockburn
The 2015 winners profile booklet highlights the innovative and sustainable ways the 2015 winners and highly commended councils are creating healthier communities. You can view this booklet online at www.heartfoundation.org.au/lga.
If your council is working to create a healthy community, we encourage you to apply for the 2016 Heart Foundation Local Government Awards.
Exciting prize packages include cash awards, commemorative frames and profiling of your council’s efforts through promotional material, presentation events and local media.
Entries open Monday 28 March and close Friday 20 May 2016.
To download the Application Information Pack visit www.heartfoundation.org.au/lga email lga@heartfoundation.org.au or call 1300 36 27 87.
*Copy supplied by the Heart Foundation
