Category definitions
Unsung Hero
Our unsung hero is the individual who works quietly and achieves a lot. This person has improved conditions for community members through their quiet but affective endeavours.
Community Innovation
Recognising creativity and innovation in community support services, this award acknowledges out of the box thinking in problem solving and effectiveness. Nominees will need to demonstrate the problem and demonstrate how being innovative solved it.
Community Safety
This category looks at how the public or a group is safer because of a custom designed project or initiative. Nominees need to demonstrate clear results in creating a safer environment or experience.
Community Start-Up
Recognising start-up success for an organiation of any size which has started operation to full fill a particular purpose which is based on delivering community support services and projects.
Community Leadership
For outstanding leadership in delivering community support services with demonstrable success and peer recognition delivered over a minimum 12-month period.
Rising Star Award
Recognising emerging success and potential in an individual who has demonstrated situational understanding, empathy and leadership in their approach to providing community support.
Community partnership
Recognising unique partnerships that by virtue of collaboration result in improved outcomes for clients that would have otherwise been the case. Nominees have demonstrated a clear structure of joint management and implementation.
Grassroots engagement
For the individual or organisation that has achieved outstanding success in building and sustaining program that engages at grassroots level. Engagement may mean potential clients, the community, public or business education.
Judging
Nominations are judged by a panel of experienced business owners, community managers and peers. See list here. Winners are announced at the annual WEXPO Parramatta event. Winners are notified one month prior to the event.