Resilient Australia Awards 
The Resilient Australia Awards celebrate initiatives that build whole of community resilience to disasters and emergencies around Australia, as well as images capturing resilience in action. The awards recognise collaboration and innovative thinking across all sectors.
Now in its 21st year, the awards recognise outstanding contributions in each state and territory in six categories: community, business, local government, government, school and photography. The program recognises a wide range of initiatives; with past projects centred on risk assessment and mitigation; education, training and research; and community engagement, as well as response and recovery.
The Resilient Australia Awards is proudly sponsored by the Australian Government in partnership with the states and territories and managed by the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR).
Award categories
The Resilient Australia Awards is a two-tiered program. Submissions are judged in the state or territory they are submitted from, with winners from each state and territory considered for national awards.
State and territory award categories
Business Award
Open to businesses and the private sector including, tertiary colleges and universities.
Community Award
Open to communities, community based or focussed organisations, and non-government organisations.
Government Award
Open to state and federal government agencies
Local Government Award
Open to local governments and local government associations.
Photography Award
Open to individuals and groups.
School Award
Open to all public and private pre-school, primary and secondary schools only.
Guidelines and Submission Details
For more information please contact awards@dfes.wa.gov.au or raa@aidr.org.au
