2010 Awards
Awards recognise a wide variety of projects that reduce the number of fires, or the effects of fires, anywhere in Victoria. Projects can cover any fire type, including building fires and bushfires.
Fire projects can include;
- fire safety
- fire awareness
- fire prevention
- fire response
- recovery after fire
Awards are presented to the best project in each of the following categories. The RACV Insurance Award for Excellence is presented to the most outstanding fire project from these categories.
Community Award
Awarded to a not-for-profit, individual or community group for a fire project. There are many types of community awards.
- Community Preparedness Award - recognises and highlights positive actions taken by a community group or individual to improve bushfire preparedness within Victorian towns or municipalities.
- Volunteer award – a fire project by an individual volunteer or volunteer group (including emergency services)
- Individual Achievement Award – outstanding personal contribution to a fire project (please note - awards are not given for long service).
- Recovery Award – a fire project that helps people or the environment recover from fire.
- Multicultural Award - a fire project supporting the needs of a multicultural community.
- Youth Award – a fire project that supports the needs of youth, including children.
- Aged/Disability Award – a fire project that supports, or promotes, the needs of the aged or disabled.
- Other Award – any other fire project by an individual or community group.
Education Award
A primary, secondary, TAFE or tertiary education facility for an innovative project that educates students or the wider community about fire.
Fire Services Award
Fire service staff, brigade members, station, district depot or agency staff, for an innovative fire project. Projects should be above and beyond normal business practices.
Media Award
A media agency or an individual journalist who has increased awareness of fire in the community through responsible reporting.
Industry Award
An industry or organisation that has produced a fire product, service, workplace strategy or innovation.
Design/Construction Award
An innovative industrial design or construction fire project.
New & Emerging Technologies
A group or individual for innovative use of new and emerging technologies for fire.
Government and Municipal Award
A government agency (excluding fire agencies) for an innovative fire project.
Benefits of applying for Awards:
- Fire Awareness Awards are prestigious. Recipients receive public exposure through promotional opportunities in the 12 months after the awards are presented.
- Winners are entitled to use the 2010 Fire Awareness Awards logo on their collateral for the 12 months after receiving their award.
Entries Open
Entries for the 2010 Fire Awareness Awards are now open.
Awards are offered across eight main categories – these reward the hard work of individuals, groups and organisations who have carried out fire projects in Victoria.
Grants are also on offer including the $10,000 RACV Insurance Fire Safety Grant and Special Incentive Grants of up to $2,000 to develop and undertake a fire project, or further an existing fire project in Victoria.
All entries for grants and awards must be submitted by 4pm on Friday 20 August 2010.
For further information or queries please email fire.awards@dse.vic.gov.au or call 03 9412 4465.
