Conditions of Entry

1. Councils and county councils who are members of LGNSW are eligible to enter. Local government organisations or groups of councils are also eligible to enter if the constituent councils are LGNSW members.
2. For the Individual Sustainability Award Category, only employees or elected councillors from LGNSW member councils or local government related organisation can be nominated.
3. The project nominated for the award must have been either wholly or partly undertaken during the period January 2021 to June 2022. For longer term initiatives, the entry should focus only on that part of the project undertaken during the current award period.
4. To nominate for the Local Sustainability Award entries will need to include details on having entered in at least three Bronze Award categories in current award period or previous years.
5. Entry forms must be submitted online.
6. Entries must address each of the criteria on the entry form.
7. Applications should be approved by the General Manager.
8. Projects cannot be entered into more than one category. LGNSW reserves the right to have entries considered in different categories if considered eligible.
9. Supporting materials should be provided in accordance with the entry form and guidelines. No hard copy material will be assessed.
10. Two images (one of which should be a photo) should be submitted with your entry for promotional purposes.
11. Where the application contains new technologies, applicants are advised to consider patent conditions prior to submitting the application.
12. The decision of the judging panel will be final.
13. All material submitted to the Awards becomes the property of LGNSW. LGNSW reserves the right to use all entries received for publicity and educational purposes. Entries for the Individual Sustainability Award will be kept confidential, and permission will be sought from the winning nominee before any information is published.
14. Entries close at 5pm on Wednesday 27 July 2022.

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