NHVic Awards

​This category is for projects, programs or initiatives which address the physical or mental health and wellbeing of community members including staff and volunteers.  

​

​This may include: 

• ​initiatives to improve social connection and wellbeing

• Physical activity programs 

• ​Mental health support 

• ​Health check ups 

• ​Disability services 

​

​

​

​​

​

This category is for projects, programs or initiatives which address inequalities experienced by different groups within our community.

​

This may include:

• Refugees and migrants

• LGBTIQ people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer)

• People with disability or long term impairment, and their carers

• People experiencing poverty and/or homelessness

• People experiencing long term unemployment

• People with mental health issues

• Marginalised young people

​

‘Community resilience’ describes how a community responds to an adverse situation. These situations could include:

• natural disasters such as bush fires, floods, heatwaves

• the coronavirus pandemic

• spike in unemployment due to factory or mass employer closures

• any other events that could impact the health and wellbeing of a community

Your application might be about:

• a successful response to an immediate emergency

• initiatives which promote awareness and prevention

• support programs for victims of community emergencies

This category is for projects, programs or initiatives which address the climate emergency on a local level.

​

This may include projects relating to:

• Waste management

• Recycling and repurposing

• Tree and vegetation regeneration

• Sustainable living and workplaces

• Clean water and sanitation

• Renewable energy

• Awareness raising on climate change

​​​​​

​​​​

This category is for projects which deliver one or more of the following:

• promote participation, support and opportunities for girls and woman

• celebrate the diversity of girls and woman

• involve men to break down the barriers that create gender inequities

• support families and/or individuals where domestic violence is occurring

This category is in memory of Fiona Richardson who passed away in 2017. Fiona was the member for Northcote and prior to her death, was a passionate campaigner for gender equity and oversaw the first ever Royal Commission into Family Violence. We feel very privileged that her family has agreed for us to launch this award in her honour.

This category is for Neighbourhood Houses which run a social enterprise. Social enterprises are businesses created specifically to address social problems, improve communities, provide people access to employment and training, and/or help the environment.

​

It does not matter when your social enterprise began (although it must have been running for at least one year at time of submitting the application), as long as it is currently operational and continuing to achieve meaningful outcomes for your community.

​

​

​

​

​

​