Council Awards
2012
| Award Received | Recipient | Awarded by |
|---|---|---|
| Best Swim School - Printed Material | Joint Inter Branch effort - Peter Willis, Donna Marshall, Kareen Duncan, Vicky Fraser, Katie Roche, Helene Windels, Sarah Egerton, Audra Carter | Swimming Australia |
| Outstanding Community Service Award |
Joint Inter Branch effort - Peter Willis, Donna Marshall, Kareen Duncan, Vicky Fraser, Katie Roche, Helene Windels, Sarah Egerton, Audra Carter | Swimming Australia |
| 1st Runners Up - Queensland Regional Finals |
John Oberhardt | LGMA (Qld) |
| Silver |
Warren van Wyk, Eamonn von Holt, Vicky Fraser, Rebecca Dull |
Australasian Reporting Awards Inc |
| QLD Winner | Silvio Trinca, Darren Moore and Managers of RIM, RCM, RIP&D, Admin, Parks, Waste Services, Libraries and Customer Services, Community Services, Major Venues and Facilities, Information Services, Plant Fleet Services, Finance, Governance, Animal and Pest Services. |
LGMA (Qld) |
| Commendation - Asset and Financial Management Category |
Greg Kelly (RCM) as a Member of a Research Alliance including Griffith Uni, Logan City Council, Gold Coast City Council, Redland City Council and Department of Transport and Main Roads | Federal Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport |
| Children's and Youth Services Bess Thomas Award for our Lego Literacy Program |
Libraries, and Youth Librarian Jo Beazley |
ALIA |
| Sporting and Community Service Facilities up to $5m (Brisbane region) |
Main Constructions (Building) Pty Ltd - builder submitted award | Master Builders Association |
| Reports, Procedures and Systems Award |
Logan Water Alliance |
Engineers Australia |
| Silver Award |
Gary Campbell, Mark Blomeley, Adrien Fitzpatrick, Aaron Miller | Fitness Australia |
| Commendation - Asset and Financial Management Category |
David Wilkie |
Federal Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport |
| Inclusive and Connected Communities Award | Community Services | Queensland Parks and Leisure Australia Awards |
| Design, Development and Management Award | Parks | Queensland Parks and Leisure Australia Awards |
| Outdoor and Active Trainee of the Year Award; Success through Adversity Award | Ali Irfan Elahi | South-East Region School-based Apprenticeship and Trainee Awards 2012 |
| State Award for Councils with populations greater than 15,000 people | Community Services, Environmnent and Sustainability, and Strategy and Planning | Heart Foundation Healthy Community Award |
| Environmental Award | Parks and Community Services | 2012 Queensland Outdoor Recreation Awards (Outdoors Queensland) |
| World Health Organisation's Best Practice Award for Promoting Physical Activity in the City | Community Services | Healthy Cities Global Conference Awards (Alliance for Healthy Cities) |
| Alliance for Healthy Cities Award - Disaster Management | Disaster Management | Healthy Cities Global Conference Awards (Alliance for Healthy Cities) |
| Large Council Category | Administration | 2012 LGM Risk Management Excellence Awards (LGM Queensland) |
2011
| Award Title | Award Received | Recipient | Awarded by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual National Awards for Economic Development Excellence - Economic Development Leadership - Elected Member | Highly Commended - Mayor Pam Parker | David van den Brule | Economic Development Australia EDA |
| Australasian Reporting Award | Bronze | Warren van Wyk | Australasian Reporting Awards Inc |
| Australian Business Awards for Service Excellence | Winner of Australian Business Awards for Service Excellence | Customer Service Branch | Australian Business Awards |
| Best Practice in Local Government - Business Improvement Transition | Winner - IPAA 2011 Excellence Awards | Todd Rohl, Stephen Ball, Shane Murrihy, Marco Alberti, Christian Parks, Rebekah Sheppard, Fiona Walker and Zdenko Krecek | Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) (Qld) |
| Best Practice in Local Government - Population Planning Model | Finalist - IPAA 2011 Excellence Awards | Cath Swift, Cheryl Pollitt, Sherry She, Alison Wolfenden and Jessica Hack. | Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) (Qld) |
| CSIA Award for Customer Service Excellence in Queensland | Winner | Customer Service Branch | Customer Service Institute of Australia (CSIA) |
| Inaugural Queensland Awards for Economic Development Excellence - Economic Development Leadership -Elected Member | Winner - Mayor Pam Parker | David van den Brule | Economic Development Australia EDA |
| IPWEA Engineering Excellence Award | Winner - Innovation Award | Greg Kelly, (RCM) as a Member of a Research Alliance including Griffith Uni, LCC, GCCC, Redlands CC and Dept of Transport and Main Roads | Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA) |
| LGAQ's Encouragement Award | Winner | Jasmine Viel | LGAQ & Logan City Council in partnership with Maxima group |
| LGMA Australia & New Zealand Management Challenge Finals | 1st Runner Up -National Grand Final (having won Qld State finals) | John Oberhardt | LGMA National Management Challenge |
| LGMA Awards in Excellence | Excellence in Innovation - Finalist | Luke Baker, Audra Caler, Jill Provins, Katherine Webber, Gina Zappia and Nicola Smit | LGMA |
| LGMA Local Government Management Challenge | LGMA Qld State Winner | Logan Team Fit - Mat Johns, Marita West, Nigel Brown, Karen Tattersall, Chris Boulton, Liza Perrett and Simon Benham | Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) |
| Local Authority of the Year | Winner of Local Authority of the Year Award | Annette Turner, Carolyn Johnson and Carolyn Haynes | Queensland Public Libraries Association |
| Local Buy Procurement Professionals Award | Winner | Di Ezzy | Local Buy Pty Ltd |
| Logan Chamber of Commerce's Personal Growth Award | Winner | Jaz Kahu | Logan Chamber of Commerce Logan City Council in partnership with Maxima group |
| Maxima's Nominated Branch Award | Winner | People and Culture Branch | Maxima Group |
| Most Environmentally Friendly Swim School | Winner | Joint Inter Branch Effort - Nigel Brown/Jim McDonnell | Swim Australia Annual Awards |
| Queensland Customer Contact Centre of the Year Awards | Finalist in the State under 50 FTE category | Customer Service Branch | Australian Teleservices Association Awards |
| Queensland State Archives Poster Awards | Highly Commended | Meryl Bourke, Nancy Taia and Mark Hansen | Queensland State Archives |
| School Based Trainee of the Year | Winner | Reece Healy | Logan City Council in partnership with Maxima group |
| SEQ - Bob Marshman Trainee of the Year Award | Winner | Elise Verschuuren | Qld State Government - SEQ Bob Marshman Trainee of the Year Award |
| Special Recognition Award | Special Recognition Award | People & Culture Branch | Maxima Group |
| Stormwater Industry Association (SIA) of Queensland Award for Excellence | Merit Award | Staff from the Environment & Sustainability, Parks, Roads & Infrastructure Management, Roads Construction & Maintenance, Administration, Community Services, Animal & Pest Services, Development Assessment and Community Engagement & Marketing Branches | Stormwater Industry Association (SIA) of Queensland |
| Trainee of the Year | Winner | Elise Fenwick | Logan City Council in partnership with Maxima group |
| Trainee Supervisor of the Year | Winner | Nicole Barclay | Logan City Council in partnership with Maxima group |
2010
| Award Title | Award Received | Recipient | Awarded by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Core Values Awards | First Runner Up | Community Engagement and Marketing Branch | International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) |
| Australia Day Awards - PSM | Public Service Medal | Chris Rose (CEO's Office) | Australian Government |
| Australian Library & Information Association (ALIA) Awards | Winner - Social Inclusion Category | Libraries and Cultural Services Branch | Australian Library & Information Association (ALIA) |
| Australasian Reporting Award | Silver | Outcomes and Performance Branch | Australasian Reporting Awards Inc. |
| Ergon Energy Tidy Towns Award | South East Queensland Environmental Protection Award | Community Engagement and Marketing Branch | Ergon Energy Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns Awards |
| Excellence in Records Management - Outstanding Individual | Winner - Received Certificate | Governance Branch | Queensland Records Management Association of Australasia |
| Fellowship | Fellowship | Road Infrastructure Planning and Design Branch | Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute |
| LGMA Young Manager of the Year | Leadership and Management Excellence 2010 | Mat Johns (Customer Service Branch) | Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) |
| Most Improved Trainee of 2010 | Winner | Amy Rogers (Animal and Pest Services Branch) | Maxima |
| National Library's Star Award | Winner - Social Inclusion Category | Libraries and Cultural Services Branch | ACCES Services |
| Outstanding Support of Trainees and Apprentices in the Workplace | Special Recognition Award | Animal and Pest Services Branch | Maxima |
| Public Sector Professional of the Year | Winner | Deanie Carbon (Community Engagement and Marketing Branch) | IPAA Queensland Public Sector Excellence Awards |
| Queensland Apprentice of the Year (Indigenous Category) | Finalist - Queensland | Administration Branch | Group Training Australia |
| Queensland's Best Performing Councils | Recognition | Community Engagement and Marketing Branch | |
| Queensland Customer Service Call Centre of the Year | Winner - Under 50 FTE Category | Customer Service Branch | Australian Teleservices Association (ATA) |
| South East Region Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year in the Queensland Training Awards 2010 (South East Regional Final) | Winner | Administration Branch | Queensland Training Awards |
| WITEM Agency/Organisation Leading the Advancement of Women in ICT | Finalist | Information Services Branch | Women in ICT Awards - Federal Government Department of Finance and Deregulation, Dell Australia Pty Ltd |
2009
| Award Title | Award Recieved | Recipient | Awarded by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Awards for Marketing Excellence - "Sponsorship QLD" | Winner | Community Engagement and Marketing Branch | Australian Marketing Institute |
| Australasian Reporting Award | Silver | Outcomes and Performance Branch | Australasian Reporting Awards Inc. |
| Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards | Certificate of Merit | Community Services Branch | The Australian Heads of Government, The Ministerial Council for Police and Emergency Management |
| Australian Service Excellence | Winner - State Award and National Finalist for Local Government Category | Customer Service Branch | Customer Service Institute of Australia |
| Best Public Works Project of the Year | Medal | Directorate Branch | The Institute of Public Works Engineers and Engineers Australia |
| Employee Innovation Award | Winner - Corporate Innovation Award | Customer Service Branch | Logan City Council |
| Employee Innovation Award | Winner - Corporate Innovation Award | Road Infrastructure Management Branch | Logan City Council |
| Employee Innovation Award | Winner - Customer Service Award | Animal and Pest Services Branch | Logan City Council |
| Employee Innovation Award | Winner - Human Factor Award | Strategy and Planning Branch | Logan City Council |
| Employee Innovation Award | Runner Up - Best Practice Award | Environment and Sustainability Branch | Logan City Council |
| Employee Innovation Award | Runner Up - Corporate Innovation Award | Road Construction and Management Branch | Logan City Council |
| Employee Innovation Award | Runner Up - Customer Service Award | Libraries and Cultural Services Branch | Logan City Council |
| Employee Innovation Award | Runner Up - Human Factor Award | Community Services Branch | Logan City Council |
| Energex Conservation Champions | Category Award | Environment and Sustainability Branch | Ergon Energy Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns Awards |
| Environmental Value Commendation | Winner | Directorate Branch | Landscape Queesland Ind. Inc. |
| Environmentally Sustainable Development Category | Finalist | Directorate Branch | Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) |
| Healthy Queensland Award 2009 | Regional Award | People and Culture Branch | Ergon Energy Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns Awards |
| Industrial Planning | Certificate of Merit | Directorate Branch | Planning Institute of Australia - Queensland Branch |
| Public Architecture | Commendation | Directorate Branch | Australian Institute of Architects, Queensland Chapter |
| Queensland Architecture Commendation Award | Regional Commendation | Directorate Branch | Australian Institute of Architects, Queensland Chapter |
| Queensland Safer Communities Award | Highly Commended | Community Services Branch | Department of Community Safety |
| Queensland Spatial Excellence Award | Industry Award | Road Infrastructure Planning and Design Branch | Spatial Science Institute |
| Queensland Training Awards | Regional Finalist | People and Culture Branch | Queensland Government |
| Safer Venues Award for the LEC | Bronze | Community Facilities Branch | Queensland Health |
| Sustainable Cities | State Award | Environment and Sustainability Branch | Ergon Energy Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns Awards |
2008
| Award Title | Award Received | Recipient | Awarded by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Vocational Student Prize | Recipient | Plant and Fleet Services Branch | Department of Education, Employment and Workforce Relations |
| Best New Employee Orientation Training Program | Winner | Information Services Branch | LearnX Asia Pacific |
| Best Online Learning Solution | Winner | Information Services Branch | LearnX Asia Pacific |
| The CCF Earth Awards for Excellence in Civil Construction | Winner - Projects $20 million to $75 million | Directorate Branch | Civil Contractors Federation |
| Civil (Plant Operations) Apprentice of the Year | Finalist | Plant and Fleet Services Branch | Construction Skills Training Centre |
| Creative Developments in Healthy Cities | International Award | Community Services Branch, Environment and Sustainability Branch | World Health Organisation |
| Culture Transformation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Transforming Leadership and Organisational Culture | Culture Transformation Award | People and Culture Branch | Human Synergistics |
| Disaster Management Preparedness | Good Practice Award | Environment and Sustainability Branch | World Health Organisation |
| Engineering Excellence Awards | Winner - Projects over $1 million | Directorate Branch | The Institute of Public Works Engineers, Queensland Division Inc. |
| Environmental Protection Award | Winner - Queensland | Parks Branch | Ergon Energy Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns Awards |
| Environmental Protection Award | Inland South East Queensland Region | Parks Branch | Ergon Energy Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns Awards |
| Excellence in Records Management - Outstanding Individual | Winner - Received Certificate | Governance Branch | Queensland Records Management Association of Australasia |
| Galleries and Museum Achievement Award (GAMAA) | Special Commendation | Libraries and Cultural Services Branch | Museum and Gallery Services of Queensland |
| Heart Foundation Local Government Awards | Winner - Queensland State Category | Community Services Branch | Heart Foundation Local Government Awards |
| Industrial Planning Award | Certificate of Merit | Directorate Branch | Planning Institute of Australia - Queensland Division Inc. |
| National Award for Economic Development Excellence | Winner - Environmental Economic Innovation Category | Directorate Branch | Economic Development Australia (EDA) |
