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Overview
Nominations are open for the Alcoa Community Hero Awards in recognition of the outstanding impact that our local volunteers make on our community.
The Community Hero Awards is an initiative of Alcoa Point Henry, Bay FM, United Way Geelong and the Rotary Club of Geelong Central, in recognition of the generosity, time and skills freely given by individuals throughout our region.
Key partners in the program include the City of Greater Geelong, the Independent and volunteer network organisations including Geelong Volunteer Resource Centre, BacLinks and Leisure Networks, all of whom are represented on the Awards' Assessment Panel.
Awards' Objectives
• To recognise the immense support given by volunteers to a wide range of community based organisations in the region.
• To illustrate the "the value and difference volunteering makes to our community".
• To galvanise others to go above and beyond by contributing time, resources and energy to make our community a better place to live.
• To emphasise that volunteering is fun, enjoyable and builds beneficial social networks of like minded people with similar interests.
Awards' Process
• Nominations can be made for an individual or team, who are making a volunteer contribution in their community.
• Selection of the recognition awards will be made by the Assessment Panel, comprising one representative from each of the following organisations: United Way Geelong; Rotary; GVRC; BACLinks; City of Greater Geelong and Leisure Networks.
For a list of current nomination deadlines, please click here.
Volunteers will be recognised on a weekly and monthly basis, concluding with two overall recipients at the end of the year – the Alcoa Community Hero of the Year, and the Alcoa Young Community Hero of the Year.
Awards Criteria
Nominations will be invited in the following six categories:
• Arts / Culture / Heritage;
• Community Services – Health & Welfare / Disability / Aged / Indigenous / Good Neighbour;
• Conservation / Environment / Animal Welfare;
• Education / Youth;
• Emergency Services / Safety; and
• Sport / Recreation.
Eligibility Criteria
Click here to download the Eligibility and Selection Criteria.
Patron
Frank Costa OAM is the official patron of the Awards, in recognition of his personal and outstanding contribution to volunteering in our community for many years.
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