Awards

Projects developed by Gannawarra Shire Council or through partnerships have been recognised at a State, national and international level.

Details on all accolades Council has been recognised for are listed below.

2024

Six Council-led initiatives were in contention for the publicly-voted 2024 National Awards for Local Government.
Koondrook was a finalist in the Top Tiny Tourism Town category for the 2024 TAC Victorian Top Tourism Town Awards.
The Kerang All Abilities Play Space and Changing Places facility was a finalist in the Best Regional/Rural Industry Contribution Award in the 2024 Parks and Leisure Australia Victoria/Tasmania Regional Awards.

Winner of the Outstanding Small Rural Council Initiative Award at the 2022 LGPro Awards for Excellence
Winner of the Community Assets & Infrastructure ($2.5 million and under) Initiative Award at the 2022 LGPro Awards for Excellence
Winner of the Special Projects Initiative Award at the 2022 LGPro Awards for Excellence
Loddon Mallee Move It program, which Council participated in, won the Outstanding Program or Project – Grant Based at the 2022 LGPro Active Ageing and Wellbeing Awards
KerangLink advocacy highly commended in the Productivity Through Infrastructure Category at the 2022 National Awards for Local Government, with 14 other Council initiatives finalists in the publicly-voted awards
Highly Commended in the Community Assets & Infrastructure (projects over $2.5 million) Initiative Award at the 2022 LGPro Awards for Excellence
Team Leader Rural Roads, Jon Haw Highly Commended in the Young Achiever Award at the 2022 LGPro Awards for Excellence
NDIS program was a finalist in the 2022 Premier’s Sustainability Awards in the Healthy and Fair Society - Industry Leader category
2021 Annual Report winner of Australasian Reporting Awards Silver Award

Built Environment finalist in the 2019 Premier's Sustainability Awards
Environmental Leadership and Sustainability finalist in the 2019 LG Professionals Australia National Federation Awards
Victoria Square, Kerang redevelopment winner of the Good Design Award for Architectural Design
Koondrook Wharf winner of the Urban Planning/Landscape Architecture title in the 2019 Chicago Athenaeum/European Design for Architecture Art and Urban Design Studies Awards
2018 Annual Report winner of Australasian Reporting Awards Silver Award
McCann Crescent Park, Kerang highly commended in the Prevention and Community Safety category at the 2019 National Awards for Local Government
Sustainability Initiative winner in the 2019 LGPro Awards for Excellence
Victoria Square, Kerang redevelopment highly commended in the Community Assets and Infrastructure Initiative $2 million and Under at the 2019 LGPro Awards for Excellence
Gannawarra Shared Services project highly commended in the Innovative Management Initiative category at the 2019 LGPro Awards for Excellence

2018 Premiers’ Sustainability Awards Premier’s Regional Recognition Award winner, recognising Council’s support of large scale solar projects
Winner of the Arts Animates Category at the 2018 National Awards for Local Government
Victoria Square, Kerang redevelopment winner of the 2018 Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture’s Urban Design Award
Victoria Square, Kerang redevelopment winner of the Excellence in Urban Design Category at the 2018 Victorian Landscape Architecture Awards
Koondrook Wharf won the Small Project, Urban Design and Regional categories at the 2018 Victorian Architecture Award
Koondrook Wharf shortlisted in the 2018 World Architecture Festival Awards
2017 Annual Report winner of Australasian Reporting Awards Bronze Award

2016 Annual Report winner of Australasian Reporting Awards Bronze Awar d
Top four finalist in the Total Facilities Best Bathroom award
Finalist in the prestigious 2017 Community HART awards (Helping Achieve Reconciliation Together) for the Stolen Generation plaque
Council’s Coordinator Community Health Kelsey Corrie was awarded the Environmental Health Professional’s Australia Young Environmental Health Officer of the Year