The Proudly Port Phillip Community Awards

Nominations have now closed. Winners and category nominees can be found on Council's website.

Last held in 2011, and previously known as the Port Phillp Civic Awards, the reinvigorated Proudly Port Phillip Community Awards celebrate the extraordinary community contributions that make us proud to live, work and play in our City. This is your chance to acknowledge the local groups, people and projects that play a key role in shaping our neighbourhoods - the small and the large efforts, the individual and collective efforts.

This time around we've also introduced a 'Small Business of the Year' category in recognition of the amazing small businesses across our municipality that make the City of Port Phillip such a vibrant place.

All finalists are invited to the awards presentation evening, which will be held on Thursday 14 March 2024.

Award Categories

  • Port Phillip Citizen of the Year Award: Open to any Port Phillip resident who has made an outstanding, positive and long-lasting contribution to the city and the Port Phillip community.
  • Port Phillip Young Citizen of the Year award: Open to any Port Phillip resident, aged between the ages of 15 and 25, who have made an outstanding, positive and long-lasting contribution to the city and the Port Phillip community. Non-Port Phillip residents who attend (or have recently graduated) form a school located within Port Phillip are also eligible to be nominated.
  • Sustainability Project/Initiative Award: Open to sports clubs, community groups, not-for-profit organisations as well as individuals who have developed and implemented a project/initiative that advances Council’s vision of being a sustainable city. Examples include projects that have made positive contributions to the environment such as waste reduction, water conservation, carbon efficiencies or increased the uptake of renewable energy.
  • Community First Award: Open to sports clubs, community groups and not-for-profit organisations who are delivering projects or activities that enhance the lives and wellbeing of residents and workers through services, programs or volunteer work. Any programs and initiatives that have engaged residents, brought people together, raised funds or delivered positive outcomes for disadvantaged, at-risk or vulnerable people/groups in the Port Phillip community should apply.
  • Small Business of the Year Award: Open to all small businesses located in Port Phillip with less than 15 full-time employees who have made a positive impact within the city through the provision of the goods or services they offer. After the initial nominations are shortlisted by Council’s selection panel, the shortlisted nominees will be opened up to the public to vote on via this ‘HaveYourSay’ page. The public vote will be weighted 50% alongside Council’s selection panel scoring which will be weighted 50%.

'Small Business of the Year' Award Nominees

Eligibility

Who can you nominate?

Individuals being nominated must:

  • Be a Port Phillip resident.
  • Have contributed greatly to the Port Phillip community.
  • Be outstanding and show integrity and respect in their dealings with others.
  • Young Citizen of the Year nominees must be under 25 years of age as at 19 January 2024.
  • Non-Port Phillip residents who attend (or have recently graduated) form a school located within Port Phillip are also eligible to be nominated for Young Citizen of the Year.
Club and community group nominations must:
  • Have contributed greatly to the Port Phillip community.
  • Be a not-for-profit or incorporated organisation.
Small businesses being nominated must:
  • Be a registered business with an ABN.
  • Must have less than 15 full-time employees.
  • Be located in Port Phillip and sell goods or services that are available to Port Phillip residents and visitors.

Nominations we can't accept

  • Self-nominations for individuals (group and small business self-nominations are accepted).
  • Nominations for current City of Port Phillip staff.
  • Nominations for current or past City of Port Phillip Councillors (within five years since serving as a Councillor).
  • Nominations for small businesses wholly or partly owned by City of Port Phillip staff.
  • Nominations for small businesses wholly or partly owned by City of Port Phillip Councillors (within five years since serving as a Councillor).
  • Incomplete nomination forms.
  • Nominations received after the specified closing date.
  • School groups are ineligible. Individual students or staff can be nominated however groups of pupils/staff from schools are ineligible.