The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has today launched the inaugural MAVlab Innovation Awards, a program designed to recognise and celebrate the people and projects reshaping the future of local government across Victoria.
MAV CEO, Kelly Grigsby says the MAVlab Innovation Awards will spotlight the innovative work of the State’s councils, from quiet reinventions to big, bold transformations.
“Innovation in local government takes courage, vision and persistence,” said Ms Grigsby.
“From rapidly evolving technology to social changes, shifting economies to environmental pressures, our local communities – and the councils that represent them – are at the forefront of multiple transformations happening simultaneously.
“The MAVlab Innovation Awards are about recognising the people who are meeting this moment with creativity and determination, finding new ways to deliver public value and better outcomes for communities,” she said.
The program includes 16 awards across a variety of topics and disciplines to recognise people and projects demonstrating innovation in areas such as leadership, community wellbeing, storytelling, and financial ingenuity.
Each award celebrates projects and people that are pushing boundaries, testing new ideas, and delivering measurable impact.
“These awards are not only about recognition,” said Ms Grigsby.
“They’re also about sharing the remarkable work happening across Victoria’s 79 councils – celebrating and promoting the fresh thinking that is powering positive change in communities and creating opportunities to amplify these ideas so they can inspire and inform others across the sector.”
Open to all Victorian council staff, from executives to council officers, the MAVlab Innovation Awards are an opportunity to share, celebrate, and scale innovation happening across the sector.
Nominations will close at 5.59pm on Thursday 31 July.
Registrations are open to attend an information session: https://mavevents.cventevents.com/mavlabinnovationawardsinfo.
More information is available on the MAV website: MAVlab Innovation Awards | MAV website.
