This category recognises outstanding achievements within the community and includes local government, urban and suburban households, and rural or remote property owners. Projects or initiatives include:
- Water conservation, efficiency, or water recycling programs, including arid
zone gardening, responsible use of bore water, retention of natural vegetation, stormwater recycling, and rainwater harvesting;
- Minimising, managing and recycling waste;
- Effective energy management plans;
- Energy saving initiatives including architectural modifications to improve
energy efficiency;
- Renewable energy initiatives such as solar panels;
- Community education to promote and achieve sustainability;
- Efficient water use in parks, gardens and other public places;
- Minimising or recycling waste water, for example using a domestic waste
water treatment plant;
- Caring for flora and fauna;
- Effective fire management plan; and
- Partnerships between community groups and local government and/or
business involving energy, water or waste management.
The judges will also consider nominations from the community for an individual’s outstanding achievement.
(This category combines former Domestic, Rural/Remote and Local Government categories).
This category recognises outstanding performance in commercial and industrial
sectors including:
- Outstanding trade waste management performance;
- Trade waste or energy management plans;
- Strategies to reduce volume and concentration of waste being
discharged to sewer;
- Site management and environmental controls;
- Site preservation or restoration;
- Employee environmental training programs;
- Community consultation on development planning and achieving
environmentally desirable outcomes;
- Community consultation and education about sustainable living; and
- Sustainable development plans or programs.
This category is designed to encourage and reward small businesses that factor environmental considerations into their business operations. Examples include:
- Efficient use of water in production and office processes, such as
water saving appliances;
- Efficient use of power, such as using energy efficient appliances;
- Initiatives to reuse water;
- Energy or waste management plans;
- Outstanding performance in managing trade waste;
- Strategies to reduce volume and concentration of waste being
discharged to sewer;
- Employee environmental training programs; and
- Sustainable development plans or programs.
This category recognises outstanding achievements in Territory schools, such as:
- Effective water conservation, efficiency, or water recycling programs,
including arid zone gardening, responsible use of bore water,
retention of natural vegetation, stormwater recycling, and rainwater harvesting;
- Waste minimisation, management and recycling programs;
- Energy management plans;
- Energy saving initiatives including architectural modifications to improve
energy efficiency;
- Renewable energy initiatives such as solar panels;
- Minimising or recycling waste water;
- Caring for flora and fauna; and
- Education programs or initiatives to promote and achieve sustainability.
The judges will also consider nominations from schools for an individual’s
outstanding achievement.
This category encourages groups or individuals to present environmental initiatives or projects to be considered for a grant. Examples include:
- Tertiary level research (Honours, Masters or PhD);
- Community group project such as a Landcare site rehabilitation project;
- Community education programs; and
- Professional body initiatives such as a public forum.
To be eligible for a grant you must provide a budget outlining the amount of grant money you require and how the grant would be used.
Grants do not include GST.
Category winners will be presented with their award at the Power and Water Corporation Melaleuca Awards ceremony. Winners will receive a plaque and Certificate of Environmental Excellence. All winners (excluding the Environment Grants category) receive a free water audit from Power and Water.
This year a Chairman’s Prize of $1,000 will be awarded to one entrant for donation to an environmental organisation of the winner’s choice. The winning entrant will be chosen by Power and Water’s Chairman of the Board.
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