Proudly Port Phillip Community Awards

• Albert Melbourne Parkrun 
• Elwood Toy Library 
• Melbourne City Mission L2P Program 
• Park Towers Community Food Pantry 
• Veg Out Community Gardens St Kilda - WINNER

• Elwood Kitchen Library 
• Port Phillip Pickers - WINNER
• Share&Swap Shop 
• St Kilda Bike Kitchen

• Harshitha Meenakshisundaram - WINNER
• James Henderson

• Chronicles Bar 
• Levanter Cafe 
• Sorsi e Morsi 
• Soul Pilates South Melbourne 
• Space2b Social Design - WINNER

• Annette Maloney
• Joanne and Scott Watkins - WINNER
• Kaye O'Connor
• Simon Lewis
• Yaakov Glasman

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.

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.

Open to all small business located in Port Phillip with less than 15 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 Council’s ‘Have Your Say’ page. The public vote will be weighted 50% alongside Council’s selection panel vote which will also be weighted 50%.

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. 

Open to any Port Phillip resident who has made an outstanding, positive and long-lasting contribution to the city and the Port Phillip community.

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 2023.
• Young Citizen of the Year nominees are eligible for nomination if they live outside Port Phillip but attend a school located within Port Phillip. 

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.

• Self-nominations for individuals (group 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.