These awards recognise the work of those in the disaster management sector who actively champion change and demonstrate excellence.
The award categories for 2022 are:
- Champion of Change – Individual
- Champion of Change - Organisation
- Excellence in Disaster Management – Practitioner
- Excellence in Disaster Management – Research
Award recipients were announced by the Inspector-General on Tuesday 8th March 2022.
The Inspector-General would like to congratulate the following Winners and Highly Commended finalists:
Champion of Change Award Individual
- Ms Tammy Myles, Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy
Champion of Change Award Organisation
- Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation
Excellence in Disaster Management – Practitioner
- Ms Pia Fletcher, Southern Downs Regional Council
- Ms Josephine Moloney, Weipa Local Disaster Management Group (Highly Commended)
Excellence in Disaster Management - Research
- Dr Kimberley Reis, Griffith University
We will be profiling the award recipients in an upcoming edition of IGEM Connect. Due to the recent weather and flooding events, the Inspector-General was unable to present the awards to the winners in person before International Women’s Day. The Inspector-General will personally present the awards to the recipients as soon as a suitable time can be arranged.
