Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 28 AUGUST 2012
Access and Inclusion Award
The 2012 Access and Inclusion 'Caring in our Community' award was widely advertised with
an invitation to nominate an inspiring local business or community group. Correspondence
was delivered to all of the Town’s sporting groups, community groups, local schools, service
clubs and churches on 20 June 2012. In addition, correspondence was delivered to
disability service providers and advertised in the June edition of the Cambridge News which
appeared in the Post Newspaper.
Applications, which closed on Monday, 16 July 2012, were invited for a local business or
community group who has made a difference to an individual living with a disability.
The Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee (AIAC) received one nomination for the
award, however, as it did not fit the criteria, they are unable to recommend a recipient for
2012. The list of criteria states that only initiatives or projects undertaken and completed
within the Town of Cambridge and those recommended by a third party are eligible to be
considered. The nomination received by the Town did not fit into either of these criteria and
therefore was not able to be considered for the award.
The Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee (AIAC) have discussed the need to review
the award to ensure its relevance to local business and community groups and increase the
profile of the awards within the community, to boost the number of eligible nominations
received.
POLICY/STATUTORY IMPLICATIONS:
The 'Club Volunteer', 'Community Volunteer' and 'Caring in our Community' awards are
administered through Policy No. 2.1.30 - 'Community Awards and Recognition Program'.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
An amount of $4,000 (GST exclusive) has been allocated in the 2012/13 Budget for the
purpose of both these programs.
STRATEGIC DIRECTION:
The Town’s vision as stated in the Town’s Strategic Plan 2009 – 2020 is creating
communities of choice. Our plan is to improve the features of the community that reflect why
people choose to live, work, shop, socialise and recreate in their neighbourhood.
The Town aims to promote a sense of community and a key business philosophy that the
Volunteer of the Year award supports and is striving to meet the needs of our communities
through strong community consultation, engagement and collaboration.
It further supports one of the Town’s priority areas “delivering our services” by:
• connecting community and bringing people together;
• promotion of personal development;
• promoting healthy lifestyle choices developing partnerships with other service
providers, aiming to improve delivery and quality of services.
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