Conditions of Entry

Peak Services ‘Butch Lenton Memorial Bush Council Innovation Award’ – Terms and Conditions of Entry

About the Award

The purpose of the award is to recognise innovation in Bush councils and play tribute to Butch’s legacy and the contribution he made to the Winton community and the sector overall.

Council Eligibility

The following councils are eligible.

Entry Eligibility

• Only nominations that are deemed innovative by the judging committee will be accepted.
• If one of the judging committee members is affiliated with a nomination (council) they will excuse themselves from judging that nomination.
• Nominations must be received by the closing date of 31 August.
• The bursary will be awarded at the LGAQ Annual Conference each year.
• Please submit your applications via our website.
• The Judges decision is final and cannot be contested.
• The bursary is distributed through Peak Service’s Community Support program and paid directly to council (for both organisation and individual applications).

Assessment Criteria

Innovation and Creativity

Innovative Approaches: The project should introduce new methods, ideas, or technologies that address the problem in a novel way. Innovation can involve using existing resources in a new way, applying new technologies, or developing creative solutions to longstanding issues.

Creativity: The project should demonstrate creativity in its design and implementation. This could involve unique strategies for engaging the community, creative problem-solving approaches, or original ways to achieve the project’s goals.

Community Impact and Involvement

Positive Impact: The project should demonstrate how it will benefit the community or target population. This could include improving quality of life, providing essential services, or addressing specific community needs. The impact should be measurable, with clear indicators of success.

Community Involvement: Engaging the community in the project planning and implementation phases is crucial in ensuring that the project addresses real needs and has community support. Involvement can include consultations, partnerships with local organisations, and opportunities for community members to participate in the project.

Sustainability

Long-term Impact: The project should have a plan for sustaining its benefits into the future. This includes strategies for maintaining the project’s outcomes and ensuring that the positive impact continues over time.

Conditions of Entry

1.             The Butch Lenton Memorial Innovation Award  (‘the Award’) is being conducted by Peak Services (‘Peak’).

2.             All information and instructions regarding the Awards published by the Peak, and the Butch Lenton Memorial Innovation Award  nomination form, form part of these Conditions of Entry (‘the Conditions’).

3.             Applicants (‘the Nominee’) agree to be bound by these Conditions. Failure to abide by these Conditions may render a nomination ineligible for the Awards.

4.             Nominations open and close as per the dates published on the Peak Services website. Peak Services reserves the right to extend the final date of entry submissions.

5.             All nominations need to be submitted via the online application form. No responsibility will be taken for nominations that are not received by the final date, including lost or misdirected nominations.

6.             Peak Services may change these Conditions or cancel or vary the Awards at any time. Notice of this will be given on the Peak Services website.

7.             It is a matter for each Nominee to determine whether to participate in the Awards. To the full extent permitted by law, Peak is not liable for any injury, damages, expenses or loss whatsoever (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) by reason or any act of omission of Peak Services or its officers, employees, subcontractors and agents in relation to the Awards.

8.             Peak Services and judging panel reserve the right to reject or disqualify a nomination, if in their sole discretion, the nomination is found at any stage not to have complied with these conditions of entry, information contained in the nomination is false or misleading, or the nomination brings the Awards into public disrepute or ridicule, or offends public opinion, or reflects unfavourably upon the Award’s reputation.

Promotion and marketing

1.             Peak Services and the judging panel reserve the right to verify the eligibility of the nomination at any time.

2.             In submitting a nomination, the Nominee agrees to Peak Services using their personal information (including their name and image) and materials contained within the submission in connection with the Awards, to report on, publicise and promote the Awards, both now and in future years, including in print and online format, such as the Peak Services websites and social media channels.

3.             Nominees may be requested by Peak Services to be photographed or filmed for promotional purposes to be used in future marketing and promotional activities.

The judging process

1.             Each Award application will be judged by a panel of sector professionals selected by Peak Services.

2.             The judging panel may decide to present joint Award winners and/or present one or more highly commended commendations given in addition to, or instead of, an Award, with the bursary to be split evenly amongst winners.

3.             The decision regarding the Award winner and/or highly commended commendations is final, and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into.

4.             The judging panel has been carefully constituted to ensure that no conflict of interest exists or is seen to exist.

5.             The judges reserve the right to determine the eligibility or otherwise of each nomination.

6.             In no event will Peak Services or the judging panel be held responsible for any comment, viewpoint, or expression, whether direct or implied, concerning the standard or quality of a nomination.