Reporting to Your Community Award
- Annual reports
- Monthly newsletters
- Online communication
- Digital communication
- Advertising
- Specialist publications
Eligibility
Reporting to Your Community encompasses all or any form of community reporting, in the general form of a publication, namely annual reports, monthly newsletters, online communication such as websites, digital communication such as electronic newsletters, advertising, specialist publications or other media applications produced in the 2008 calendar year.
Councils are no longer relying on their annual community report to report back to their communities and so it was decided to broaden this category so that other media used by councils could be incorporated. The essence of this category is on reporting information about council and its activities back to your constituency. Your entry may include an annual community report, a monthly insert in the local paper, a website, an electronic newsletter, or targeted brochures. With the growth of online capabilities and with more diverse groups such as commercial ratepayers, isolated groups, NESB (non-english speaking background) groups and indigenous people being identified as stakeholders, councils have moved from expensive letterbox drops to more innovative, cost effective solutions.
Entry is for NSW councils only.
Entries must be received by the LGSA office by Tuesday 9 June 2009 and be in the format indicated - see steps to Prepare your Submission.
Judging Criteria
To be eligible, submissions must address each criteria listed below. Entries in this section will be judged on:
- Overall Report Strategy
Short overview of the report strategy including reason, content, identification of audience(s) and method of delivery (medium). - Visual Presentation
Explain the choice of visual presentation: design, layout and language and its relevance to the material and audience. - Budget
Briefly outline your budget: (how much it cost and whether it was a cost effective use of resources. This should include all expenses, including production, printing, distribution and evaluation costs). - Distribution Methods
Describe your distribution methods and print run or coverage (online). - Evaluation
Describe any feedback or evaluation methods received. - Thematic Unity
Account for thematic unity: whether it conveys a clear sense of local character and council/community concerns. - Innovation
Give reasons why the report shows excellence and innovation.