Council an award finalist
Yarriambiack Shire Council is among national finalists in 2021 Municipal Association of Victoria Technology Awards for Excellence.
The council has made the final six for a Digital Leadership Achievement of the Year category for its Council Information and Community Technology Business Transformation project.
The annual awards recognise how councils are transforming and providing services to communities in the digital era.
MAV president Cr David Clark said finalists reflected ‘terrific’ council work enabling a cultural and technology shift.
“Across the sector, especially in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, councils have embraced digital solutions as a way to maintain high levels of community service in difficult circumstances,” he said. In its category, Yarriambiack council is up against City of Burnside, Cardinia Shire Council, City of Darwin, City of Melbourne and Melton City Council.
The awards feature five categories and finalists from across Australia. Other categories are Customer Experience, Collaboration or Partnership, Smart City and Strategy and Planning.
Officials will announce category winners at MAV’S Awards for Excellence dinner at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne on April 29. The dinner is part of a MAV Technology Champions of Change National Conference.
Winners will be eligible for Victorian and Australian Achievements of the Year awards.