Infratil-Waitakere Community Awards

Introduction

The Infratil-Waitakere City Community Awards have been set up to recognise and celebrate the achievements of, or work undertaken during a 12 month period, by voluntary groups and organisations in the community.

Volunteers are the heart of our community - dedicating a tremendous amount of time and energy to help make it a better place in which to live. Infratil and Waitakere City understand that, which is why we want to honour and reward volunteers through our Community Awards Program.

The Infratil Waitakere City Community Awards are open to all voluntary and not-for-profit organisations.

The Awards are about celebrating and acknowledging volunteers and the generous amount of work they do in our community.

Through the Infratil Waitakere City Community Awards, volunteers are given the recognition they really deserve! No matter how big or small your group may be, if it's a club, society or group which involves volunteers, then the Infratil Waitakere City Community Awards are for you.

There are five categories in which groups can be nominated.

1. Heritage and Environment
2. Health and Wellbeing
3. Arts and Culture
4. Sport and Leisure
5. Education and Child/Youth Development

The supreme winner of the 2009 Infratil Waitakere City Community Awards will receive a trip for two of its members, to the Trust Power National Awards, to be held in Nelson between 13 & 14 March 2010.

For more information about the Trust Power National Awards or to see the winners of previous awards click here

Nominations for the 2009 Awards close on 30 July 2009, so get your nominations in.

Nomination Form & Category Information

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Nominations close 30 July 2009.

2009 Nomination Form (Size 55K)

Nomination Information Form (Size 78K)

Category Information and Selection Criteria (Size 60K)

2008 Winners

Supreme Winners: St John & the SPCA - Outreach Therapy Pets Programme

Arts and Culture Winners - Waitakere Indian Association

Heritage and Environment - Waitakere Tramline Society Inc
Works towards the preservation and public operation of the Waitakere Tramline, running from the Waitakere Filter Station to the base of the Waitakere Dam. The Society preserves the tramline track and equipment and provides free trips to charitable organisations to assist them with their fundraising.

Health and Wellbeing - St John & the SPCA - Outreach Therapy Pets Programme
An animal assisted therapy programme that gives its members the opportunity to share their animal companions with people who reside in rest homes, private and public hospitals, rehabilitation units, mental health facilities, special needs classes in schools and healthcare providers in the greater Auckland area.

Arts and Culture - Waitakere Indian Association
Promotes education, cultural, sporting, social and business activities and interest amongst ethnic Indian people. Also works to enhance multiculturalism in New Zealand by working with other ethnic groups.

Sport and Leisure - Waitakere Bears Softball Club
Provides and manages a T-ball programme for youth in the community. Provides learning opportunities for adults in sports management and coaching arenas and for children a positive team environment and opportunities to develop their skills.

Education and Child/Youth Development - Leataata Ole Lumanai Trust
Provides an environment for the education of pre-schoolers and their parents.grandparents through use of language and the care and enhancement of various Pacific Island cultures.

Supreme Winner - St John & the SPCA - Outreach Therapy Pets Programme

2007 Winners

Heritage and Environment - Friends of Arataki
Promotes and supports the development of the Arataki Visitor and Education Centre and the Waitakere Ranges Regional parkland. The society fosters public interest and conservation of the Waitakere Ranges through lectures, exhibitions, educational programmes and assisting the Auckland Regional Council in acquiring funds for special projects for the benefit of the public.

Health and Wellbeing - The Razzlers
It's volunteers bring fun, laughter and participation into the lives of Waitakere based pensioners and any funding received from its activities (plays, performances etc) is channelled into children's charities, such as the Child Cancer Foundation.

Arts and Culture - Waitakere Christmas Festival
Established in 2002 the Waitakere Christmas Festival is produced by a voluntary Trust which involves local schools and community groups in a free family Christmas concert. The festival is also used to raise funds for local charities such as West Auckland Hospice and the Teen Trust.

Sport and Leisure - New Lynn Community Activity Centre
Is a social non-profit organisation to promote and enhance the health and wellbeing of members through various physical activities and to also facilitate understanding between the different cultures that make up the community in which it operates.

Education and Child/Youth Development - Parents Inc
Equips parents with the skills and ideas to make parenting more rewarding. Their vision is to positively impact every home through passing on skills, information and resources to assist parents to engage with their children; and

Tasi Ae Lasi Samoan Teachers Association of West Auckland
Promotes the values of teaching different languages and cultures to all New Zealanders and works to maintain and build relationships with whanu, children and the wider community.

Supreme Winner - The Razzlers

2006 Winners

Heritage and Environment - Waitakere Tramline Society

Health and Wellbeing - Laingholm Baptist Friday Club

Arts and Culture - Bring It On Trust & Waitakere City Orchestra

Sport and Leisure - Karekare Surf Lifesaving Patrol

Education and Child/Youth Development - New Lynn Sea Scouts

Supreme Winner - Bring it on Trust

2005 Winners

Heritage and Environment - Keep Waitakere Beautiful

Health and Wellbeing - Drug Arm Auckland

Arts and Culture - Laingholm Roundabout

Sport and Lesiure - United North Piha Surf Lifesaving Club

Education and Child/Youth Development - Big Buddy Trust

Supreme Winner - Keep Waitakere Beautiful