Western Sydney Community Forum Logo
Text to speech

ZEST 2023
AWARD CATEGORIES

PROUDLY LED BY
EVENT PARTNERS
OUR PARTNERS

OUTSTANDING FIRST NATIONS
COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

Selection Criteria:

> Only those projects led by or developed with First Nations organisations are eligible for nomination.

> Nominees must demonstrate examples of how the project has achieved an exceptional positive impact for First Nations communities at the local or regional level.

 

OUTSTANDING PROJECT – CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE

Selection Criteria:

> Winners must demonstrate examples of how the community project used arts and/or culture to achieve social impact in their local area.

 

OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY
SECTOR LEADER

Selection Criteria:

> Must demonstrate extraordinary leadership within a new or existing community (i.e. high-level capacity to respond to change, inspire others and drive innovation).

> Must demonstrate how they have taken an active role for the well-being and improvement of their community.

 

WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
UNSUNG HERO

Selection Criteria:

> To win this award, nominees are required to have worked as a volunteer or part-time employee for a Community Organisation based in Western Sydney. They must also be enrolled to study at the Western Sydney University.

ZEST HALL OF FAME

Selection Criteria:

> To be eligible for consideration for induction into the ZEST Hall of Fame, inductees must have worked for over 10 years in the community services sector in greater Western Sydney.

> Inductees must have a demonstrable record of achieving significant community impact.

OUTSTANDING PROJECT –
YOUTH LEADER

Selection Criteria:

> Only those leaders under the age of 25 at the time of nomination are eligible.

> Must demonstrate extraordinary leadership within a new or existing community (i.e. high-level capacity to respond to change, inspire others and drive innovation).

> Must show evidence of where they have taken an active role for the well-being and improvement of their community.

 

OUTSTANDING VOLUNTARY LEADER

Selection Criteria:

> Must demonstrate evidence of being an extraordinary leader in a volunteer capacity within a new or existing community (i.e. high-level capacity to respond to change, inspire others and drive innovation).

> Must demonstrate how they have taken an active role for the well-being and improvement of their community.

 

OUTSTANDING PROJECT – COMMUNITY ARTS & CULTURE

Selection Criteria:

> Winners must demonstrate examples of how the community project used arts and/or culture to achieve social impact in their local area.

 

OUTSTANDING PROJECT –
BUILDING STRONGER INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES

Selection Criteria:

> Winners must demonstrate examples of how the project has successfully strengthened the community or improved social or cultural inclusion in Greater Western Sydney.

OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

Selection Criteria:

> Must show evidence of how stakeholders have worked in partnership to achieve an extraordinary outcome for the community of greater Western Sydney.

 

Skip to content