Award Categories

All of the ‘Award Categories’ are on-line forms, which is very secure on this website. They are friendly and easy to complete, so we encourage you to prepare your application on a word document (so you can copy and paste) your text directly into the on-line form.


TEAM AWARD: 
For a club initiated and co operative project between two or more Service Clubs from either the same organisation or a variety of Service Clubs that work together for to benefit of the wider community.

EDUCATION AWARD: 
This award recognises outstanding projects that use an educational approach to increase understanding of matters of community concern or directly improve access to education and learning.

HEALTH AWARD: 
This award is to recognise a project that strengthens and improves community health.

YOUTH AWARD: 
This award is to recognise projects and programs that benefit youth and children to further their development.

SOCIAL INCLUSION AWARD: 
This award is for a project that has made a significant contribution to advancing access, equity, diversity and social inclusion in our community.

COMMUNITY EVENT AWARD: 
For an outstanding publicity event or an event that raises awareness of an issue and/or funds to assist specific needs in the community.

COMMUNITY SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AWARD:
This category will consider projects where infrastructure or items have serviced their purpose in South Australia, and rather than being put into landfill, Service Club members have actively worked to repurposed to another community either within Australia or overseas.

The Club putting forward a project in this category must have played a role in the removal of items from their location in South Australia and then been involved in the process to secure the new location.

Environmental award with the Community: 
This award recognises Environmental work with the community, which has established a fauna and flora protection and/or rehabilitation activities initiated with the community.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITY AWARD: 
This award recognises a project / activity which a club undertakes to assist a community. The community assisted maybe made up of people, animal or plant life.


This award replaces the previous Civic Improvement and Environment Awards but entries of a Civic Improvement or Environment benefit would be welcome in this category.


Special Awards:

The Heide Taylor Community Service Medal and monetary Prize will be awarded to an individual who has rendered outstanding voluntary service to the South Australian community. Nominees are not required to be a Service Club member.
(No more than 750 words)

The Allan Sloan Young Citizen Community Service will be awarded to a South Australian resident aged 15-25 years. The winner will be an active and enthusiastic volunteer who has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills, achievement or service to a community project.
(No more than 750 words)

The Harry Tillyer Schools Community Service Award  is awarded to a School that has run a successful Community Service event or program. It may or may not be in association with a Service Club.  At its discretion the judging panel may from time to time give a runner-up award.
(No more than 750 words)