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The Statewide Mutual Risk Management Excellence Awards (RMEA) acknowledge excellence by NSW councils in implementing risk management initiatives. The awards are open to all members and exist too:

• Promote recognition of proactive risk management practices.
• Raise awareness of risk management challenges across NSW local government.
• Identify opportunities through innovation in risk management.

Council Categories

Recognizing the differing levels of resourcing available between councils, two (2) overall winner categories have been established:

1. Large Regional Councils / Metropolitan Councils (OLG Group 2-7).
2. Rural and Regional Councils / County Councils (OLG Group 8-11).

Project Categories

1. Strategic/Enterprise Risk Initiative – excellence for a risk initiative which promotes improvement at a higher/organisational level, addresses risks impacting the organisation or relates to organisational decision-making or management planning.
2. Operational Risk Initiative – excellence for a risk initiative relating to the continuous improvement of operational risk exposures experienced by a council.
3. Technological Innovation – excellence for a risk initiative utilising technological innovation to foster risk improvement.

Each council will receive recognition for their entry and commendations will be presented to category winners.

Questions & Scoring Criteria

• Clearly explain the risk:
  – relevance of risk to Statewide: and
  – emerging v current risk.
• Detail the resources and improvements utilised to treat the risk:
  – development of reusable resources;
  – use of innovative technology and techniques; and
  – opportunity for continuous improvement.
• How did council measure its success:
  – measurements of reduced impacts from risk;
  – allocation or redistribution of resources; and
  – monitoring of flow on risks.

Terms & Conditions

• Only online applications are accepted. The RMEA submission form is available via the Member Centre.
• There is no entry fee charged.
• Applications with a primary focus on WHS risk initiatives will not be accepted.
• Applicants must:
• include an initiative title.
• nominate the relevant submission category.
• ensure that all fields are completed.
• include a readily identifiable and electronically reproducible council logo; and
• ensure that all relevant supporting documents are attached.
• The judging panel will consist of members of the Statewide Mutual Board and the Risk Advisory Group.
• The judges’ decision is final.
• Entries close Friday 21 June 2024 at 5pm. No entries will be accepted after the published deadline.
• These awards are limited to individual members of Statewide Mutual. Group applications are not accepted.
• Winners to be announced at the Statewide Mutual Conference: August 22 – 23.
• Initiatives, ideas, concepts and programs submitted become public property unless specifically protected by legal condition and notified to us at the time of lodgement.

Please contact your Regional Risk Manager with any questions or requests for support regarding this year’s RMEA.

Please enter below. Entries close 5pm Friday 21 June 2024.