Murray River Council has been given another nod of recognition by industry peers at this month’s NSW Local Government Week Awards ceremony.
On the back of several wins at last year’s event, the council took home two runners-up awards.
It was highly commended for the RH Dougherty Award for Innovation in Special Events for the 2022 Moama Lights.
It is the same category council won last year for its 2021 version of Moama Lights.
MRC was also highly commended for the LGNSW Planning Awards category for its development services restructure this year.
Deputy mayor Frank Crawley expressed his delight at the council’s significant standing within the industry at the local government awards.
“These awards shine a spotlight on the most forward-thinking councils in New South Wales, making our renewed recognition a source of great pride,” Cr Crawley said.
“Over the past few years we’ve consistently enhanced our services and spearheaded new initiatives, so these achievements are reflective of the collective dedication and the unwavering can-do attitude of staff.
“Whilst we may not have taken home the major trophies this year, to once again be recognised amongst other New South Wales councils serves as a reminder that we’re not just headed in the right direction, but blazing a trail.”
The awards celebrate councils who demonstrate excellence across a range of categories such as arts and culture, events, communications and planning.
The RH Dougherty Awards categories recognise a high level of understanding and communication by councils to their local communities.
The LGNSW Planning Awards categories focus on leadership, culture change and actions to promote the delivery of positive and pragmatic outcomes in the planning and development area.
The awards are managed by Local Government NSW and judged by leading experts in the field.
In addition to winning the 2022 Innovation in Special Events Award, council last year won the Reporting to Your Community Award for its cemetery digitisation project and was highly commended in the Excellence in Communication category for advocacy campaings which included the ‘Turn the border green’ campaign.