MAVlab Innovation Case Study Library (WIP)
Celebrating impact, scaling innovation and building our Victorian local government's capability.
Across Victoria, councils are leading to innovate and create value testing and scaling new approaches. Our Innovation Case Study Library now features all finalists from the 2025 and 2026 MAVlab Innovation Awards, showcasing almost 100 innovative ideas and approaches to shared council challenges that can inform and inspire your work.
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Explore by Theme
► Themes
Active Local Democracy
► 2026 Projects
- Ann Ly, Secretariat, Community Advocacy Officer (Greater Dandenong City Council)
- By Kids for Kids Collective (City of Melbourne)
- Climate Action Living Lab 2026 (Casey City Council)
- Community Disaster Resilience Plan (Mornington Peninsula Shire Council)
- Council Plan 2025-2029 (Greater Shepparton City Council)
- Stand Together: Countering Misinformation (Indigo Shire Council)
- Talking Kingston (Kingston City Council)
- Upper Yarra Local Economic Development Strategy (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Worms at Work (City of Melbourne)
► 2025 Projects
- BayBot (Bayside City Council)
- Climate Action Living Lab (CALL) (Casey City Council)
- Knowledge Bank Working Group (City of Melbourne)
- Living Labs (Casey City Council)
- Mallee Women: Sharing Stories, Shaping Equality (Mildura Rural City Council)
- Make Room (City of Melbourne)
- Merri-bek Democracy Lab
- 'My Mitchell' Mobile App (Mitchell Shire Council)
- Peninsula Tales (Mornington Peninsula Shire Council)
Climate and Regenerative Design
► 2026 Projects
- Climate Action Living Lab 2026 (Casey City Council)
- Community Disaster Resilience Plan (Mornington Peninsula Shire Council)
- Council Resilient Buildings Program (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Energy Resilient Community Hubs (Bass Coast Shire Council)
- Jay Smith, Energy and Water Innovation Officer (Mildura Rural City Council)
- Modern Asset Management Meets Biodiversity Protection and Public Safety (Stonnington City Council)
- Monbulk Community Microgrid (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Worms at Work (City of Melbourne)
- Zero Emissions Initiative with Kingston's Local Business (Kingston City Council)
► 2025 Projects
- Climate Action Living Lab (CALL) (Casey City Council)
- Community Infrastructure for Flood Recovery and Resilience (Mount Alexander Shire Council)
- Melbourne's Stormwater Sensing Pilot (City of Melbourne)
- Northcote Aquatic and Recreation Centre (Darebin City Council)
- Our Country, Our Way - Embedding Indigenous Perspectives in Land and Emergency Management (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Private Electric Vehicle Kerbside Charging Project (Port Phillip City Council)
- Queen Victoria Market Circular Economy Precinct (City of Melbourne)
- Renewals for Nature (City of Melbourne)
- Soft Plastics Circular Contract (Brimbank City Council)
- Solar Saver (Darebin City Council)
Connected Places
► 2026 Projects
- Disability at Dusk: Reimagining Inclusive Community Events (Casey City Council, Greater Dandenong City Council and Cardinia Shire Council)
- Doing Planning Differently (Murrindindi Shire Council)
- Energy Resilient Community Hubs (Bass Coast Shire Council)
- Fair Access: Sport Inclusion Program (Whittlesea City Council)
- Jacqui Weatherill, CEO (Greater Dandenong City Council)
- Mary Agostino, CEO (Mitchell Shire Council)
- Neighbourhood Activity Centre Framework (Stonnington City Council)
- ngurrak barring (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- ngurrak-ba wurrung balit Country Voice Strong: Indigenous Design and Engagement Protocols (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Poetic Portraits (Monash City Council)
- Stand Together: Countering Misinformation (Indigo Shire Council)
- Talking Kingston (Kingston City Council)
- Tammi Rose, CEO (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Test and Learn: Co-Designing Inclusive Playgrounds (Boroondara City Council)
- THIS! Is Kingston (Kingston City Council)
- Yering Billabongs Project (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Youth Without Limits (Greater Dandenong City Council)
► 2025 Projects
- Bass Coast Homelessness Think Tank
- The Harbour: Social Housing Pilot (Darebin City Council)
- Mallee Women: Sharing Stories, Shaping Equality (Mildura Rural City Council)
- Make Room (City of Melbourne)
- Margie McKay, Greater Geelong City Council
- Merri-bek Democracy Lab
- MyLot (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Our Country, Our Way - Embedding Indigenous Perspectives in Land and Emergency Management (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Public Art Conservation Program (Ballarat City Council)
- Queen Victoria Market Circular Economy Precinct (City of Melbourne)
- Shaping the Future of Noojee (Baw Baw Shire Council)
- Welcome Baby to Wurundjeri Country Ceremony (Brimbank City Council, Maribyrnong City Council)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
► 2026 Projects
- Ann Ly, Secretariat, Community Advocacy Officer (Greater Dandenong City Council)
- By Kids for Kids Collective (City of Melbourne)
- Council Plan 2025-2029 (Greater Shepparton City Council)
- Disability at Dusk: Reimagining Inclusive Community Events (Casey City Council, Greater Dandenong City Council and Cardinia Shire Council)
- Fair Access: Sport Inclusion Program (Whittlesea City Council)
- Family and Domestic Violence Workplace Support Program (Port Phillip City Council)
- From Compliance to Insight: AI-Powered Gender Impact Assessments (Gannawarra Shire Council)
- Homelessness in Bass Coast: Scaling Collective Impact (Bass Coast Shire Council)
- Immunisation Equity in Action (Greater Dandenong City Council)
- Mallee Community Wellbeing Week (Mildura Rural City Council)
- ngurrak barring (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- ngurrak-ba wurrung balit Country Voice Strong: Indigenous Design and Engagement Protocols (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Poetic Portraits (Monash City Council)
- Stand Together: Countering Misinformation (Indigo Shire Council)
- Test and Learn: Co-Designing Inclusive Playgrounds (Boroondara City Council)
- Upper Yarra Local Economic Development Strategy (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Yering Billabongs Project (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Youth Without Limits (Greater Dandenong City Council)
► 2025 Projects
- #Filtered Body Image Project (Greater Dandenong City Council)
- #Proud2Be (Greater Dandenong City Council)
- Beach Safety: Innovation and Collaboration in Bass Coast
- Gendering in a New Era in Sport Project (Mildura Rural City Council)
- The Harbour: Social Housing Pilot (Darebin City Council)
- Mallee Women: Sharing Stories, Shaping Equality (Mildura Rural City Council)
- Make Room (City of Melbourne)
- Merri-bek Democracy Lab
- Mitchell Shire Council Gender Impact Assessment App
- Safe Haven (Mornington Peninsula Shire Council)
First Peoples Engagement
► 2026 Projects
► 2025 Projects
Future Gen
► 2026 Projects
- By Kids for Kids Collective (City of Melbourne)
- Disability at Dusk: Reimagining Inclusive Community Events (Casey City Council, Greater Dandenong City Council and Cardinia Shire Council)
- Engaging Fathers, Strengthening Families: MCH & Dads Group Collaboration (Stonnington City Council)
- Fair Access: Sport Inclusion Program (Whittlesea City Council)
- Family and Domestic Violence Workplace Support Program (Port Phillip City Council)
- From Compliance to Insight: AI-Powered Gender Impact Assessments (Gannawarra Shire Council)
- Immunisation Equity in Action (Greater Dandenong City Council)
- Test and Learn: Co-Designing Inclusive Playgrounds (Boroondara City Council)
- Youth Without Limits (Greater Dandenong City Council)
► 2025 Projects
- #Filtered Body Image Project (Greater Dandenong City Council)
- #Proud2Be (Greater Dandenong City Council)
- Banyule's 1000 Jobs Project
- Beach Safety: Innovation and Collaboration in Bass Coast
- Gendering in a New Era in Sport Project (Mildura Rural City Council)
- Growing Our Own Early Years Workforce (Corangamite Shire Council)
- Safe Haven (Mornington Peninsula Shire Council)
- Welcome Baby to Wurundjeri Country Ceremony (Brimbank City Council, Maribyrnong City Council)
Future of Local Government
► 2026 Projects
- Ann Ly, Secretariat, Community Advocacy Officer (Greater Dandenong City Council)
- From Compliance to Insight: AI-Powered Gender Impact Assessments (Gannawarra Shire Council)
- Homelessness in Bass Coast: Scaling Collective Impact (Bass Coast Shire Council)
- Jacqui Weatherill, CEO (Greater Dandenong City Council)
- Jay Smith, Energy and Water Innovation Officer (Mildura Rural City Council)
- M-SNAP (Mitchell Shire Council)
- Manohar Esarapu, Chief Information and Innovation Officer (Port Phillip City Council)
- Mary Agostino, CEO (Mitchell Shire Council)
- Service Review Program (Greater Geelong City Council)
- Stronger Together: A Shared Cyber Security Model for Local Government (Greater Bendigo City Council)
- Tammi Rose, CEO (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
► 2025 Projects
- Amanda Kern (Nillumbik Shire Council, Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Banyule's 1000 Jobs Project
- Banyule's Continuous Improvement Team
- Bass Coast Homelessness Think Tank
- Caring Across Communities (Glen Eira City Council, Bayside City Council)
- Christian Stefani, South Gippsland Shire Council
- Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Project Team, Manningham City Council
- Jay Smith, Mildura Rural City Council
- Knowledge Bank Working Group (City of Melbourne)
- Learning & Development Team, City of Melbourne
- Lisa Ippolito, Whitehorse City Council
- Living Labs (Casey City Council)
- Margie McKay, Greater Geelong City Council
- Mornington Peninsula Shire AI Experimentation Journey
- Open Data Exchange Insights Pages (Casey City Council)
- Scot Walker, Greater Dandenong City Council
- Simon McMillan, Whitehorse City Council
- Smart Asset Monitoring at Casey Fields (Casey City Council)
- Smart Start (Casey City Council)
- Tavis Vallance, Boroondara City Council
- Welcome Baby to Wurundjeri Country Ceremony (Brimbank City Council, Maribyrnong City Council)
Health and Wellbeing
► 2026 Projects
- Engaging Fathers, Strengthening Families: MCH & Dads Group Collaboration (Stonnington City Council)
- Fair Access: Sport Inclusion Program (Whittlesea City Council)
- Family and Domestic Violence Workplace Support Program (Port Phillip City Council)
- Homelessness in Bass Coast: Scaling Collective Impact (Bass Coast Shire Council)
- Immunisation Equity in Action (Greater Dandenong City Council)
- Jacqui Weatherill, CEO (Greater Dandenong City Council)
- Mallee Community Wellbeing Week (Mildura Rural City Council)
- Poetic Portraits (Monash City Council)
- Youth Without Limits (Greater Dandenong City Council)
► 2025 Projects
- #Filtered Body Image Project (Greater Dandenong City Council)
- #Proud2Be (Greater Dandenong City Council)
- Banyule's 1000 Jobs Project
- Bass Coast Homelessness Think Tank
- Beach Safety: Innovation and Collaboration in Bass Coast
- Caring Across Communities (Glen Eira City Council, Bayside City Council)
- Community Infrastructure for Flood Recovery and Resilience (Mount Alexander Shire Council)
- Gendering in a New Era in Sport Project (Mildura Rural City Council)
- Growing Our Own Early Years Workforce (Corangamite Shire Council)
- The Harbour: Social Housing Pilot (Darebin City Council)
- Safe Haven (Mornington Peninsula Shire Council)
Intergenerational Infrastructure
► 2026 Projects
- Council Resilient Buildings Program (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Doing Planning Differently (Murrindindi Shire Council)
- Energy Resilient Community Hubs (Bass Coast Shire Council)
- M-SNAP (Mitchell Shire Council)
- Modern Asset Management Meets Biodiversity Protection and Public Safety (Stonnington City Council)
- Monbulk Community Microgrid (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Yering Billabongs Project (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
► 2025 Projects
- Caring Across Communities (Glen Eira City Council, Bayside City Council)
- Community Infrastructure for Flood Recovery and Resilience (Mount Alexander Shire Council)
- Growing Our Own Early Years Workforce (Corangamite Shire Council)
- Melbourne's Stormwater Sensing Pilot (City of Melbourne)
- MyLot (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Northcote Aquatic and Recreation Centre (Darebin City Council)
- Private Electric Vehicle Kerbside Charging Project (Port Phillip City Council)
- Public Art Conservation Program (Ballarat City Council)
- Renewals for Nature (City of Melbourne)
- Safe Haven (Mornington Peninsula Shire Council)
- Shaping the Future of Noojee (Baw Baw Shire Council)
- Smart Asset Monitoring at Casey Fields (Casey City Council)
- Soft Plastics Circular Contract (Brimbank City Council)
- Solar Saver (Darebin City Council)
- Timber Transition: Upper Yarra Local Development Strategy (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
Resilience, Recovery and Risk
► 2026 Projects
- Climate Action Living Lab 2026 (Casey City Council)
- Community Disaster Resilience Plan (Mornington Peninsula Shire Council)
- Council Resilient Buildings Program (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Energy Resilient Community Hubs (Bass Coast Shire Council)
- Family and Domestic Violence Workplace Support Program (Port Phillip City Council)
- Mary Agostino, CEO (Mitchell Shire Council)
- Modern Asset Management Meets Biodiversity Protection and Public Safety (Stonnington City Council)
- Monbulk Community Microgrid (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- ngurrak-ba wurrung balit Country Voice Strong: Indigenous Design and Engagement Protocols (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Tammi Rose, CEO (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Yering Billabongs Project (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Zero Emissions Initiative with Kingston's Local Business (Kingston City Council)
► 2025 Projects
- Community Infrastructure for Flood Recovery and Resilience (Mount Alexander Shire Council)
- Jay Smith, Mildura Rural City Council
- Melbourne's Stormwater Sensing Pilot (City of Melbourne)
- Our Country, Our Way - Embedding Indigenous Perspectives in Land and Emergency Management (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Private Electric Vehicle Kerbside Charging Project (Port Phillip City Council)
- Public Art Conservation Program (Ballarat City Council)
- Queen Victoria Market Circular Economy Precinct (City of Melbourne)
- Renewals for Nature (City of Melbourne)
- Scot Walker, Greater Dandenong City Council
- Shaping the Future of Noojee (Baw Baw Shire Council)
- Solar Saver (Darebin City Council)
- Timber Transition: Upper Yarra Local Development Strategy (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
Service Innovation and Technology
► 2026 Projects
- Customer Experience Governance Model (Whittlesea City Council)
- From Compliance to Insight: AI-Powered Gender Impact Assessments (Gannawarra Shire Council)
- M-SNAP (Mitchell Shire Council)
- Manohar Esarapu, Chief Information and Innovation Officer (Port Phillip City Council)
- Modern Asset Management Meets Biodiversity Protection and Public Safety (Stonnington City Council)
- Service Review Program (Greater Geelong City Council)
- Stronger Together: A Shared Cyber Security Model for Local Government (Greater Bendigo City Council)
- Talking Kingston (Kingston City Council)
- Worms at Work (City of Melbourne)
► 2025 Projects
- Amanda Kern (Nillumbik Shire Council, Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- BayBot (Bayside City Council)
- Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Project Team, Manningham City Council
- Knowledge Bank Working Group (City of Melbourne)
- Lisa Ippolito, Whitehorse City Council
- Mornington Peninsula Shire AI Experimentation Journey
- 'My Mitchell' Mobile App (Mitchell Shire Council)
- MyLot (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Open Data Exchange Insights Pages (Casey City Council)
- Peninsula Tales (Mornington Peninsula Shire Council)
- Smart Start (Casey City Council)
Sustainable Economies
► 2026 Projects
- Climate Action Living Lab 2026 (Casey City Council)
- Customer Experience Governance Model (Whittlesea City Council)
- Doing Planning Differently (Murrindindi Shire Council)
- Jay Smith, Energy and Water Innovation Officer (Mildura Rural City Council)
- M-SNAP (Mitchell Shire Council)
- Monbulk Community Microgrid (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Neighbourhood Activity Centre Framework (Stonnington City Council)
- Service Review Program (Greater Geelong City Council)
- Stronger Together: A Shared Cyber Security Model for Local Government (Greater Bendigo City Council)
- THIS! Is Kingston (Kingston City Council)
- Upper Yarra Local Economic Development Strategy (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
- Worms at Work (City of Melbourne)
- Zero Emissions Initiative with Kingston's Local Business (Kingston City Council)
► 2025 Projects
- Banyule's 1000 Jobs Project
- Caring Across Communities (Glen Eira City Council, Bayside City Council)
- Climate Action Living Lab (CALL) (Casey City Council)
- Growing Our Own Early Years Workforce (Corangamite Shire Council)
- Living Labs (Casey City Council)
- Shaping the Future of Noojee (Baw Baw Shire Council)
- Soft Plastics Circular Contract (Brimbank City Council)
- Solar Saver (Darebin City Council)
- Timber Transition: Upper Yarra Local Development Strategy (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)
Explore by Council
► Councils
Ballarat City Council
Banyule City Council
Bass Coast Shire Council
► Projects
2026
2025
Baw Baw Shire Council
Bayside City Council
Boroondara City Council
► Projects
2026
2025
Brimbank City Council
► Projects
2025
Cardinia Shire Council
Casey City Council
► Projects
2026
- Climate Action Living Lab 2026
- Disability at Dusk: Reimagining Inclusive Community Events (Casey City Council, Cardinia Shire Council, Greater Dandenong City Council)
2025
Corangamite Shire Council
Darebin City Council
Gannawarra Shire Council
Glen Eira City Council
Greater Bendigo City Council
Greater Dandenong City Council
► Projects
2026
- Ann Ly, Greater Dandenong City Council
- Disability at Dusk: Reimagining Inclusive Community Events (Casey City Council, Cardinia Shire Council, Greater Dandenong City Council)
- Immunisation Equity in Action
- Jacqui Weatherill, Greater Dandenong City Council
- Youth Without Limits: All Abilities Inclusive Youth Event
2025
Greater Geelong City Council
Greater Shepparton City Council
Indigo Shire Council
Kingston City Council
► Projects
2026
Manningham City Council
Maribyrnong City Council
► Projects
2025
Melbourne City Council (City of Melbourne)
► Projects
2026
2025
Merri-bek City Council
Mildura Rural City Council
► Projects
2026
2025
Mitchell Shire Council
► Projects
2026
2025
Monash City Council
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
► Projects
2026
2025
Mount Alexander Shire Council
Murrindindi Shire Council
Nillumbik Shire Council
Port Phillip City Council
► Projects
2026
- Manohar Esarapu, Port Phillip City Council
- Port Phillip Family and Domestic Violence Workplace Support Program
2025
South Gippsland Shire Council
Stonnington City Council
► Projects
2026
Whitehorse City Council
Whittlesea Shire Council
Yarra Ranges Shire Council
► Projects
2026
- Monbulk Community Microgrid
- ngurrak barring
- ngurrak-ba wurrung balit (Country Voice Strong) - Indigenous Design and Engagement Protocols
- Tammi Rose, Yarra Ranges Shire Council
- Upper Yarra Local Economic Development Strategy
- Yarra Ranges Council Resilient Buildings Program
- Yering Billabongs Project
2025
Explore by Award
► Awards
Innovatio Pro Bono Publico Award: Leader
► 2026 Projects
► 2025 Projects
Innovatio Pro Bono Publico Award: Emerging Leader
► 2026 Projects
► 2025 Projects
The Community Voice Award for Inclusive Democratic Engagement (New in 2026)
► 2026 Projects
The Connector Award for Community Inclusion and Cohesion
► 2026 Projects
- Disability at Dusk: Reimagining Inclusive Community Events (Cardinia Shire Council, Casey City Council, Greater Dandenong City Council) - FINALIST
- Fair Access: Sport Inclusion Program (Whittlesea City Council) - FINALIST
- Test and Learn: Co Designing Inclusive Playgrounds (Boroondara City Council) - FINALIST
- Youth Without Limits: All Abilities Inclusive Youth Event (Greater Dandenong City Council - FINALIST
► 2025 Projects
- Merri-bek Democracy Lab (Merri-bek City Council) - WINNER
- #Proud2Be (Greater Dandenong City Council) - FINALIST
- Community Infrastructure for Flood Recovery and Resilience (Mount Alexander Shire Council) - FINALIST
- Our Country, Our Way - Embedding Indigenous Perspectives in Land and Emergency Management (Yarra Ranges Shire Council) - FINALIST
- Shaping the Future of Noojee (Baw Baw Shire Council) - FINALIST
The Dollars and Sense Award for Impactful and Innovative Business Operations (New in 2026)
► 2026 Projects
The Horizon Award for Future Climate Leadership and Action (New in 2026)
► 2026 Projects
The Resilient Infrastructure Award for Emergency-Ready Community Systems (New in 2026)
► 2026 Projects
The Skilled to Serve Award for Capability Uplift (New in 2026)
► 2026 Projects
- Family and Domestic Violence Workplace Support Program (City of Port Phillip) - FINALIST
- From Compliance to Insight: AI-Powered Gender Impact Assessments (Gannawarra Shire Council) - FINALIST
- Stronger Together: A Shared Cyber Security Model for Local Government (Greater Bendigo City Council) - FINALIST
The Smooth Operator Award for Service and Systems Optimisation and Transformation (New in 2026)
► 2026 Projects
The Storytelling Award for Inclusive and Engaging Council Communications (New in 2026)
► 2026 Projects
The Stronger Together Award for Council Collaboration
► 2026 Projects
► 2025 Projects
The Thriving Places Award for Design and Planning Excellence (New in 2026)
► 2026 Projects
The Wellbeing Award for Community Health Impacts
► 2026 Projects
- Engaging Fathers, Strengthening Families: MCH & Dads Group Collaboration (Stonnington City Council) - FINALIST
- Homelessness in Bass Coast: Scaling Collective Impact (Bass Coast Shire Council) - FINALIST
- Immunisation Equity in Action (Greater Dandenong City Council) - FINALIST
- Mallee Community Wellbeing Week 2026 (Mildura Rural City Council) - FINALIST
► 2025 Projects
- #Filtered Body Image Project (Greater Dandenong City Council) - WINNER
- Gendering in a New Era in Sport Project (Mildura Rural City Council) - FINALIST
- The Harbour: Social Housing Pilot (Darebin City Council) - FINALIST
- Mallee Women: Sharing Stories, Shaping Equality (Mildura Rural City Council) - FINALIST
**The Energiser Award for Climate Resilience and Adaptation (2025 only)
► 2025 Projects
**The Engage Award for Impactful and Inclusive Storytelling (2025 only)
► 2025 Projects
- Peninsula Tales (Mornington Peninsula Shire Council) - WINNER
- Bass Coast Homelessness Think Tank - FINALIST
- BayBot (Bayside City Council) - FINALIST
- Beach Safety: Innovation and Collaboration in Bass Coast - FINALIST
- Mallee Women: Sharing Stories, Shaping Equality (Mildura Rural City Council) - FINALIST
- Open Data Exchange Insights Pages (Casey City Council) - FINALIST
**The Fin-novation Award for Financial Ingenuity (2025 only)
► 2025 Projects
**The Future is Maintenance Award for Asset Management (2025 only)
► 2025 Projects
**The Insights Award for Leadership in Data-driven Decision-making (2025 only)
► 2025 Projects
**The Now and Forever Award for Impact and Legacy (2025 only)
► 2025 Projects
**The Refuge Award for Innovation in Safe Spaces for Community (2025 only)
► 2025 Projects
**The Sandbox Award for Experimentation Practice (2025 only)
► 2025 Projects
**The Smooth Sailing Award for Service Optimisation and CX (2025 only)
► 2025 Projects
**The Systems and Cycles Award for Regenerative Design (2025 only)
► 2025 Projects
**The Thrive Award for Leadership in Change Management (2025 only)
► 2025 Projects
- Lisa Ippolito, Whitehorse City Council - WINNER
- Banyule's Continuous Improvement Team (Banyule City Council) - FINALIST
- Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Project Team (Manningham City Council) - FINALIST
- Learning & Development Team, City of Melbourne - FINALIST
- Tavis Vallance, Boroondara City Council - FINALIST
2026 Case Studies Showcase
 Ann Ly Greater Dandenong City Council |  By Kids For Kids Collective City of Melbourne |  Climate Action Living Lab 2026 Casey City Council |  Community Disaster Resilience Plan Mornington Peninsula Shire Council |
 Council Plan 2025-2029 Greater Shepparton Shire Council |  Council Resilient Buildings Program Yarra Ranges Shire Council |  Customer Experience Governance Model Whittlesea City Council |  Disability at Dusk: Reimagining Inclusive Community Events Cardinia Shire Council, Casey City Council, Greater Dandenong City Council |
 Doing Planning Differently Murrindindi Shire Council |  Energy Resilient Community Hubs Bass Coast Shire Council |  Engaging Fathers, Strengthening Families: MCH & Dads Group Collaboration Stonnington City Council |  Fair Access: Sport Inclusion Program Whittlesea Shire Council |
 Family and Domestic Violence Workplace Support Program Port Phillip City Council |  From Compliance to Insight: Ai-Powered Gender Impact Assessments Gannawarra Shire Council |  Homelessness in Bass Coast: Scaling Collective Impact Bass Coast Shire Council |  Immunisation Equity in Action Greater Dandenong City Council |
 Jacqui Weatherill Greater Dandenong City Council |  Jay Smith Mildura Rural City Council |  M-SNAP: Smarter Field Data for Stronger Environmental Outcomes Michell Shire Council |  Mallee Community Wellbeing Week 2026 Mildura Rural City Council |
 Manohar Esarapu Port Phillip City Council |  Mary Agostino Mitchell Shire Council |  Modern Asset Management meets Biodiversity Protection and Public Safety Stonnington City Council |  Monbulk Community Microgrid Yarra Ranges Shire Council |
 Neighbourhood Activity Centre Framework Stonnington City Council |  ngurrak barring [Connecting people, stories and Country through immersive experiences] Yarra Ranges Shire Council |  ngurrak-ba wurrung balit (Country Voice Strong) - Indigenous Design and Engagement Protocols Yarra Ranges Shire Council |  Poetic Portraits Monash City Council |
 Service Review Program Greater Geelong City Council |  Stand Together: Countering Misinformation Indigo Shire Council |  Stronger Together: A Shared Cyber Security Model for Local Government Greater Bendigo City Council |  Talking Kingston Kingston City Council |
 Tammi Rose Yarra Ranges Shire Council |  Test and Learn: Co-Designing Inclusive Playgrounds Boroondara City Council |  THIS! Is Kingston Kingston City Council |  Upper Yarra Local Economic Development Strategy Yarra Ranges Shire Council |
 Worms at Work Precinct City of Melbourne |  Yering Billabongs Project Yarra Ranges Shire Council |  Youth Without Limits: All Abilities Youth Event Greater Dandenong City Council |  Zero Emissions Initiative with Kingston's Local Business Kingston City Council |
2025 Case Studies Showcase
 #Filtered Body Image Project Greater Dandenong City Council |  #Proud2Be Project Greater Dandenong City Council |  Amanda Kern Nillumbik and Yarra Ranges Shire Councils |  Banyule's 1000 Jobs Project Banyule City Council |
 Banyule's Continuous Improvement Team Banyule City Council |  Bass Coast Homelessness Think Tank Bass Coast Shire Council |  BayBot Bayside City Council |  Beach Safety: Innovation and Collaboration in Bass Coast Bass Coast Shire Council |
 Caring Across Communities Glen Eira and Bayside City Councils |  Christian Stefani South Gippsland Shire Council |  Climate Action Living Lab (CALL) Casey City Council |  Community Infrastructure for Flood Recovery and Resilience Mount Alexander Shire Council |
 Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Project Team Manningham City Council |  Gendering in a New Era in Sport Project Mildura Rural City Council |  Growing Our Own Early Years Workforce Corangamite Shire Council |  The Harbour: Social Housing Pilot Darebin City Council |
 Jay Smith Mildura Rural City Council |  Knowledge Bank Working Group City of Melbourne |  Learning and Development Team City of Melbourne |  Lisa Ippolito Whitehorse City Council |
 Living Labs Casey City Council |  Make Room City of Melbourne |  Mallee Women: Sharing Stories, Shaping Equality Mildura Rural Shire Council |  Margie McKay Greater Geelong City Council |
 Melbourne's Stormwater Sensing Pilot City of Melbourne |  Merri-bek Democracy Lab Merri-bek City Council |  Mitchell Shire Council Gender Impact Assessment App Mitchell Shire Council |  Mornington Peninsula Shire AI Experimentation Journey Mornington Peninsula Shire Council |
 'My Mitchell' Mobile App Mitchell Shire Council |  MyLot Yarra Ranges Shire Council |  Northcote Aquatic and Recreation Centre Darebin City Council |  Open Data Exchange Insights Pages Casey City Council |
 Our Country, Our Way (Land and Emergency Management) Yarra Ranges Shire Council |  Peninsula Tales Mornington Peninsula Shire Council |  Private Electric Vehicle Kerbside Charging Project Port Philip City Council |  Public Art Conservation Program Ballarat City Council |
 Queen Victoria Market Circular Economy Precinct City of Melbourne |  Renewals for Nature City of Melbourne |  Safe Haven Mornington Peninsula Shire Council | Scott Walker Greater Dandenong City Council |
 Shaping the Future of Noojee Baw Baw Shire Council |  Simon McMillan Whitehorse City Council |  Smart Asset Monitoring at Casey Fields Casey City Council |  Smart Start (Employee Onboarding System) Casey City Council |
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