Healthy Queensland Awards

The Healthy Queensland Awards launch date for 2012 is to be advised - please check back soon!

The Healthy Queensland Awards are a state-wide search to find Queensland's healthiest community, school and workplace, and up to $1.6 million is available in reward funding.

The Queensland Government is helping Queenslanders become Australia's healthiest people. One of the ways we’re building a healthier Queensland is through the annual Healthy Queensland Awards.

The awards aim to recognise, motivate, and support communities, schools and workplaces for helping Queenslanders live healthier lives.

This includes:
- being more physically active,
- making healthier food choices,
- achieving and maintaining a healthy weight,
- being smoke free,
- encouraging responsible drinking,
- being sun smart.

The awards are open to a range of organisations including community groups, streets in a neighbourhood, clubs and associations, neighbourhood centres, local government, schools, businesses, charities and corporations. To be eligible, entrants must ensure they are an incorporated body or be auspiced by an incorporated body.

The prize money for the three categories are:

Healthiest Community - $750,000 (winner x 1) and $50,000 (finalist x 5)
Healthiest School - $250,000 (winner x 1) and $50,000 (finalist x 5)
Healthiest Workplace - $50,000 (winner x1) and $10,000 (finalist x 5)

Prize money will be awarded to projects and programs that promote improved health.

This can include infrastructure projects such as:
- walking and cycling paths,
- basketball/tennis/multi purpose court,
- shade structures,
- sport and recreation equipment,
- policies that make healthy choices the easy choices,
- programs that promote health and wellbeing,

Further Information is available online or contact Keep Australia Beautiful Queensland on 3252 2886