Call for nominations - United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards 2013
Nominations for the 2013 United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards are now open nationally.
The awards recognise those businesses, local governments, individuals, community organisations, schools and the media whose work serves to protect, manage or restore the environment. These parties are invited to nominate in the following award categories:
- Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year Award
- Prime Minister’s Young Environmentalist of the Year Award
- Swinburne University Excellence in Sustainable Product Design Award
- NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Sustainability Leadership Awards
- Biodiversity Award
- Business Awards
- Community Award
- Environmental School Award
- Excellence in Sustainable Water Management Award
- Green Building Award
- Local Government Awards
- Media Award for Environmental Reporting
- Sustainability Education Award
Nominations close 1 May, except for the Prime Minister’s Awards, which close on 22 April.
Winners will be announced at the awards presentation dinner, to be held on 7 June at the Park Hyatt Melbourne.
For entry forms and further details, please visit www.unaavictoria.org.au/awards-programs/world-environment-day-awards/.
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