​AN AWARD WINNING COUNCIL

Auburn City Council has received a number of awards for excellence in service delivery and for some of its programs, including innovation and planning, community engagement and environmental initiatives.

2012

• LGMA Award Highly Commended for Excellence in Collaboration for the Duck River Community Education program.

2011

• ZEST Award Highly Commended for an Exceptional Project within a Government Organisation for the Peacock Gallery and Auburn Arts Studio

2010

• RH Dougherty Award (LGSA) for Julie Milsom, Auburn City Council's Community Event Manager in the Outstanding lndividual Contribution category .
• RH Dougherty Award (LGSA) for the Cleaner streets for a better neighbourhood campaign. Highly
  commended in the Excellence in Communication category .
• Local Government Cultural Award in the Cultural lnfrastructure category (LGSA) for The Peacock Gallery and the Auburn Arts Studio

2009

• LGMA Management Excellence Award for Organisational lmprovement, through implementation of 6
  working parties, in the Leadership and Management Excellence category
• LGMA Management Excellence Awards Highly Commended for the Community Pride Program in the
  Engag¡ng and Serving Communities category 

2008

• AR Bluett Memorial Award for excellence in local government. The AR Bluett Award recognises Councils that have achieved the greatest relative progress in NSW. 
• Local Government Cultural Pìanning Award for lntegrated Cultural Policy lmplementâtion for lhe Auburn Cultural Plan 2007 -2017 .
• Cee Cees Star Award for Besl Teacher at the Community Chlld Care Coop, awarded to Eny Barbosa
• Local Government Cultural Planning Award for Programs, Projects and Partnerships for the Festival of Lifelong Learning 

2007

• National Merit Award in Community Based Plann¡ng from the Planning lnstitute of Australia for the Auburn Strategic Social Plan 2005 - 2010 .
• Keep Australia Beautiful (NSW for the Ambassadors for Our Future program
• Excellence in Community Social Planning award from the Planning lnst¡tute of Australia NSW Division for the Auburn Strategic Social Plan 2005 - 2010.
• Macquarie Un¡versity Drawing lnnovation Award forthe Drawn to Auburn project 

2006

• Australian Library and lnformation Association (ALIA) Bess Thomas Award for the Drawn to Auburn project concept
• NSWGroundsmen of theYearAward for Brian O'Conner and Glenn Hudson
• Keep Australia Beautiful (NSW) Environmental Partnership Award for Sydney Olympic Park Auburn Solar City
• Local Government Management Excellence Award for Auburn Strategy 2030
• Green Globe Award in Excellence for Water Savings Action Plan