One of the smallest councils in Australia, Yarriambiack Shire Council, has won two tech awards. 

Yarriambiack saw off strong competition from larger metropolitan councils to clinch the awards for excellence at the 2021 MAV Technology Conference.

The council region is located in north-western Victoria and has a population of less than 7,000 people, but this did not stop it from winning awards for Digital Leadership of the Year and Victorian Achievement of the Year with its innovative ICT business transformation entry.

MAV president, Cr David Clark, congratulated Yarriambiack saying its success spoke volumes about the dedication of its team.

“It is a testament to the innovation, collaboration and effort of the team at Yarriambiack that it has won, not one, but two awards,” Cr Clark said.

“It was an example of the tremendous work of the local government that enabled the unprecedented cultural and technological shift in the community as they faced a particularly challenging period over the past year with the COVID 19 pandemic.”

Other Victorian Awards for Excellence winners included the City of Melbourne in the Presentation of the Year category for its Corporate Data Catalogue Project, and the City of Casey for its Technology @ Casey – 2020 Strategic Plan in the Strategy & Planning Achievement of the Year category.

City of Casey also received high commendations at the Awards, as did the City of Boroondara, Brimbank City Council and Hobsons Bay City Council.

The City of Darwin won this year’s Australian Achievement of the Year for their “myDarwin Support Local Program” which was developed by a small team to assist economic recovery following the COVID-19 lockdowns.