The annual City of Logan Safe City Awards acknowledge the work of individuals, volunteer groups, not-for-profit organisations, government agencies and businesses that contribute to making our City more welcoming, inclusive and safe.

Timeframes

• 20 September - Nominations are now closed
• 13 November - 2024 Safe City Awards ceremony.

Guidelines

Before submitting a nomination, please ensure you have read the Nominee guidelines and terms and conditions.

Nominations

This year for the 2024 City of Logan Safe City Awards there will be 3 different categories.

Categories are as follows:

Category 1 – Safer Community Places and Spaces

Nomination for the development or modification to a community place or space, incorporating Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles.

Criteria:

• Demonstrated a situational or place-based approach to community safety/crime prevention.      
• Utilised a minimum of 3 CPTED principles, as per best-practice CPTED Guidelines for Queensland, 2021.
• Resulted in a measurable improvement to the prosocial activation and/or a reduction in crime or anti-social behaviour within the place/space.                                                                          
• Evidenced the use of accessible design elements to enable all members of the Logan community, including culturally and linguistically diverse, people living with disability and marginalised groups, to safely access and utilise the place/space for the intended purpose.    

Category 2 – Innovation in Community Safety / Crime Prevention (online and / or in person)

Nomination for the development and delivery of a program/initiative using an innovative approach or delivering an innovate solution to enhance community safety and crime prevention within the City of Logan.

Criteria:

• Demonstrated an innovative approach to community safety/crime prevention.
• Resulted in a measurable improvement in community awareness, increased feelings of safety and/or reduced crime or antisocial behaviour in the City of Logan.
• Evidenced consideration of accessibility needs to enable all members of the Logan community, including culturally and linguistically diverse, people living with disability and marginalised groups, to safely access, utilise and benefit from the innovation.  
• Evidenced that the innovation has the potential to be replicated in other local government areas to raise awareness, increase feelings of safety and/or reduce crime and antisocial behaviour

Category 3 – Collaboration in Community Safety / Crime Prevention (online and / or in person)

Nomination for a community safety/crime prevention initiative designed and/or delivered collaboratively, evidencing coordination across multiple organisations or groups, to maximise positive outcomes for the City of Logan community.

Criteria:

• Demonstrated the collaborative efforts of at least 2 or more organisations or groups in the delivery of a community safety/crime prevention project or initiative.
• Demonstrated that the collaboration involved a variety of diverse stakeholders, such as different levels of government, businesses, not-for-profit organisations, volunteers, or community groups.
• Resulted in a measurable improvement in community awareness, increased feelings of safety and/or reduced crime or antisocial behaviour in the City of Logan.
• Evidenced consideration of accessibility needs to enable all members of the Logan community, including culturally and linguistically diverse, people living with disability and marginalised groups, to access the information or outcomes delivered through the collaboration.

Past winners

You can view past winners on the Safe City Awards previous winners page.