Award categories 2025

Eight award categories

Category	Award
Rebuilding the Territory’s Economy Award Rebuilding the Economy	Recognises NT Government initiatives, projects, or teams that attract investment, drive economic growth, create jobs, support local businesses, and strengthen the Territory’s economic resilience. It celebrates innovative and impactful contributions that deliver strong and sustainable development opportunities for Territorians.
Restoring the Territory Lifestyle Award Rebuilding the Economy Restoring our Lifestyle	Celebrates initiatives that address the unique challenges faced by regional and remote areas, such as geographic isolation, limited resources, and access to services. Projects in this category focus on fostering economic development, improving services, strengthening local engagement, and building community resilience. Winning initiatives demonstrate innovative approaches that bring long-term, positive impact to the lives of residents and deliver economic benefit to the Territory.
Safer Territory Award Reducing Crime	Recognises initiatives and achievements by NT Government agencies leading efforts to break cycles of offending and strengthen community security, delivering programs that drive population growth, enhance liveability, and foster a thriving, inclusive community. It celebrates initiatives that contribute to a secure and welcoming environment, making the Territory a better place to live, work, and enjoy.
Outstanding Partnerships Award Rebuilding the Economy	Recognises outstanding performance and achievements to promote cross-government cooperation, collaboration and partnership initiatives, including partnerships across NT Government agencies; as well as partnerships with business, non-government or academic/training organisations, to meet a priority objective in the delivery of service to the NT community.
Excellence in Frontline Service Delivery Reducing Crime Restoring our Lifestyle	Recognises NT Government programs, teams or individuals who go above and beyond to support the lifestyle, education, health, well-being, and safety of Territorians. It celebrates innovation, responsiveness, efficiency, and customer-focused approaches that simplify and enhance the experience of Territorians accessing government services.
Inspiring Innovation Award Rebuilding the Economy	Celebrating the bold ideas that drive progress, this award recognises NT Government programs, teams or individuals who champion creative thinking and embrace new approaches to deliver impactful and lasting change. It celebrates innovative solutions that challenge the status quo, improve systems or services, and drive measurable benefits for the NT community or government operations. This award highlights forward-thinking approaches that foster a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
Empowering our Communities Award Restoring our Lifestyle	Honouring partnerships that make a difference, this award recognises NT Government programs, teams or individuals who demonstrate a deep commitment to working alongside remote and regional communities. It celebrates initiatives that build local capability, foster inclusion, and deliver positive and sustainable outcomes. This award highlights authentic engagement, co-designed solutions, and culturally responsive approaches that strengthen community voice, leadership, and resilience across the Territory.
Spirit of the Territory Award Reducing Crime Rebuilding the Economy Restoring our Lifestyle	Recognises ongoing and outstanding dedication by NT Government agencies to NTPS values through championing ethical practices, inclusivity, integrity, and efficiency; exemplifying service excellence, accountability, impartiality; and shaping a culture of respect and innovation across the NTPS.

Category

Award

Rebuilding the Territory’s Economy Award

Rebuilding the Economy

Recognises NT Government initiatives, projects, or teams that attract investment, drive economic growth, create jobs, support local businesses, and strengthen the Territory’s economic resilience.

It celebrates innovative and impactful contributions that deliver strong and sustainable development opportunities for Territorians.

Restoring the Territory Lifestyle Award

Rebuilding the Economy
Restoring our Lifestyle

Celebrates initiatives that address the unique challenges faced by regional and remote areas, such as geographic isolation, limited resources, and access to services.

Projects in this category focus on fostering economic development, improving services, strengthening local engagement, and building community resilience.

Winning initiatives demonstrate innovative approaches that bring long-term, positive impact to the lives of residents and deliver economic benefit to the Territory.

Safer Territory Award

Reducing Crime

Recognises initiatives and achievements by NT Government agencies leading efforts to break cycles of offending and strengthen community security, delivering programs that drive population growth, enhance liveability, and foster a thriving, inclusive community.

It celebrates initiatives that contribute to a secure and welcoming environment, making the Territory a better place to live, work, and enjoy.

Outstanding Partnerships Award

Rebuilding the Economy

Recognises outstanding performance and achievements to promote cross-government cooperation, collaboration and partnership initiatives, including partnerships across NT Government agencies; as well as partnerships with business, non-government or academic/training organisations, to meet a priority objective in the delivery of service to the NT community.

Excellence in Frontline Service Delivery

Reducing Crime
Restoring our Lifestyle

Recognises NT Government programs, teams or individuals who go above and beyond to support the lifestyle, education, health, well-being, and safety of Territorians.

It celebrates innovation, responsiveness, efficiency, and customer-focused approaches that simplify and enhance the experience of Territorians accessing government services.

Inspiring Innovation Award

Rebuilding the Economy

Celebrating the bold ideas that drive progress, this award recognises NT Government programs, teams or individuals who champion creative thinking and embrace new approaches to deliver impactful and lasting change.

It celebrates innovative solutions that challenge the status quo, improve systems or services, and drive measurable benefits for the NT community or government operations.

This award highlights forward-thinking approaches that foster a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and continuous improvement.

Empowering our Communities Award

Restoring our Lifestyle

Honouring partnerships that make a difference, this award recognises NT Government programs, teams or individuals who demonstrate a deep commitment to working alongside remote and regional communities.

It celebrates initiatives that build local capability, foster inclusion, and deliver positive and sustainable outcomes.

This award highlights authentic engagement, co-designed solutions, and culturally responsive approaches that strengthen community voice, leadership, and resilience across the Territory.

Spirit of the Territory Award

Reducing Crime
Rebuilding the Economy
Restoring our Lifestyle

Recognises ongoing and outstanding dedication by NT Government agencies to NTPS values through championing ethical practices, inclusivity, integrity, and efficiency; exemplifying service excellence, accountability, impartiality; and shaping a culture of respect and innovation across the NTPS.