In November 2007, Ipswich was named the world's most liveable mid-size city by the International awards for Liveable Communities. Find out why…
LivCom - What is it?
Tenders are invited for the LivCom Award by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and International Federation of Park and Recreation Administration (IFPRA). Towns and cities throughout the world are requested to take part, ranging from a small village to a metropolis with more than one million inhabitants. The objective is to improve the quality of life of individual citizens through the creation of 'liveable communities'.
Categories such as the environment and landscape, citizen participation, the preservation of the historic heritage and sustained planning for the future are evaluated. In order to ensure the towns and cities can be fairly compared the cities are divided based on their sizes into different classes.
This glass trophy and a certificate were presented to Ipswich in November 2007, when it was voted "most liveable city" in Category C for cities with populations between 75 000 - 200 000. Ipswich scored the win from a field of eight other cities around the world… congratulations Ipswich!
Why Ipswich?
Why did the LivCom jury nominate Ipswich as the world's most liveable mid-size city?
The award recognises that as a city, Ipswich has embraced the future, while respecting the past.
View Ipswich's submission (PDF, 2.4 MB) to discover why Ipswich was voted the world's most liveable mid-size city.
Stop Press! Ipswich wins yet another award.
AN award for excellence in overall environmental management was presented to Ipswich City Council at the 2008 United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards held in Melbourne Friday 6 June 2008.
Ipswich received the top award in the local government category with a detailed submission titled, 'City of Solutions: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally'.
Mayor Paul Pisasale said it was tremendous for Ipswich to again be recognised as a city that cares for the environment and its residents.
"This latest national award joins a growing list of global awards won by Ipswich," he said.
"Among this list Ipswich won the UN-backed LivCom Awards for the world's most liveable mid-size city last year.
"Ipswich is also the only Australian city represented and a member of Partners for Liveable Communities in Washington. This latest award has our city centre stage once again.
"Making the finals of such a prestigious award speaks volumes of the strong partnerships developed between Ipswich City Council, the business community, many volunteers and residents.
"The development of a climate change response is one part of our contribution to reducing the city's impact on climate change.
"Council joined the Cities for Climate Protection program in 2000 and in 2002 set the target of 20% emissions reduction by the year 2010. We are on target to achieve this and Council is currently developing emissions reduction targets beyond 2010.
"We also have conservation agreements covering around 5,000 hectares," he said.
