Sally Isaac Memorial Scholarship Fund Award

About the award

This award is open to women 35 years and under (up to 31 July 2022) who have demonstrated achievement and commitment to improving community life in Victoria through:

• Local Government
• Social justice
• Aboriginal affairs and reconciliation
• Arts and music
• Community health
• Culturally and linguistically diverse communities
• Urban planning
• The environment

Nominees must an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia.  They can be Local Government officers, Councillors or community members. 

In 2006, at the age of 33, Sally was appointed Director of Community Programs at Yarra City Council where she was directly responsible for 342 professional staff working in aged care, child care, community planning, advocacy, the arts and library services. 

Sally was exuberant and brave, bright and insightful, brilliant and engaging. She was focused and intelligent with an enduring commitment to making things better. She was also humble, loving and full of fun with wisdom beyond her years. 

There was truly something special about Sally Isaac and for all who knew her she will remain an inspiration and close to their hearts. Soon after her death her family, friends and colleagues met to discuss ways to recognise the incredible impact that she had on people’s lives. They decided to establish the Sally Isaac Memorial in her honour.

Nominations are accepted via an electronic nomination process. It is recommended you read the Invitation to Nominate below prior to commencing a electronic nomination.  The Invitation to Nominate outlines the information that is sought as part of the nomination. You may want to consider laying out your nomination in a Word document and cut and pasting it across to the portal to ensure you have a back up of it. You can save and complete your nomination in stages.

2022 Sally Isaac Invitation to Nominate

Please click here to nominate

Nominations close Monday 6 June 2022.

The 2022 Award recipients will be announced at the Women's Network Dinner to be held on Thursday 4 August at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Brunton Avenue, Richmond. 

For further information about this award, please contact Diana Pawluk, Manager Events on (03) 9268 6404 or email [email protected] .