Westfield Launches - Local Heroes

Tonight, I received an email from Centre Manager of Westfield, Mount Druitt, inviting our community to  nominate local heroes. What a great opportunity to nominate, someone you know is making people feel included within our community. Someone that makes people happy, somone that imspires others to do good. Even someone that does good deeds and doesn't ask for rewards. Here is the email directed to myself, which I am directing to members of our community:


Having been in a valued partnership with Scentre Group, you would know that our customers and retailers - and the communities in which they live - are at the heart of our business. We know that when we activate our centres in ways that are meaningful to our communities, we remain relevant and essential.

To be able to truly give back to the community, we have launched the Westfield Local Hero’s program. Westfield Local Heroes is a community recognition and grants program that allows us to truly connect and enrich our local communities. It is designed to discover and celebrate individuals who promote social wellbeing and harmony in our communities across one or more of three social values: Family, Youth Opportunity and Inclusion.

How can you help?

We need your help to nominate a hero! Attached is an information pack on who is considered a ‘local hero’. Anyone can nominate a Westfield Local Hero and Nominations open from Monday 23 April. Please read this document, visit our website, nominate someone that you believe deserves this win and recognition.

Once nominations close, we will shortlist six finalists to be voted for by their community. We will then award our top three voted finalists a $10,000 grant to support their affiliated organisation’s work, programs or activities.

By using our living centres as the stage to shine a spotlight on local heroes, connect them with the broader community and ultimately support them though financial grants, our Westfield Local Heroes is an important channel through which we can connect and enrich our communities.

I appreciate your assistance with this very worthy project and hope you can help us reward our heroes in the community.

Regards,

Michael Beverly

Centre Manager Westfield Mt Druitt

Customer Experience All nominations will be assessed by selection panels against the following criteria to create a shortlist of 6 finalists per Westfield Centre. Social Wellbeing: Creating connections, and improving the positive functioning and social welfare of a community by:  • Promoting positive engagement and a sense of purpose among individuals and groups • Promoting positive social behaviour  • Creating opportunities for individuals to learn, expand their skills and to thrive  • Helping reduce disadvantage and inequality  • Improving access to important community services and groups  • Creating a positive and enduring legacy for the community Supporting families of all types in our communities, including (but not limited to) new parent programs, senior programs and domestic and family violence prevention.  Social Harmony:

 Building a safe, connected and accepting community by: 

• Creating a sense of belonging, connection, social inclusion and support 

• Reducing social isolation and/or stigma 

• Building positive, collaborative and trusted social networks in the community 

• Raising awareness of and respect for diversity within society (i.e. race, gender, demographic, culture, identity)

Family:

Supporting families of all types in our communities, including (but not limited to) new parent programs, senior programs and domestic and family violence prevention.

Youth Community:

Creating opportunities for young people (aged 0 – 25) in our communities, including (but not limited to) improving education, antibullying programs, increasing employment opportunities, encouraging positive behaviour and increasing social inclusion.

Inclusion:

Promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity across our communities, including (but not limited to) gender equality, mental health support, disability and access, LGBTI inclusion, increasing equality and cultural celebration.