AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
We are grateful for the increasing official acknowledgement of our communities aid relief efforts have garnered.

2025
Nominee
Community Event of the Year - BCER Xmas in July Fundraiser
Bayside City Council
Our massive Xmas, thanks to Purple Soup raised funds that went to BayCISS & Grace Heart Community Church to help with much needed food relief for hundreds in the community.

2025
Nominee
Citizen of the Year Award - Deb Brook
Bayside City Council

2025
Nominee
Volunteer of the Year Award - Deb Brook
Bayside City Council

2024
Finalist
Glen Eira Community Group of the Year Award
Glen Eira Council Community Awards

2024
Joint Runner-up
Community Group of The Year
Glen Eira Council Community Awards
We are very humbled in accepting our award for joint runner up for Community Group of The Year at todays ceremony at City of Glen Eira .

2024
Finalist
Victoria National Tidy Towns Sustainability Awards - Community Category
Keep Australia Beautiful

2024
Runner-up
Community Group of the Year Awards
Glen Eira Council Community Awards

2024
Winner
Caufileld Local Hero Award - Deb Brook
David Southwick MP and Community Bank Caulfield Park
Our founder Deb Brook was honored to receive a Caufileld Local Hero Award from David Southwick MP.

2024
Nominee
Citizen of the Year - Deb Brook
Bayside City Council Annual Awards
We wish to express our gratitude to Bayside City Council for their annual awards 2024 where our founder, Deb Brook, was honored to be among the nominees for Citizen of the Year.

2023
Winner
Grill’d Local Matters
Grill'd
We have won the Grill'd Local Matters token jar community vote for 2022 (Hampton).

2023
Winner
Commonwealth Bank Community Donation Program 2023
Commonwealth Bank

2022
Recipient
Not-for-Profit Treasurers’ Awards - Anne Nelson
Commonwealth Bank
Anne Nelson was recognised for her invaluable contribution to the Victorian community as the much valued treasurer of Bayside Community Emergency Relief

2022
Recipient
Caufileld Local Hero Certificate - Deb Brook
Community Bank Caulfield Park
Caulfield Local Hero Certificate was presented to Deb Brook in recognition of her passion to establish BCER to mobilise and educate the community to help others.

2022
Winner
Grill’d Local Matters
Grill'd
We have won the Grill'd Local Matters token jar community vote for 2022 (Hampton).

2022
Finalist
Community Event of the Year - Volunteer Morning Tea Event 2021
Bayside City Councils Australia Day Awards
Bayside Community Emergency Relief were honored to be nominated again this year(2022) for our Volunteer Morning Tea Event in 2021.

2021
Winner
Local Hero Award - Deb Brook
Westfield
After a public vote, in 2021 our founder Deb Brook was awarded the Westfield Local Hero Award that came with a $10k grant for comfort packs for children displaced through domestic violence.

2021
Winner
Community Event of the Year - Covid Comfort Packs for Residents in Bayside NFP Care Homes & Children Fleeing DV.
Bayside City Councils Australia Day Awards
Won for our creation and donation of 538 COVID comfort packs to residents in non-for-profit aged care centres and 200 comfort packs for children displaced by family violence within Bayside. All up in 2021 we supplied over 2,000 emergency & comfort packs to those in need.

2021
Winner
Grill’d Local Matters
Grill'd
We have won the Grill'd Local Matters token jar community vote for 2021 (Southland).

2021
Finalist
Community Hero Heimann Memorial Award - Margaret Walker
Bendigo Community Bank (Highett) Inaugural Event
Margaret Walker was a proud finalist for Community Bank Highett Bendigo Bank’s inaugural event was nominated for her outstanding contribution to Bayside Community Emergency Relief.

2021
Recipient
Goldstein Certificate of Achievement
Tim Wilson MP
Tim Wilson presented Deb Brook this Certificate for mobilizing & educating the community to effectively help those in need & for winning the Citizen of the Year Award from the City of Bayside

2021
Winner
Citizen of the Year - Deb Brook
Bayside City Councils Australia Day Awards
Our founder Deb Brook was presented this award in recognition of her outstanding contribution & tireless work to Bayside mobilising and educating the community to effectively help those in need the right way.