IMAGE: Frank Stewart Distinguished Service Awards - left 2014 Cathy Kiss, VIC - right 2015 Andrew Smith,SA
JUDGING
- Judging is conducted by a panel of experienced parks and leisure practitioners.
- Judges are asked to declare if a conflict of interest exists and if so are excluded from the judging of that submission.
- Awards are judged in accordance with the award criteria.
- Should the respective judging panel believe that no nomination meets the criteria or standard of excellence required, it will not be obliged to confer the particular award.
- Regional winners are announced at a regional awards ceremony in your region.
- Regional winners automatically become national finalists.
- The national judging panel is comprised of 5 judges, one from each region for each of the 12 categories.
- Winners are announced at the Awards of Excellence Gala Dinner, 25th October, 2016.
- All decisions of the judging panel are final and no correspondence entered into.
Frank Stewart Distinguished Service Award
- Eligible submissions are judged by a panel of former Frank Stewart Award recipients, in accordance with the award criteria submitted.
- The winner is announced at the Awards of Excellence Gala Dinner, 25th October, 2016
