Awards Conditions and Processes

Eligibility to Nominate/be Nominated for an Award

All categories of PLA membership are eligible to be nominated;
All nominators must be individual members, corporate members or representatives of corporate members of PLA;
Nominators may nominate their own organization/person/project or a third party known to them for all awards except the Frank Stewart Distinguished Service Award; and
Only projects of PLA members can be nominated for an award

All award nominations must be submitted on-line via the www.parksleisure.com.au website by Friday 29th June 2012 at 3.00pm AEST.

All entries should:

Address the relevant judging criteria for the award;
Be submitted via the region homepage at www.parksleisure.com.au;
All photographs and supporting documentation should be explained and highlight the nomination. These can be uploaded onto the website (a maximum of 5 files can be uploaded separately.

After receipt, Regional/State Award nominations will be sent to respective PLA Regional Judging Panels for Regional judging in June 2012.
Award nominations will be judged by a panel of experienced PLA practitioners in each award category
Regional winners will be announced at an appropriate regional event (such as the AGM) at the discretion of the region.

Regional judges in each category will nominate regional award-winners which will be forwarded to the national judging panel for consideration for a national award.
One winner per award category will be selected.
To be considered for a national level finalist, an application must be of national significance, that is, the qualities which characterise the application – innovation, etc. must be recognised at a national level.
National finalists will be invited to present their project as a case study, as part of the Newcastle National Conference program in September 2012.
National Awards will be presented at the PLA National Conference in Newcastle on 16th September 2012.
National Judges are all past recipients of the Frank Stewart Distinguished Service Award.

Late nominations cannot and will not be accepted.

All decisions of the judging panel will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
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.
Awards will be judged in accordance to their particular objectives and criteria.
National winners or representatives are expected to be in attendance at the PLA National Conference in Newcastle (16 - 19 September 2012), at their own cost, in order to receive their awards.
The finalists must be prepared to present an overview of their project at the PLA 2012 National Conference. Advance notice will be provided to these short-listed finalists.
National Award winners will be invited to contribute an article on their project for the PLA Journal.
Information supporting nominations may be used by PLA for editorial, promotional or advertising purposes.
Nominators may be approached for awards publicity.

Certificate of Recognition – presented at an appropriate State Function after July 2012.
Regional Newsletter profile;
PLA Website profile – overview information;
Use of 2012 Award Winner logo for display on applicable stationary/website;
Nomination for the National Award.

All sections of the Nomination form must be completed; Please note:
Any other supplementary printed matter, DVD’s or additional presentations are not required, and will not be considered by the judging panel.
Do not include any Information you need returned to you or you do not want published.
All information received remains the property of PLA.
Separate applications are required for each different award nomination lodged.
An email will be sent to applicants acknowledging receipt of their nomination.