Awards Nominations Criteria

The AUSactive National Awards Program judging process is rigorous, transparent, and taken very seriously by the Independent Industry Judging Panel. The process is reviewed and refined each year to ensure annual procedures continue to align with the Awards’ values of integrity, equity and inclusiveness, while continuing to remain relevant within the evolving health and fitness industry.

Eligibility

Entries for The AUSactive National Awards Program 2024 are open to all Active Health and Exercise Professionals, Businesses, Students, Community Programs, Industry Suppliers and Educational Institutes in Australia. The eligibility period is from 24 March 2023 to 25 March 2024.

Selection Criteria

  • Significant impact on their clients and their contribution to the Australian Active Health and Exercise Industry
  • An inspirational role model and leader for the Australian preventative exercise industry and community
  • Demonstrated excellence and professionalism in their field
  • The Community Categories acknowledges a significant contribution to communities or the well-being of Australians

Awards Eligibility

  • All nominees will be considered for an AUSactive Award
  • All nominees in the business and the individual categories must be current AUSactive members
  • Nominees must be Australian citizens and reside in Australia
  • Nominees must be at least 17 years of age on 1 January of the Awards year
  • All categories except the Roll of Honour and Chairs award, can be self-nominated or nominated by someone in the community or industry
  • Absolutely NO weight is given to the number of times a person enters into multiple categories or over numerous years
  • At the national level, a person cannot receive a second award in the same award category in consecutive years but can be considered for recognition in a separate category in following years, for example, Student of the Year and then Personal Trainer of the Year
  • Unsuccessful nominees may be re-nominated in subsequent years
  • Current members of the AUSactive Board or staff are not eligible
Judging Process

Award Categories Criteria

Community Awards Criteria

Judges have 100 marks to allocate to each case study. Below is the guide we ask the judges to apply when scoring each entry submission.

Please ensure you address all criteria when creating your case study. We highly recommend you follow the same criteria order listed below to ensure the judges can easily find the relevant information for each section.

Each award entry needs to be submitted in one document. You have up to ten A4 pages to create your case study. You may use as little or as much space as you wish for each question, so long as your total written case does not exceed ten A4 pages.

This does not include the instructions, front cover, media articles or the additional exceptions discussed below.

The use of charts, graphs and images is strongly encouraged throughout or at the end of the case study. Graphs and charts are additional to the ten A4 pages. Images must not exceed three A4 pages, which can also be additional to the written case study.

Promotion

By entering you are providing permission to AUSactive to promote and publicise your case study. As a result, AUSactive will have permission to display any finalist and winning entries on the AUSactive Awards website and in industry communications. Entrants will be given the opportunity to remove sensitive information before publication. However, the organisers reserve the right to withhold the case from publication should the removal of data significantly impact the credibility of the case.

Award Categories

 

Business Awards Criteria

All entrants must be current AUSactive business members.

Please see the category criteria and guidelines before submitting your entry to ensure you or the nominee business is eligible.

Judging

Judges have 100 marks to allocate to each award entry. Below is the guide we ask the judges to apply when scoring each entry submission.  

Please ensure you address all questions when creating your award entry.  

Each question needs to be responded to in the relevant area provided. Judges will not look back over previous responses to find the answer.

Promotion

By entering you are providing permission to AUSactive to promote and publicise your responses and any images or video footage. As a result, AUSactive will have permission to display any finalist and winning entries on the AUSactive Awards website and in industry communications. Entrants will be given the opportunity to remove sensitive information before publication.

Award Categories

Individual Awards Criteria

All entrants must be current AUSactive members and be qualified and registered as an exercise professional in the category they are applying for.

Please see the category criteria and guidelines before submitting your entry to ensure you or the nominee is eligible.

Judging

Judges have 100 marks to allocate to each entry. Below is the guide we ask the judges to apply when scoring each award entry.

Please ensure you address all questions when creating your entry.

Each question needs to be responded to in the relevant area provided. Judges will not look back over previous responses to find the answer.

Promotion

By entering you are providing permission to AUSactive to promote and publicise your responses and any images or video footage. As a result, AUSactive will have permission to display any finalist and winning entries on the AUSactive Awards website and in industry communications. Entrants will be given the opportunity to remove sensitive information before publication.

Award Categories