National Drug and Alcohol Awards

Nomination guidelines

Submit your nomination online

  • Online nominations are preferred. Feel free to submit a hard copy of your nomination but please ensure you also fill out an online nomination form.
  • If you are having difficulty completing an online nomination form please contact the Events Manager on 02 6215 9802.
  • Ensure you fill out all relevant sections of your nomination.
  • When submitting attachments with your online nomination do not send multiple emails, make sure they are attached to the completed nomination form.
  • When/if attaching photos, please reduce the size to less than 200 KB.

Each nomination is restricted to one category

  • You can only nominate an individual, service or program in one category.
  • The only time a duplicate entry will be accepted is when an individual has been nominated in a particular category and the Prime Ministers Award for Excellence.
  • If the same nomination is received in more than one category it will only be judged in the first category it has been received in.
  • Should a program be nominated in more than one category by different nominators, clarification will be sought from the nominee as to which category they wish their nomination to be judged in.

Address the criteria

  • Please read the judging criteria carefully and respond to each criteria specifically and succinctly.
  • Should you need to cut and paste from another document, please ensure that what you are applying makes sense and does not exceed the word limit.

Additional/Supporting information

  • Should you need to send supporting information, it should be just that — supporting information for your nomination.
  • It must be relevant and made reference to in your nomination.
  • It should NOT exceed 10 minutes of audio/visual material or 20 pages of written information.
  • The supporting information you send in becomes the property of the organisers, however in special circumstances you may request to have the information returned. You must seek confirmation of this prior to sending the information in and should include a stamped, self addressed envelope.
  • When sending in additional information please address it to the Events Manager and highlight the category in which your nomination has been entered on the FRONT address area, for example:
  • Brian Flanagan
    Event Manager
    National Drug and Alcohol Awards
    PO Box 269
    WODEN ACT 2601

  • Should you have supporting information that exceeds an A4 size express post bag please photograph this and attach the photo to your online nomination form. Should the judges need further information they will contact you directly.
  • When submitting DVDs or CDs of photos etc, please provide 4 copies.

Extensions

  • Under no circumstances will extensions be given past the due date.
  • Any nomination received after 5 pm (EDST) Wednesday 28 April 2010 will not be accepted.