Association Awards™ & Associations Hall of Fame™
Association Awards™ & Associations Hall of Fame™ 2025 Nominations close in...
Associations Forum invites nominations for the Association Awards™ & Associations Hall of Fame™, recognising excellence and accomplishment by associations and outstanding individuals.
As well as due recognition, the process of nominating for an Award will be a worthwhile experience as it will encourage associations to consider the factors that make a successful association, turnaround, event or campaign.
Nominate in one or multiple of this year's categories below:
Association of the Year™
Presented to an exemplary association that has achieved overall excellence.
Association External Campaign of the Year™
Presented to an association that has made an outstanding achievement through an external campaign.
Association Turnaround of the Year™
Presented to an association that was in very significant difficulties and successfully turned itself around in recent times.
Association Event of the Year™
Presented to an association that delivered an outstanding event that demonstrated excellence in planning, execution, and member or stakeholder engagement.
Associations Hall of Fame™
Inductees will be individuals who have made an outstanding high-level contribution and commitment to an association or associations over a long period of time, i.e. 30 or more years.
Nominations must be received by 5pm (AEST), Friday, 1 August 2025.
Entry fees are as follows:
- Silver and Gold members: included as a benefit in your Associations Forum membership
- Bronze members: $250 (including GST) per entry
- Non-members: $1000 (including GST) per entry.
Previous winners cannot submit nominations for the same category within 9 years of winning their award. For more information, contact Abhinav at abhinav@associations.net.au or call 02 9904 8200.
Join us at the exclusive Association Awards™ Dinner on Thursday 6 November at Novotel Melbourne Airport, where we will honour the finalists and recipients of the Association Awards™ and Associations Hall of Fame™ 2025. This special evening celebrates the achievements of our sector, feel free to extend the invitation to your staff or Board members. Click here to register.
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Associations Forum congratulates the past recipients of the Association Awards™ and inductees into the Associations Hall of Fame™
Association of the Year Award™
2024: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
2023: Institute of Public Accountants
2022: Australian Physiotherapy Association
2021: Australian Psychological Society
2020: Restaurant and Catering Australia
2019: Complementary Medicines Australia
2018: Master Builders Queensland
2017: Australian Dental Industry Association
Small Association of the Year Award™
2024: Australian College of Nurse Practitioners
2023: Change Management Institute
2022: Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia
Association Turnaround of the Year Award™
2024: Australian Institute of Training and Development
2023: Forestry Australia
2022: Huntington’s NSW ACT
2021: Kitchen and Bathroom Designers Institute of Australia
2020: Australian Marketing Institute
2019: Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia
2018: Australian Chiropractors Association
2017: Australasian Institute of Marine Surveyors
Association External Campaign of the Year Award™
2024: Change Management Institute
2023: Australian Medical Association
2022: Australian Aged Care Collaboration
2021: National Apprentice Employment Network
2020: Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute
2019: Australasian Sleep Association & Sleep Health Foundation
2018: Rule of Law Institute Australia for their Law Day Out program
2017: Community Legal Centres Queensland
Associations Hall of Fame™ Inductees:
2024:
Anita Hobson-Powell, Exercise and Sports Science Australia
Anthony Ellard, Australian Computer Society
Chris Champion, Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia
Denis Mootz, History Teachers Association New South Wales
Finola Carey, Optical Distributors and Manufacturers Association
John Mitchell, Real Estate Institute of Victoria
Karyn Prior, South Australian Catholic Primary Principals Association
Susanne Tegen, National Rural Health Alliance
Tim Sheehy, The Chartered Governance Institute
Vivienne Miller, The Mental Health Services Learning Network
2023:
Pamela Lee, Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand
Barbara Connelly, Building Service Contractors Association of Australia
George Wall, Water Industry Operators Association of Australia
Dave Clark, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Loretta Kirkovski, Australian Physiotherapy Association
Stephen Hughes, Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors
Claire Hewat, Dietitians Australia
2022:
Julie Barker, Australian Dental & Oral Health Therapists' Association
Adrian Hart, Swimming Pool and Spa Association of Queensland
Ken Morrison, Property Council of Australia
Margy Osmond, Tourism & Transport Forum
Wendy Rowland, Australian Hand Therapy Association
2021:
Carole McKenzie, Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing
Denys Correll, Associations Forum, multiple associations
Hellene Platell, Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists' Association
Jennifer Ross, Australian Society of Cytology
Jillean Leigh Ludwell, Australian Institute of Conveyancers Victorian Division
Jon Bisset, Community Broadcasting Association of Australia
Kersten Gentle, Frame and Truss Manufacturers Association of Australia
Max Wilson, Commercial Law Association of Australia
Troy Williams, Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia
2020:
Paul Naylor, Master Plumbers Association of NSW
Sally Sinclair, National Employment Services Association
Rob McGuirk, YHA
Julie Satur, Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists' Association
Thomas Kaufhold, Records and Information Management Professionals
2019:
Phil Naylor, Family Day Care Australia
Stephanie Blower, Australasian Sleep Association
Bruce Wallace, Master Plumbers Association of Queensland
2018:
Susan Sundstrom, Careers Advisors Associations NSW & ACT
Greg Paterson, Real Estate Employers' Federation
John Flower, Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Queensland
Maria Palazzolo, GS1 Australia
Roy Privett, Boating Industry Association
Marilyn Yates, Home Economics Institute of Australia
Jan Alford, Australian Diabetes Educators Association
Julie Hammer, Engineers Australia
Heather Garnsey, Society of Australian Genealogists
2017:
Wilhelm Harnisch, Master Builders Australia
Julian Ledger, Youth Hostels Association
Garry Pearson, Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch
Janet Reynolds, Home Economics Institute of Australia
Peter Webster, Industry Capability Network NSW
