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Western Australia 2021

ABOUT THE AWARDS

The annual PIA Awards for Planning Excellence demonstrate leading practice, leadership and achievement in planning and the planning profession. The Awards recognise excellence and showcase leading practice across a range of planning disciplines and sectors. Leadership in planning, particularly in the face of adversity, is acknowledged and applauded. In all, the Awards are a chance to celebrate, recognise and reward outstanding planning and planners.

As a national program the Awards commenced at the state and territory level seeking out the best of planning in each jurisdiction. Following judgement and recognition at a local awards ceremony, the winners of the appropriate categories in the state and territory Awards are elevated to the national stage. The best on offer from each state and territory are judged at a national level, culminating in the National Awards for Planning Excellence ceremony which acknowledges the best of planning and planners that Australia has to offer.

KEY DATES

Monday, 21 June 2021 - Nomination Submissions OPEN

Monday, 27 September 2021 - Nomination Submissions CLOSE

Friday, 10 December 2021 - Planning Excellence Ceremony

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

We have streamlined how you submit your nomination. Follow the simple steps below to complete your nomination.

SIMPLE STEPS TO SUBMIT

1. Identify the category you will submit your nomination in.
2. Click on the relevant award category criteria below. Read through the objectives and selection criteria.
3. Check that you have all the supporting documents you need to submit a nomination (as highlighted on the checklist).
4. Click the 'nominate' button next to the relevant category. Fill out your nomination form, upload all supporting documents and images through the online form and submit.
5. You're all done!

AWARD CATEGORIES

Great Place
Strategic Planning Project
Improving Planning Processes
Planning Champion
Young Planner of the Year
Climate Change & Resilience
Community Wellbeing & Diversity
Stakeholder Engagement
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Planning
Technology & Digital Innovation
Planning Research
Tertiary Student Project
STATE ONLY AWARD CATEGORY
Secondary Student Project
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WPN

NOMINATION FEES

Nomination fees are an important part of the financial structure that enables PIA to continue to provide a high-quality Awards program.

Entry Fees are $230 + GST per nomination.

The fee is payable for nominations for all categories except:

• Tertiary Student Project
• Young Planner of the Year
• Great Place Award
• Planning Champion Award
• Secondary Student Project
• WPN Woman in Planning Award

For the 2021 Awards, PIA has determined that nomination fees will be waived for projects where government agencies or non-for-profit organisations are the sole nominee. This decision has been made in recognition of the difficulties these organisations can have either meeting the expense due to budgetary constraints or because of restrictions on expenditure for governance and/or probity reasons. If your organisation meets these criteria and you wish to apply for this waiver, please tick the box on the Nomination Form stating ‘I wish to apply for a waiver of nomination fee’.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

• All nomination materials must be submitted electronically. No hard copy submissions will be accepted.
• The Judges do not need to confer an Award in all categories.
• Only one Award Winner will be granted in each general category and then elevated to the PIA National Awards
• The Judging Panel may select more than one entry across eligible categories to receive Commendation Awards.
• The Judging panel has the right to consider an award nomination in an alternate or additional category.
• Contact with members of the judging panel to discuss an award nomination is strictly prohibited.
• Any material provided as part of the nomination may be used by the Planning Institute of Australia for promotional purposes.
• By submitting a nomination you agree that PIA is entitled to use information and images contained in the nomination to promote the awards and that the information and images provided have the appropriate internal copyright clearances.
• Nominees who have been misleading in their submissions or whose activities are not compliant with current relevant legislation may be withdrawn from the judging process or have Awards revoked.
• All nominations must be received by the published deadline. Nominations received after this date will not be considered.
• By submitting your application for the Awards you agree that you have read, understood and accept these conditions.

PIA reserves the right to retain all entries. No part of the entries will be returned to applicants unless requested upon nominating.

By entering the Awards, the applicants/owners give permission to PIA to publish, exhibit and promote the content of the submission in hard copy or online.

Entries will be excluded:

a. If incomplete, such that they do not contain all the required information and images in the form.

b. If received after the closing date.

c. If they do not fulfill the binding clauses laid down in these conditions of entry.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Nomination Guidelines

FAQs

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