Nominations open for the National Economic Development Awards for Excellence

Enter the National Economic Development Awards for Excellence for your chance to shine a light on your innovative economic development work and win one of these prestigious awards.

Preparing a submission is free, simple and open to all economic development practitioners in Australia. You are also welcome to enter multiple categories. 

Awards are open for nominations in the following 12 categories:

1. Economic Development Strategic Thinking

2. Economic Development Marketing and Promotion

3. Economic Development Through Partnerships and Collaboration

4. Economic Development Initiatives - Regions Under 15,000 Residents

5. Economic Development Initiatives - Regions Over 15,000 Residents

6. Economic Development Recovery & Resilience

7. Economic Development Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

8. Economic Development - Sustainability & Economic Transformation

9. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Entrepreneurship & Inclusive Economic Development

10. The Peter Chaffey Economic Development Leadership Award (Economic Development Practitioner - over 30 years old)

11. Economic Development Rising Star Leadership (Economic Development Practitioner - up to 30 years old)

12. Economic Development Community Champion Award

Submissions can be made for projects delivered from 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2023 (18 month period).

Applications close on Friday 12 May 2023

Winners will be announced at a gala event during the National Economic Development Conference (NEDC23) in Karratha on 23 August 2023.