Nomination Form

Hall of Fame

There are people within the Community Sector who have dedicated their lives to achieving great outcomes for the community and making Western Sydney a better, more equitable place to live. The ZEST Hall of Fame was designed to recognise the fantastic contributions that these individuals have made.
To be eligible for consideration for induction into the ZEST Hall of Fame, inductees must have worked for over 10 years in the Community Services Sector in Western Sydney and have made an extraordinary impact within the Community Services Sector.

Please note that all fields are compulsory except for the video link field.

Nominee Name

Nominee Group

Nomination Category

Brief Description (100 words or less)

Selection Criteria (200 words or less)

Outcomes (200 words or less)

Video Link (optional)

Nominee Contact Name

Nominee Organisation

Nominee Address

Nominee Suburb

Nominee Postcode

Nominee Email

Nominee Telephone

Nominee Mobile

Nominator Name

Nominator Organisation

Nominator Address

Nominator Suburb

Nominator Postcode

Nominator Email

Nominator Telephone

Nominator Mobile

Referee Name

Referee Organisation

Referee Address

Referee Suburb

Referee Postcode

Referee Email

Referee Telephone

Referee Mobile

I have read & agree to the Terms & Conditions?

Your nominee will be notified directly once you submit this nomination.

Terms & Conditions

Nomination Eligibility

Nominees must be operating or based in Western Sydney regardless of funding or status

The following LGAs have been recognised as areas of Western Sydney

1.1. Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Camden, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Liverpool, Parramatta, Penrith, The Hills and Wollondilly

Nominees cannot self-nominate for individual categories which are as follows:

1.2. Outstanding Community Sector Leader, Outstanding Volunteer Leader, Outstanding Youth Leader (12- 25), Western Sydney University Unsung Heroes and Hall of Fame.

Referees must be independent and not employed, volunteer or be a member of the organisation’s management committee

Sponsor organisations, services or businesses are ineligible for nominating for the category they are sponsoring

Winners of previous ZEST Awards are ineligible for nominations within the same category, these includes individuals, groups, organisations, businesses and projects

Nominations for Voluntary categories cannot include any paid work components as part of the nomination
• Western Sydney Community Forum (WSCF) staff, board members and contractors are ineligible for individual nomination, any projects with WSCF involvement in are ineligible

1.3. Upon departure from their position with WSCF staff, board members and contractors are ineligible for nomination for a twelve-month period

Conditions of Nomination

Nominations must be submitted online at www.zestawards.com.au using the specified form

Additional attachments outside of the nomination form will not be considered for judging

A nomination must include the following

2.1. Name, address, email address and phone numbers of nominator
2.2. Name, address, email address and phone numbers of nominee (a contact person must be identified for groups or projects nominated)
2.3. Name, address, email address and phone numbers of one independent referee

A maximum of 500 words can be used to respond to all response areas, nominations exceeding the word limit will not be taken into consideration

Nominators must ensure responses meet the required fields and grammar and spell checking has been completed

Once submitted, nominations become the property of the ZEST Awards and may be re-allocated to an alternative category

Nomination and Judging Process

The nomination period commences Tuesday 23rd of February 2021 and closes Tuesday the 23rd of March

Extensions must be requested in writing and submitted via email to info@wscf.org.au

3.1. The judging panel consists of five independent members
3.2. All members of the judging panel have extensive understanding of Western Sydney’s context and demography, additionally judges will have knowledge on the Human Services Industry and community sector knowledge experience
3.3. WSCF staff, board members and contractors are ineligible for the judging panel

Conflicts of Interest will be identified by individual judges, the individual judge(s) will recuse themselves from the category

Sponsors on the judging panel must recuse themselves from the category they sponsor (Western Sydney University will judge the Western Sydney Unsung Heroes category independently)

Comments and scores are de-identified and held for a three-year period

Nominations are assessed on the merits of the Information provided for each nomination utilising a scoring matrix for each key point. The five nominations with the highest scores will be deemed as finalists in each category and the one(s) with the highest score will be announced at the 2021 ZEST Awards Ceremony.

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