The Victorian Regional Achievement & Community Awards are designed to encourage, acknowledge and reward the valuable contributions individuals, communities, and businesses are making throughout regional and rural Victoria.

Categories for 2025 are:

• Best's Wines Tourism and Hospitality Award
• Awards Australia Community Group Award
• Awards Australia Foundation Mental Health and Wellbeing Award
• Konica Minolta Customer Service Award
• Nectre Regional Service Award
• Regional Development Victoria Business Achievement Award
• Regional Development Victoria Leadership and Innovation Award

Winners receive 20 x Monday Mindset Online Live Group Coaching Sessions, valued at $990 plus a trophy.

The winners will also be featured on our congratulations TV Ad that will be aired across regional Victoria on the Seven Network.

All nominees and finalists will receive a letter of congratulations and a certificate of encouragement for their nomination.

Conditions of entry:

• Entry is free. Eligibility for entry is dependent on the award category and may be open to businesses, groups, organisations and/or individuals.
• Nominees must be residing in Victoria for a minimum of 2 years (unless a permanent resident currently working, studying or pursuing their profession elsewhere), or the nomination activity must be specific to Victoria.
• Each nominee can enter a maximum of two categories only.
• All guidelines should be addressed in your online nomination. Supporting documents and photographs should be attached to your nomination if relevant.
• All nomination information, photos and supporting material may be used by the Awards office for promotional purposes.
• Nominees agree to media publicity and promotion associated with the Awards nomination, including any photos submitted or taken at the Awards Presentation ceremony.
• Nominations close at midnight on 27 August 2025.
• Nominees who are selected as Finalists should endeavour to attend the Gala Awards Presentation Dinner. Inability to attend does not disqualify entry.
• Previous winners of the Community Achievement Awards are not eligible to nominate again in an Award category they have already won.

• Phone: 03 9720 1638
• Email: vic@awardsaustralia.com