The Inspiring Women’s Awards will be administered according to the following guidelines:

The closing date for nominations is Monday 25^th April 2016 at 5.00pm.

1. Nominators and nominees must comply with these guidelines, as these guidelines will be deemed to have been read and understood as requirements to participate in the awards nomination process. Award nominations can be made by individuals who are:
2. Residents of Gladstone Region.
3. 15-years-of-age or older (parental consent required if under 18 years of age).

2. Nominations (including all supporting material) become the property of the Gladstone Women’s Health Centre and will not be returned.

3. Nominations that are incomplete or do not comply with these guidelines may be disqualified. Gladstone Women’s Health Centre takes no responsibility for incomplete, inaccurate, lost or late nominations.

4. Nominees must meet the eligibility criteria outlined in this nomination package.

5. Nominations cannot be submitted without the permission of the nominee.

6. Individuals cannot be nominated in more than one award category. If more than one nomination is submitted for the same nominee in different categories, only the first nomination received will be considered.

7. By signing the nomination form, each nominator and nominee:

-   Agrees to abide by the guidelines that govern the Inspiring Women’s Awards;

– Consents to having their photograph taken for awards-related publicity purposes;

– Consents to the use of their name, community, photograph and nomination material in any awards-related publicity carried out by Gladstone Women’s Health Centre.

– Consents to the release of their name to media.

– Consents to participating in award-related activities and functions, including the awards ceremony breakfast on Friday 6^th May 2016, in the event that they are selected as one of the award recipients.

– Above points in Guideline 7.2 – 7.5 is not applicable to the Inspiring Heroic Woman of the Year Category. Identities will be protected from the public.

8. Nominations will be considered by the Selection Committee.

9. We thank all participants for their interest; however, only successful nominators and nominees will be contacted regarding award results.

10. Staff and Management Committee members (and their immediate family members) are exempt from becoming nominees.

11. Winners prizes will not be exchanged or refunded for monetary value.

12. Judging:

• The Judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• The Judges reserve the right to check information contained in the nomination.
• Judges reserve the right to re-categorise nominations as they deem appropriate.

13. The winner of each category will receive commemorative award.

14. Nominees for the Inspiring Young Women Award must be aged between 15-25, by 6^th May 2016.

15. The benefiting charity of the Inspiring Women Awards will be Gladstone Women’s Health Centre.

16. Finalists must be available to attend the breakfast on 6^th May 2016 in Gladstone (with exception of the Inspiring Heroic Woman on the Year finalists).

17. Each finalist will receive complimentary ticket to attend the Awards breakfast.

18. The organisers reserve the right to retain entries, photographs & film from the Inspiring Women Awards Breakfast for subsequent publication or exhibition in relation to Inspiring Women Awards and its publications.

19. Award winners will be announced at The Inspiring Women Awards Breakfast to be held on 6^th May, 2016 (with exception of the Inspiring Heroic Woman on the Year finalists, real names will the withheld to protect identities).