The inaugural winners of the 2012 WA Institute of Public Administration Achievement Awards will be announced at a special Awards luncheon on 29 June 2012.

The Achievement Awards aim to recognise individual and organisational excellence in public service.

Message from the President

I am delighted to advise you of a new initiative of the WA Institute of Public Administration, created to recognise and reward excellence in public service.

The Institute is pleased to launch the WA Institute of Public Administration Awards for Achievement 2012.

The awards have been designed to acknowledge and celebrate the success of both individual and organisational achievement across a number of areas.

We have spent over twelve months developing the concept for the awards, the award categories and the judging process. There are fourteen awards in total and we believe the Awards will appeal to a number of individuals and organisations.

The judging process will be rigorous and we are confident that, like our  W.S. Lonnie Awards for Excellence in Annual Reports, these Awards will become an annual event that many in the public service aspire to. 

I encourage you to nominate for the Awards and wish you and your organisation every success.

Sue McCarrey
President and Co-Chair Judging Panel

Who can Nominate

Current Personal or Corporate members of the WA Institute of Public Administration can nominate an individual or organisation per the nomination criteria (find out more on becoming a member).

These Awards are open to any employee or organisation (as applicable) that works in Western Australia in any tier of public service including Local; State; Federal; Not-For-Profit and the Academic sector.

Benefits of Nominating

Entering the Achievement Awards provides you with the opportunity to:

• Highlight your commitment to best practice in public service in WA
• Showcase a project, initiative or program that demonstrates leadership and contribution to your workplace
• Gain recognition for your team’s achievements; and
• Increase awareness of ‘best practice’ across the public service and the broader community.

There are a total of 14 Awards, nine open to individuals and five best practice awards for organisations. View the Judging Panel list.

Individual

Patrons Award

Public Sector Commission Young Leader of the Year

Leader of the Year (3 Awards)

• Murdoch University Leader of the Year Working in State or Federal Government
• Hyatt Regency Perth Leader of the Year Working in the Not for Profit Sector
• Leader of the Year Working in Local Government

Best Practitioner in Public Service (4 Awards)

• Human Resource Management Practitioner of the Year
• Information Technology Practitioner of the Year
• Department of Fisheries Policy Practitioner of the Year
• Department of Finance Finance Practitioner of the Year

Organisational

Innovation in the Not For Profit (NFP) Sector

Best Practice in Collaboration (2 Awards)

• Best Practice in Collaboration Between Government and Non Government Organisations
• Best Practice in Collaboration Across Government Agencies in the Same Jurisdiction

Organisation Demonstrating Best Practice (2 Awards)

• WA Business News Best Practice in Corporate Social Values
• Department of Health Best Practice in Health and Wellbeing

Sponsorship Opportunity

There are limited opportunities to sponsor an Award category. Please contact us for further information.

Sponsors