Coffs Coast Woman of the Year Award
International Women’s Day Coffs Coast
Woman of the Year Award 2025
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN. Closes 18 November 2024
International Women’s Day in Coffs Harbour is celebrated each year as a joint initiative of the three major women’s clubs, Zonta Club of Coffs Harbour Inc., BPW (Business & Professional Women) Coffs Coast and Coffs Coast Business Women’s Network Inc. (BWN). The International Women’s Day (IWD) Coffs Coast Woman of the Year Award acknowledges and promotes the positive contribution of women to the community in the region of Coffs Coast which includes the local government area of Coffs Harbour and Bellingen Shire.
The award aims to recognise outstanding women in the Coffs Coast region who demonstrate innovation, commitment, and a significant contribution to empowering members of the community within the local government area.
Criteria for Award
The International Women’s Day Coffs Coast Woman of the Year Award will honour a woman who:
- Makes a significant contribution in enhancing and improving either the economic, cultural and/or social well-being of citizens within the local community.
- Uses vision and initiative over and beyond their normal role to pursue a goal/cause that will make a difference and have a positive impact on the local community.
- Is actively engaged with the local community in either a voluntary, community, business or professional capacity.
- Is a resident of the Coffs Coast (Coffs Harbour Local Government Area and Bellingen Shire).
Conditions of award:
- Self-nominations will not be accepted.
- Nominee must have consented to their nomination and the conditions of entry.
- Selected nominees will be contacted for an interview held during December 2024.
- Selected nominees will be required to forward a summary of their achievements prior to interview.
- The nominator may be phoned by the judging panel to verify details.
- Finalists are expected to attend the 2025 Coffs Coast IWD Breakfast om 7 March 2025.
Coffs Coast Woman of the Year Nomination Form
- Finalists can expect to be contacted during November / December 2024 to attend a
brief informal chat with the judging panel, made up of the three women’s
organisations: Zonta, BPW & BWN. - Finalist interviews will be undertaken between 12 – 14 December 2024, if the nominee is unable to meet with the Committee members during this time, unfortunately an interview will not be taken into consideration.
- Finalists will be invited to attend Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens for a photoshoot during early January 2025.
- The award will be announced at the Coffs Coast International Women’s Day Breakfast on 7 th of March 2025.
- Finalists will be invited to attend the International Women’s Day Breakfast as a guest of the committee.
- For further information you can contact the selection committee via email at: woy2025@gmail.com.au
- Please return the completed nomination form by 18 November 2024.