Banksia Foundation

Entry fees are only applicable to the Banksia Category Awards only.

An entry fee schedule is included the Award Entry Kit (via electronic entry system) and can also be viewed on this website.

If you are still unsure after viewing the schedule please call the office on 03 9684 4667 to discuss.

No - all entries are uploaded via the e-awards website.

Once registered, a confirmation will be emailed to you and will advise you of your registration.  All entries require an email address for this purpose.

Yes, however your entry must provide substantially more information than your previous winning entry.  If you are a finalist, judges may refer to your previous recent entry to see that there has been considerable progress.

Yes of course.  You would also be advised to review your previous submission if it has already been unsuccessful - look at what more you can provide and how you can improve.

If any of these stages present you with a measurable outcome, then you could enter at both the execution and results stages.  We have found that entries based on projects still in the planning stage.

You are the best judge of the resources you have at your disposal to put together an entry to the Banksia Environmental Awards.  If you elect to outsource this task then we recommend that you make sure that you are working closely with this person/organisation to make certain that all the relevant areas are covered and the entry truly conveys the innovation and excellence that you wish the Banksia judges to acknowledge.  It is important to ensure that your commitment and passion is evident in the entry.

If your project is eligible under other award criteria then yes.  Your submission may however need to be rewritten depending on what differences exist between different awards and what focus is required of your submission for any given award.

All entries are treated as commercial in confidence and therefore are unavailable for viewing.  Summaries of the winners and finalists from previous years can be found on this website.

The key is that the initiative has set some measurable objectives and reports on the results against these measurements.  If the entrant can identify an outcome that is innovative or ground-breaking, or has provided information that would influence future direction, this is a result that would be seen as influential and worthy.

No.  Your existing Banksia Category Award entry will be used for entry into the Banksia People's Choice Award assuming it is a) eligible, b) it reaches finalist status and c) it is selected as a finalist for this award.

The Banksia Foundation has its program of environmental awards that have been running since 1989.  This a national program and the awards are open to entries Australia wide.

The Premiers Sustainability Awards are a Victorian based awards program where Banksia is running the entry and judging processes on behalf of Sustainability Victoria.  This is a Sustainability Victoria based program and only Victorian based entries are eligible.

No.  All winners will be announced at the Banksia Awards presentation.

The Banksia Environmental Awards presentation for 2010 will be held in Sydney on 15 October 2010.  A Banksia Enewsletter will be sent when bookings become open and a link will be available form the home page.

No. Tickets will not be issued.  You will receive confirmation by email.  Please make sure that you include your email when completing the booking form.

There is no restriction in how many people you would like to attend if you book early. Tables usually seat 10 or 12 people. You can book by table or by seat.

Banksia's preference is that only one representative of any organisation stated on the official Entry Form be represented.  Please make sure that when you complete the official award entry form that you have stated the relevant organisations in your entry.  If you need a variation on this please contact Banksia to discuss your particular situation.

HINT: Once finalists are announced on 2nd August 2010 we will be contacting all finalists to collect names and postions of representatives.  Plan early so that those people required to attend know in advance and can make the appropriate decisions and arrangements.

 If we haven't covered your question you can contact Banksia direct through email or by phone on 03 9684 4667.

Yes.  The details are contained in each Category Entry Kit (via the electronic entry system).  If you are having difficulty, we suggest you initially generate as comprehensive an entry as possible and then fine tune to the required number of words.  Editing content to be more "to the point" will be beneficial in focussing the Judges attention on the most important aspects of your project.  You can provide additional information of a technical, diagrammatic or in report form, in your attachments.

It is strongly recommended that all criteria are addressed.  The aim of the criteria is to direct you to present your project as comprehensively as possible. The judges use these criteria to judge the entries in each category.

Additonal tips to assist you in addressing each criterion are provided in the relevabt Award Entry Kit (available via the electronic entry system). It is also very useful to attend the awards workshops held between May and June where additional information may be covered.

It is recommended that you focus on the specific strengths of your project - your objectives and outcomes.  Choose the category which best represents your projects success and impact.  If you find that it fits more than one category definition then cosider entering r one or more category awards but remember to tailor each submission to address the relevant criteria as outlined in the specific entry kits (available via the electronic entry system).

If you need assistance in deciding the category award for your project, give us a call at Banksia to discuss.