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Judging of the 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards to take place in early 2022 around Australia

The 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards is about celebrating young people, promoting positive stories and role models for the community, whilst giving them a platform to shine and follow their dreams.

We are currently receiving nominations for hundreds of young Aussies, right around the country and it has been absolutely brilliant to read about their achievements and inspirational stories.

Whilst all our applicants are amazing, just as any awards program, not everyone can make it through to the Finalist stage. There’s a rigorous judging process for each of our state/territory programs, that results in four different announcements:

1) Semi Finalists – the shortlisted selection of nominees (maximum 10) in each category, for further consideration
2) Finalists – from the pool of Semi Finalists, the top 3-4 candidates in each category
3) Winners – there can be only 1 winner in each category
4) Young Achiever of the Year – from the category winners, 1 is selected as the state/territory “overall” winner

This process takes over 4 weeks and involves typically 30+ people…and that’s just for one state/territory program!! So in total we require over 210 judges to be involved!!

As such, we are putting out the call for those who are passionate about supporting young people, to register to become a judge in the 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards.

We currently have opportunities for judging positions in each in each state/territory of Australia and we need your help!

As a thank you to our judges, we provide a free ticket to attend our prestigious Awards Presentation events, which really brings the experience full circle.

So if you’d like to be part of an incredibly rewarding volunteering and networking experience, that looks great on your resume and LinkedIn profile, whilst giving back to the community…please register here.

If you qualify, we’ll be in touch with further information and a formal invitation for you to take part.

There is no cost involved and no obligation to accept the invite if the dates and times don’t work for you. The judging days will be taking place in February and March 2022, with all the dates and venues listed below:

NT Judging Day – Key Details
Date: Wednesday 16th February 2022
Venue: TBC

QLD Judging Day – Key Details
Date: Wednesday 23rd February 2022
Venue: Royal on the Park Brisbane

SA Judging Day – Key Details
Date: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
Venue: Hilton Adelaide

VIC Judging Day – Key Details
Date: Wednesday 9th March 2022
Venue: Sofitel Melbourne On Collins

NSW/ACT Judging Day – Key Details
Date: Wednesday 16th March 2022
Venue: Doltone House – Jones Bay Wharf

WA Judging Day – Key Details
Date: Wednesday 23rd March 2022
Venue: Pan Pacific Perth

TAS Judging Day – Key Details
Date: Wednesday 30th March 2022
Venue: Wrest Point

Here’s what some of our judges from the South Australian awards have said about being involved https://youtu.be/rZoE0AixDV0

We hope you’ll register and take this chance to make a real difference for young people who aren’t just our future leaders, but who are leading right now.