Nomination form

Make your nomination using this form. Fields with an asterisk * are mandatory.

Recipients will be announced at the annual NATSAR Council meeting.

Submissions close Sunday 10 July 2023.

Award criteria

These prestigious awards are in recognition of 'Outstanding contribution to Search and Rescue' within the Australian region, during the current financial year period (1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023).

The Awards are open to individuals, groups or organisations that have made a significant contribution to search and rescue in Australia and deserve recognition at a national level.

Any person or organisation can nominate candidates for the Australian SAR Awards by completing the official nomination form.

Please select from one of the following categories:

Category options *

Professional—an individual, group or organisation that has been trained within the search and rescue field or work professionally in a search and rescue role. For example, this includes police officers, rescue aircraft crew, volunteer marine rescue members, and so on.

Non-professional—an individual, group or organisation that has not been trained in the search and rescue field but has been involved in a search and rescue operation. For example, this may include fellow hikers, a passer-by, surfers, etc., that may have assisted in a search and rescue operation.

Long-standing contribution to SAR—an individual, group or organisation that has made an outstanding contribution to the Australian SAR system, over an extended period of time.

Who are you nominating?

Please select one of the following options:

Nominee options *

Individual(s)

Groups(s)

Organisation(s)

Nominee details:

Please provide the details of the individual/group/organisation you are nominating.

Nominee name *

Nominee phone number

Address

Occupation of nominee(s)

Is the nominee(s) aware of the nomination?

Yes

Do you want to add another nominee?

Yes

If you have more than one additional nominee to add please upload a document detailing all names, and contact details in the document upload section below.

Additional nominee name

Additional nominee email

Additional nominee phone number

Additional nominee address

Occupation of additional nominee(s)

Is this nominee(s) aware of the nomination?

Yes

Nominated by

Please provide your details as the person making this nomination. You will also need a person to support the nomination under ‘Seconded by’.

Name of person making the nomination *

Phone number of person making the nomination *

Email of person making the nomination *

Please provide details of the person seconding the nomination.

Seconded by

Phone number of person seconding the nomination

Email of person seconding the nomination

Information to support the nomination

Provide a brief description of how the individual, group or organisation has made a significant contribution to search and rescue in the Australian Search and Rescue Region. You can also upload documents/photos/videos to support your nomination (see section below).

Describe the activity that has prompted this nomination and include information about:

Date / place / time
Environmental conditions / temperature (e.g. weather, difficult terrain)
What was done and how this went beyond ‘business as usual’?
Bravery aspect
Any other relevant information

Description

Please upload any supporting documents or images. Select your file then click on the 'upload' button.

First supporting document

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Note: If you experience any issues with submitting this nomination, please contact the National Search and Rescue Secretariat via NationalSARCouncil@amsa.gov.au.

I certify that the information contained in this nomination is true and correct *

Yes

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Nomination form

Australian Search and Rescue awards

Award criteria

Please select from one of the following categories:

Who are you nominating?

Nominee details:

Nominated by

Information to support the nomination

Please upload any supporting documents or images. Select your file then click on the 'upload' button.

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