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Selection criteria for all award categories can be found in the Applicant Information Document.
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2026 AWARDS OVERVIEW
Award entries open: 15th September, 2025
Award entries close: 30th November, 2025
Awards ceremony: 6th March, 2026
The QRC/WIMARQ Resources Awards for Women recognise and celebrate the achievements of women in the Queensland resources sector, along with the efforts of people and companies who champion diversity and inclusion.
Awards will be given in seven categories in 2026:
- DEI Champion
- Excellence in DEI Programs and Performance
- Exceptional Tradeswoman/Operator/Technician
- Technological Innovation
- Young Woman
- Exceptional Woman
- Exceptional Female Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy student (separate entry platform)
HOW TO ENTER
All entries must be lodged online through the Judgify awards portal. To commence your application you will need to create an account on the Judgify platform.
Once you have completed and submitted your application, you will receive an email notification confirming the submission.
All entries must include the following:
- Name of entrant
- Company
- Current position and title
- Contact details
- Responses to the allocated criteria
- A curriculum vitae
Entrants may wish to provide additional material to support their entry (e.g. video links, links to reports/publications, links to advertising material etc.). All additional material should be uploaded via the Judgify awards portal and adhere to the following guidelines:
- A maximum of five files/links per entry may be uploaded per application.
- The maximum size for uploading is 5MB per file.
- Website URL links may be uploaded instead of a file.
- Website URLs must be accessible - please provide active usernames and passwords if required.
ELIGIBILITY
- The QRC/WIMARQ Resources Awards for Women are open to all women, diversity champions and companies with operations in Queensland.
- Entries for multiple awards will be accepted but each entry must be entered into each category and address each award’s specific criteria.
- If the entrant resigns from the company that they were employed with when they won the state/territory award, the entrant will be listed as formerly from that company.
- Entrants must be willing to participate in awards-related publicity organised by the Queensland Resources Council.
JUDGING
- Judging will be undertaken by a panel of industry experts. All decisions are final and cannot be challenged.
- Word count limits apply for each award criteria entry field. Judges are only permitted to review criteria responses within the word limit, therefore please adhere strictly to the allocated word count for each selection criteria.
- Please do not upload additional answers to the selection criteria.
- No feedback is provided to the applicants.
- An award may not be presented in a category if the circumstances warrant it.
- All personal and commercially sensitive information will be treated in confidence.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
- The collection of entrants’ personal information is necessary for the purposes of the QRC/WIMARQ Resources Awards for Women.
- All personal information collected as part of the application process will be stored securely and not shared with third parties without the consent of the applicant.
- Personal information will be used by the Queensland Resources Council and WIMARQ Committee and third party judges to assess entries and to contact entrants.
- All award entries become and remain the property of the Queensland Resources Council.
- In the event of being selected as an award finalist, the Queensland Resources Council may use the information collected from award entries in promotional materials, including in the media. By submitting an application you agree to publication of information in the entry.
- Any information marked as personal or commercial-in-confidence will not be published.
- By applying for the QRC/WIMARQ Resources Awards for Women, you are providing consent for your image along with details of your application to be used by QRC for media and other promotional purposes.
CONTACT
All enquiries should be directed to Jen Hoyle (jenh@qrc.org.au or 07 3316 2532)
