RULES ENTRIES CLOSE MIDNIGHT Sunday 22 September 2024. UPDATED entries close MIDNIGHT Monday 23 September 2024 Entry is open to all CWB members. Eligibility for entry is dependent on the award category and may be open to businesses, organisations and/or individuals. Entry form for each award has word limits applying to each question as stated. Entry to multiple award categories is allowed. Each category requires a separate entry form. Entry must be submitted via the link received upon accepting the nomination. Entry for CWB Members is free. To become a member, click on the Become a Member button on the CWB website. Young Business Woman of the Year entrants must provide a copy of a ‘Proof of Age’ document. Supporting documents and photographs must be provided with your entry and clearly labelled. It is assumed that all entrants are ‘environment-friendly’ and are fulfilling all compliance obligations in relation to their business. Nominations and supporting material remain the property of the CWB Awards office and will not be returned. You may include commercial-in-confidence material. Entrant must agree to any local, interstate or national marketing and media publicity associated with the awards. Your photograph and questions 1 and 2 of your entry information may be used for publicity purposes. Sponsors are ineligible to enter. All entrants who are notified a finalist will be able to use ‘Finalist 2024 Commonwealth Bank CWB Awards’ and a logo (provided after the Awards announcements) for future advertising. All finalists are expected to attend the Gala Awards dinner, at own cost, on Friday 25 October, 2024 at the Realm Hotel, Canberra. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Nominations MUST be submitted on the CWB Awards website no later than MIDNIGHT (12 AM) Sunday 22 September 2024. Late entries will not be considered.  UPDATED Entries close at MIDNIGHT (12AM) Monday 23 September 2024. CWB reserves the right to not award any category where entries do not meet the judging criteria. General Eligibility Criteria: Am I eligible? To be eligible to enter the 2024 Commonwealth Bank CWB awards you must meet the following criteria:

• You are a business owner, manager or work in an organisation, department or company
• You reside and work in the ACT or surrounding region
• You are an Australian resident over 18 years of age
• You are not serving on the CWB committee
• You are not on the judging panel and have not been involved in the judging in the past 2 years.
• If entering the Young Business Woman Award you are 30 years old or under
• You have not previously won the award for the category in which you are entering.

Rewards Winners receive:

• A framed commemorative certificate,
• a trophy,
• permission to display the Commonwealth Bank CWB Awards winner logo,
• Canberra Weekly cover and editorial,
• inclusion in press releases,
• promotion on the CWB website,
• opportunities to be present at CWB events in 2024/25.