Latest news: Awards

Women & Leadership Australia (WLA) today announces Katherine Berney, Director, Gender Based Violence Prevention at the Foundation of Alcohol Research and Education, as the 2026 ACT Award recipient of the Australian Awards for Excellence in Women’s Leadership.

Volunteers are the foundation of community wellbeing and contribute over $14 billion per annum in commercial, civic, and individual benefits to the Canberra Region.

Nominations for the Chief Minister’s Inclusion Awards, celebrating disabled community leaders and supporters, close on Monday, 23 September.

Nominations for the 2023 Synergy Group Canberra Women in Business Awards close this Friday 29 September.

Seventeen-year-old rising culinary star, Deb Ridley, made Canberra proud earlier this month winning triple silvers in her first ever culinary competition.

Gourmet Traveller unveiled its annual shortlist of Australia’s leading hospitality talent and culinary experiences this week, shining a spotlight on Canberra’s thriving culinary scene. Local Parisian-inspired favourite, Onzieme, emerged as the crème de la crème, capturing the title of ACT Restaurant of the Year.

17-year-old Deb Ridley may have missed her high school graduation but has become an award-winning chef, snagging the gold at the ACT Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat Awards last month. The young commis chef...

Natasha Bullock from the National Gallery of Australia talks to CW about women in leadership, gender equity and arts.

Nominations are now open for the 2023 ACT Emerging Scientist of the Year Award. The winner will receive a $30,000 prize from the ACT Government.

Natasha Bullock, Assistant Director, Collections and Exhibitions at the National Gallery of Australia has today been announced the winner of the 2023 ACT Australian Awards for Excellence in Women’s Leadership.

Canberra glass artist Annette Blair has been recognised for her incredible glass molding skills at the recent 2023 AUSGLASS Conference

CW brings you the latest in arts and entertainment news from around the Canberra region. Highlights this week include Canberra REP cancelling their first show of the year and a new award ceremony.

Canberrans can nominate local nurses and midwives for this year’s 2023 ACT Nurses and Midwives Excellence Awards.

The Canberra Area Theatre (CAT) Awards were delivered in a re-imagined setting for the second year in a row on 18 December. Canberra and Queanbeyan productions nabbed over two dozen recognition awards for their contributions to live theatre.

The Canberra music scene has celebrated its revival in 2022, with venues opening back up post-pandemic lockdowns. Though numbers aren’t quite what they were before Covid-19 took over the world, the effort made by the attendees and performs deserved its own special night.

Five Canberra businesswomen returned home with gongs from the 2022 Altitude Awards announced at a gala ball in Sydney earlier this month, 3 December. This was the tenth anniversary of the Altitude Awards,...