2022 Young achiever OF THE YEAR NOMINATION FORM 

Nominations are now invited for the 2022 Young Achiever of the Year Award.  This award recognises an individual, less than 35 years of age, working in a Hunter Valley Wine & Tourism business and their contribution to the development of a vibrant and professional tourism industry.

Nominations are invited from any member¹ of the HVWTA with specific skills in one or more areas such as winemaking, viticulture, hospitality, cellar door, wine club management and marketing expertise. Once the selection panel has confirmed that the criteria for the Young Achiever of the Year Award has been met the finalists will proceed to a secret ballot.  Each criterion has been weighted with a total score out of 100.

Young Achiever of the Year selection panel may be comprised of:

1. Chair of the Hunter Valley Legends Awards Working Group – (or Chair of the Wine Marketing Forum).
2. Chair of the Marketing & Events Stream (or other HVWTA committee member).
3. 2021 Rising Star of the Year.
4. Representative of the Hunter Valley wine and tourism industries.
5. HVWTA Strategic Partner.
6. Media Representative.
7. One Living Legend (appropriate to this field).

NB: The selection panel is to be convened by the HVWTA and there is to be no more than one representative per company per selection panel.

Criteria

This award recognises an aspiring star of the Hunter Valley Wine & Tourism Industries.  This person may be involved in hospitality, winemaking, vineyard management, marketing or sales. This award is for achievements over the period February 2021 to January 2022.

• An outstanding contribution over the preceding twelve months, showing results and achievements.
• Above average representation or achievement of results for the nominee’s employer.
• Representation of the Hunter Valley Wine Industry generally, resulting in raising the profile of the Hunter Valley through cellar door sales, and/or management of your wine club, management of your accommodation or restaurant and marketing/PR expertise.
• The nominee could be a young person, or someone whose Hunter Valley star is in the ascendancy.
• In the case of less than 4 nominations being receive for this category in any one year, the HVWTA can elect to nominate for this award any individual or group who can demonstrate fulfills all the above criteria.

Nominees can only be nominated for one awards category. This award will not be awarded to the same person twice.

Nominations must be received by Friday, 11^th March 2022.

¹ or the business they work for