Best Sporting Event

• WINNER: Santos Tour Down Under 2025, South Australian Tourism Commission

• ASICS Gold coast Marathon, Events Management Queensland

• Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro, Presented by GWN, wold Surf League

 Oztix Best Tourism Event

• WINNER: Vivid Sydney 2026, Destination NSW

• Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour 2026: The Phantom of the Opera, Opera Australia

• Pair’d Margaret River Region, Mellen Events

• 30th Australian Kelpie Muster and Australia’s Premier Working Dog Auction, Casterton Kelpie Association

• Floriade 2025, ACT Government

• The Canberra Times Marathon Festival, Sole Motive

State or Territory Nominees and Winner
WINNER: TAS: Tasmania’s Taste of Summer 2025, PinPoint Group, TAS

Best Charity or Cause-Related Event

• WINNER: Good Friday Appeal Kids Day Out 2026, Phoenix

• Adland Bail Out 2026, UnLtd

• Sapphire 5th Anniversary Dinner 2025, Scope Productions

• The Big Spin 2025, Vanilla Bean Events

• Wateraid Gala Sydney 2025 – Bridgerton, Funktionality Events & Experiences

State or Territory Nominees and Winner
VIC: Property Unites Charity Luncheon 2025, Zesty Events, VIC

WINNER: QLD: Red Ball 2025 (The), Event Society, QLD

Best Congress or Conference Less than 500 Delegates

• WINNER: The First Nations Therapeutic Responses Summit 2026: Creating a Space for Innovation, KWY Aboriginal Corporation

• ASUS APAC Partner Summit 2026, Phoenix

• KAO Kollective Leadership Retreat, Phoenix

• Cvent Accelerate Sydney 2025, Cvent Australia PTY Limited

• Blacktown City ALGWA NSW conference, Blacktown City Council

State or Territory Nominees and Winner

WINNER: QLD: Thermomix Leadership Conference 2026, Phoenix

Best Congress or Conference 500 Delegates or Over

• WINNER: The 76th International Astronautical Congress, MCI Australia

• 2025 SNAICC National Conference, SNAICC: The National Voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children

• Google Cloud Summit 2026, Sense Group

• 5th World Conference of Women’s Shelters (5WCWS) 2025, ICMS Australasia Pty Ltd

• Quantum Australia Conference 2026, Big Fish Events

State or Territory Nominees and Winner
QLD: Connect 2025, Ray White Group, QLD

WINNER: VIC: 7-Eleven Shaping Our Future – A Taste of Tomorrow 2026, Peanut Productions, VIC

Best Association Event

• WINNER: 30th Australian Kelpie Muster and Australia’s Premier Working Dog Auction, Casterton Kelpie Association

• 2025 Oceanic Palliative Care Conference (25OPCC), Iceberg Events

• 52nd Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, ICMS Australasia Pty Ltd

• Trucking Australia 2026 (TA 26), Australian Trucking Association

Best Exhibition, Trade or Consumer Show

• WINNER: AWS Summit Sydney 2026, Imagination

• SuperExpo2026, Phoenix

Best Corporate Event

• WINNER: Google Cloud Summit 2026, Sense Group

• Finsure Inspire Summit 2025, FCM Meetings & Events

• Asset Finance Brokers Conference 2025, On Purpose Events

• re-aWAken Gala Dinner 2026, Optus Stadium

• Mission Nutrition, OneSchool Global

State or Territory Nominees and Winner

VIC: ADP Consulting — Foundations & Future: 15th Anniversary & Bennetts Lane Office Opening 2026, Zesty Events, VIC

NSW: PromPerú IMARC 2025 Program (Peru at IMARC); VEE Agency, NSW

WINNER: VIC: 7-Eleven Shaping Our Future – A Taste of Tomorrow 2026, Peanut Productions, VIC

Best Brand Event

• WINNER: Kia Australia – Tasman Town, Veritas Events

• Carlsberg Beach Club, Cartell Live Pty Ltd

• Sydney Whisky Month 2026 – LARK, HeadBox

• BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A® KO3 Australian Roadshow 2025, Phoenix

• World360 Rewards Launch, FCM Meetings & Events

Best Incentive Event

• WINNER: Premier Financial Alliance’s Sydney Incentive Program, L.F. Catering Pty Limited

• Thermomix Leadership Conference 2026, Phoenix
• AIA Global Conference 2025, Funktionality Events & Experiences

Best Community Event

• WINNER: 30th Australian Kelpie Muster and Australia’s Premier Working Dog Auction, Casterton Kelpie Association

• Ganbu Gulin, Darebin City Council

• Moomba Festival 2026, Premier Events / City of Melbourne

• Surfers Paradise People’s Esplanade Pop Up, A Social Purpose

• City Lights, Illuminate Adelaide, Illuminate Adelaide Foundation Ltd

State or Territory Nominees and Winners

NSW/QLD: CommBank Tour 2025, Imagination, NSW, VIC, QLD

WA: Lotterywest Boorloo Heritage Festival 2026, City of Perth, WA

WINNER: WA: Coogee Live 2026, City of Cockburn, WA

WINNER: NSW: IAC 2025 – Space Day Powered by LEGO Play, MCI Australia, NSW

Best Cultural, Arts or Music Event

• WINNER: Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour 2026 – The Phantom of the Opera, Opera Australia

• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Brisbane 2026 – The Heroes Who Made Us – 75th Anniversary, The Entertainment Lab & TEG Live

• Vivid Sydney, Destination NSW

• Enlighten Festival 2026, ACT Government

• Joondalup Festival 2026,

State or Territory Nominees and Winners
VIC: Women Deliver Cultural Night 2026, Ke. Creative Event, VIC

QLD: Palm Island Spring Festival 2025, Event Society, QLD

WA: Ice Cream Factory 2025/2026 Season, Bar Pop Management, WA
WINNER: VIC: Now or Never 2025, City of Melbourne, VIC

WINNER: SA: Illuminate Adelaide 2025, SA

Oztix Best Small Regional Event

• WINNER: North Queensland Elite Rodeo, North Queensland Elite Rodeo

• 30th Australian Kelpie Muster and Australia’s Premier Working Dog Auction, Casterton Kelpie Association

• Milikapiti Festival, Artback NT

• Tamworth 2025 Interschools Horse Extravaganza, Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre

• Palm Island Spring Festival, Event Society

State or Territory Nominees and Winner

NSW: Edge of Search Conference 2025, Firewire Digital, NSW

City of Coffs Harbour Best Regional Event

• WINNER: Warbirds Over Scone 2026, Paul Bennet Airshows

• Pair’d Margaret River Region, Mellen Events

• Deni Ute Muster 2025, Deni Play On The Plains Festival Ltd

• QLD Music Trails: The Outback 2026 presented by QMF, Queensland Music Festival

• The CommBank Tour, Imagination

Best Small Event

• WINNER: Iwagumi Air Scape by ENESS at Prahran Square, City of Stonnington

• Florey After Dark 2026, ZESTY EVENTS PTY LTD

• Blacktown City Family Fish in, Blacktown City Council

• Future Proof, Paramount Liquor

• Polestar 5 National Launch Event, Designtea

Best New Event

• WINNER: Perth Multicultural Festival, City of Perth

• FRMEFEST 2025, JT. Production Management

• Florey After Dark 2026, ZESTY EVENTS PTY LTD

• CommBank Accelerate AI, Imagination

• QLD Music Trails The Outback 2026: Spirit of the Bush. Lee Kernaghan Live in Longreach, Queensland Music Festival

Best Achievement in Design

• WINNER: Artists in Motion for their work on 2025 Hong Kong Winterfest – 360-degree Immersive Light and Sound Show

• Electric Canvas (The) for their work on Christmas at the Cathedral 2025

• Imagination for their work on Nissan National Partner Meeting 2025

• Chameleon Candle Co for their work on Sodexo Australia 2026 Excellence Awards 2026

Best Achievement in Event Marketing or Communication

• WINNER: Mellen Events for their work on Pair’d Margaret River Region 2025

• Destination NSW for their work on Vivid Sydney 2026

• beyond Agency for their work on Electric Island 2026

Best Technical Achievement or Innovation

• WINNER: David Atkins Enterprises for their work on Al Ain Museum Reopening Ceremony

• Imagination for their work on Nissan National Partner Meeting 2025

• Lup Events for their work on International Mining and Resources Conference + Expo (IMARC) and Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition 2025

• AV1 for their work on Premier Financial Alliance International Incentive Program 2025/2026

• Novatech Creative Event Technology & RWS Global for their work on FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2025

Best Export

• WINNER: David Atkins Enterprises for their work on Al Ain Museum Reopening Ceremony

• Artists in Motion for their 2025/2026 International Achievements

• Veritas Events for their work on Daikin Dealer Convention 2025

Venue Team of the Year

• WINNER: Australian Equine & Livestock Events Centre

• Hoey Moey / Park Beach Hotel Motel

• Zinc at Fed Square

Caterer of the Year

• WINNER: Laissez-Faire Catering

Theming, Branding or Styling Company of the Year

• WINNER: Sapia Creative

• En Pointe Events

• Funktionality Events & Experiences

Production Company of the Year

• WINNER: AV1

• Novatech Creative Event Technology

Hire Company of the Year

• WINNER: Aggreko

• Dec the Malls

Exhibition Services / Event Build Company of the Year

• WINNER: Chopt Studio

Service Company of the Year

• WINNER: Clean Vibes

• Oztix

• Event Operations Group Australia

• Lüp Events

• IER

In-House Event Team of the Year

• WINNER: Experience Melbourne, City of Melbourne

PCO of the Year

• WINNER: MCI Australia

• ICMS Australasia

• Iceberg Events

• Nectar Creative Communications

• Phoenix

Small Event Agency of the Year

• WINNER: Zesty Events

• Atelier – House of Events

• Cielo House Experiential & Events

• Event Society

• Endure Collective

Public Event Agency of the Year

• WINNER: The Shift Corp

Corporate Event Agency of the Year

• WINNER: Imagination

• We Are Phoenix

• On Purpose Events

• Veritas Events

• Event Society

2025 State or Territory Award

• WINNER: New South Wales

Event Supplier of the Year

• WINNER: Aggreko

• Australian Equine & Livestock Events Centre

• Laissez-Faire Catering

• Sapia Creative

• AV1

• Chopt Studio

• Clean Vibes

Event Agency of the Year

• WINNER: MCI Australia

• Experience Melbourne, City of Melbourne

• Zesty Events

• The Shift Corp

• Imagination

Australian Event of the Year

• WINNER: 30th Australian Kelpie Muster and Australia’s Premier Working Dog Auction, Casterton Kelpie Association

• Santos Tour Down Under 2025, South Australian Tourism Commission

• Vivid Sydney 2026, Destination NSW

• Good Friday Appeal Kids Day Out 2026, Phoenix

• The First Nations Therapeutic Responses Summit 2026: Creating a Space for Innovation, KWY Aboriginal Corporation

• The 76th International Astronautical Congress, MCI Australia

• AWS Summit Sydney 2026, Imagination

• Google Cloud Summit 2026, Sense Group

• Kia Australia – Tasman Town, Veritas Events

• Premier Financial Alliance’s Sydney Incentive Program, L.F. Catering Pty Limited

• Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour 2026 – The Phantom of the Opera, Opera Australia

• North Queensland Elite Rodeo, North Queensland Elite Rodeo

• Warbirds Over Scone 2026, Paul Bennet Airshows

• Iwagumi Air Scape by ENESS at Prahran Square, City of Stonnington

• Perth Multicultural Festival, City of Perth

2010

• David Atkins
• David Churches

2011

• Peter Rix

2012

• Mary Lopez AM
• Lena Malouf CSEP AIFD
• John Allen AM

2013

• Di Henry AM
• Sandy Hollway

2014

• John Trevillian
• David Grant

2015

• Ron Walker AC CBE
• Meri Took

2016

• Peter Jones

2017

• Ignatius Jones

2020

• Harvey Lister

2021

• John Harnden AM

2022

• Christine McLoughlin AM

2023

• Simon Balderstone AM

2024

• Brenda LaPorte
• Roslyn McLeod OAM

2025

• Woodford Folk Festival (Judges Special Award)

2026

• Michael Hassett