All judges are required to sign a confidentiality agreement.;
All judges must declare any conflicts of interest.;
partners of the awards in categories they do not sponsor; and
judges categories they are not judging.
A minimum of two and maximum of three independent expert judges will be allocated to each category.
All applications and score cards will be provided to each judge via the online portal.
Judges are required to use a portal to submit each application individual score card and feedback.
In each category there is to be a maximum of 4 finalists and only one winner.
Judges are responsible for reviewing their scorecards and confirming the finalists and the winner.
The judges from each category may select a sole-trader and micro-business application, to be in the running for the Sole-Trader of the Year Award and the Micro-Business of the Year Award.
There will be a nominated lead judge for each category who will be the primary point of contact for the Toowoomba Chamber for each category.
Judges will be acknowledged at the 2024 Gala Awards Dinner, however the category judged will not be disclosed.
All judges MUST complete all site visits together, except under exceptional circumstances
All site visits are to be completed between 19-23 August 2024 and judges MUST be available during this week to participate as a judge).
Want to be a judge?
An Expression of Interest will be released early May 2024 seeking judges in the Award Categories.
