District 23 Awards – Guidelines, Nomination and Application forms
Nominations for District Awards will be called for prior to Conference.
Updated nomination forms and details will be available below in the months leading up to each Conference.
Greater Visibility Awards
These awards celebrate the achievements of Clubs within the District who who are achieving District goals. Details for the 2025 awards will be available early in that year.
The Governor’s Award – The Heide Taylor Honour Roll
The D23 Governor’s Award: Head Taylor Honour Roll, will recognise and honour individual Zontians who have personified the ideals of Zonta at club level through their support and promotion of local projects and Zonta International. Typically, but not exclusively, the nominee would not have held a District position but may have held leadership positions within their own club. This award is not specifically linked to length of service, but instead focuses on the quality of the member’s ongoing contribution to Zonta. It is expected that the nominee would have gone ‘above and beyond’ the expectations of membership and provided inspiration to other members through their service to Zonta and the community.
Women Taking Climate Change Award
History – ZC of Melbourne on Yarra, in conjunction with Zonta Says Now, piloted the Women Taking Climate Action Award for 2021. $1000 was raised for the Award from ticket sales for a Climate Action webinar in 2020 with Natalie Isaacs, founder of One Million Women. One Million Women advocates that small actions and changes can create big benefits for the environment. Natalie Isaacs was a guest speaker at the 2023 D23 Conference in Bunbury WA.
The Women Taking Climate Action Award recognises women whose climate actions significantly contributes towards mitigating the negative aspects of climate change and their climate action engages with women. Applications are open to residents of the Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia who are contributing to the global efforts toward climate action through innovation, communication and service. Coordinator is Sue Lees
District 23 Award Application Forms and Information
D23 Greater Visibility Awards
The Governor's Award: The Heide Taylor Honour Roll
The D23 Governor’s Award: Heide Taylor Honour Roll will recognise and honour individual Zontians who have personified the ideals of Zonta at club level through their support and promotion of local projects and Zonta International. Typically, but not exclusively, the nominee would not have held a District position but may have held leadership positions within their own club. This award is not specifically linked to length of service, but instead focuses on the quality of the member’s ongoing contribution to Zonta. It is expected that the nominee would have gone ‘above and beyond’ the expectations of membership and provided inspiration to other members through their service to Zonta and the community.
D23 Women in Climate Change Award
Open to women from the Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia who are contributing to the global efforts toward climate action through innovation, communication and service. Further details coming soon. Coordinator is Sue Lees
