Apprentice of the Year

• Nomination must be made by someone other than the nominee.
• Nominee must be a current apprentice or trainee who the nominator has worked with.

Mentor of the Year

• Nomination must be made by someone other than the nominee.
• The person nominating the mentor must have personally worked with, or been mentored by, the nominee or have seen them acting as a mentor. 
• There are no time restrictions for when the nominee acted as a mentor.

Best Picture Award

• Anyone can submit a photo.
• Image must be related to the arboricultural industry or taken during your work eg. from up a tree. 
• Image can be an aerial photo, or one featuring people or scenery.
• No videos.  
• Image must be clear/sharp. 
• Image must show safe work practices.
• Image must not show practices that don’t meet industry standards.

Sustainable Practices Award

• Anyone can submit a nomination on behalf of themselves, their business or someone else. 
• To be considered for this award you must be able to demonstrate at least one of the following:
  • How you have been replenishing the environment
  • How you have been protecting the environment
  • How you are changing your business to be more sustainable / environmentally friendly.

Industry Innovation Award

• Anyone can submit a nomination on behalf of themselves, their business or someone else.
• The innovation can be an invention, equipment, process, or procedure that directly contributes to the industry.

Lifetime Member Award

• Nomination must be made by someone other than the nominee.
• Lifetime membership is awarded once every 5 years, unless there is a special situation where a past committee member has provided exceptional service.
• Lifetime membership is awarded to past QAA committee members who have shown dedicated service to the QAA and the arboricultural industry.
• Nominees must have served on the QAA Executive Committee or Sub Committee without bias or hidden agenda for 2 years.
• Lifetime membership is for the life of the member.