Canberra’s Choice Award recognises a nominee who has won the hearts of the Canberra community. The winner of this category is chosen through public voting, highlighting the power of community recognition and appreciation of volunteer efforts.

All nominees of the 2026 Volunteering Awards, Canberra Region are automatically eligible for this award.

The voting portal is now live until Friday, 13 November 2026.

PLEASE NOTE

• The nominees who have not provided us with written consent to the nomination have not been put forward for Canberra’s Choice Awards. Without consent, the nominee will not be considered for the 2026 Canberra’s Choice Awards and will be withdrawn from the 2026 Volunteering Awards, Canberra Region.
• We have not added photographs for nominees where it has not been provided.
• The nominee description is as provided in the nomination form by the nominator.

RULES

• To cast the vote, you need to enter your email address, name, pin code and verification code received via provided email address.
• You cannot vote for more than one nominee per hour.
• All other nominees are blocked the moment the vote is submitted for a nominee.
• Note, although the portal shows the option to ‘vote again’, you cannot submit a vote using the same email address. You can still go through the process to enter verification code but when you hit submit, a pop up with appear stating ‘already contest’ and your vote will not be submitted.

CONTACT

If you have any questions or concerns, contact our friendly team at events@volunteeringact.org.au or call 02 6251 4060.