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NOMINATE
Nominations close at 5 pm, Tuesday December 23, 2025. All members are invited to nominate themselves and their agency's fellow team members in any of the categories. Each Nominee or Nominator will be required to explain the details of the nomination criteria outlined in the selected category.
Nominations require you to provide information on your professionalism and ideals plus present evidence of accomplishments during the award period (1st December 2024 - 30th November 2025).
Nominations should be specific and support only relevant information. According to the criteria. Each award category will outline the main criteria that the judging panel will be looking for.
For inquiries about nominations, please contact [email protected].
Agency Award Categories
Nominations Close at December 23rd, 2025.
Agency
of the Year
This award recognises excellence in agency performance in Metro areas within the Network with more than one office.
Agency of the Year
– Regional
This award recognises excellence in agency performance in Regional areas within the Network with more than one office.
PM Agency of the Year
Under 1,000 Managements
This award recognises excellence in property management and is for agency teams with under 1,000 managements in the portfolio.
PM Agency of the Year
Over 1,000 Managements
This award recognises excellence in PM and is for agency teams with over 1,000 managements in the portfolio.
PM Agency of the Year
– Regional
This award recognises excellence in PM and is for in Regional areas within the Network with under 1,000 managements in the portfolio.
Community Achievement
of the Year
This award recognises the outstanding contribution of agencies involved in community service, projects and fundraising.
Marketing Agency
of the Year
This award recognises excellence in agency marketing, advertising and communications with all Network agencies eligible.
Rising Star Agency
of the Year
This award recognises excellence amongst agencies who have significantly improved their business performance.
Service Excellence Agency
of the Year
This award recognises excellence in client service and is open for all agencies within the Network.
Innovation Excellence
Agency of the Year
This award recognises excellence in innovation and new business concepts and is open for all agencies within the Network.
Digital Excellence Agency
of the Year
This award recognises excellence in the digital space and is open for all agencies within the Network.
Project Marketing Agency
of the Year
This award recognises outstanding project performance and is open for all agencies within the Network who specialise in Projects.
The Culture Award
This award recognises agencies that demonstrate exceptional workplace culture and is open to all agencies within the Network.
Showcasing Your Achievements for 2026
INDIVIDUAL Award Categories
Nominations Close at December 23rd, 2025.
Agent Achiever of the Year
– Metro
This award recognises excellence in agency performance in Metro areas within the Network with more than one office.
Agent Achiever of the Year – Regional
This award recognises excellence in boutique agency performance in Regional areas within the Network, with only one office.
Agent
of the Year
This award recognises excellence in selling and is intended for individuals operating solo without a team.
Regional Agent
of the Year
This award recognises overall excellence in selling, listing and generating and is intended for individual sales people operating with or without a team in a Regional area.
NSW Agent
of the Year
This award recognises overall excellence in selling, listing and generating and is intended for individual sales people operating in New South Wales.
QLD Agent
of the Year
This award recognises overall excellence in selling, listing and generating and is intended for individual sales people operating in Queensland.
WA Agent
of the Year
This award recognises overall excellence in selling, listing and generating and is intended for individual sales people operating in West Australia.
VIC Agent
of the Year
This award recognises excellence in selling, listing and generating and is intended for individual sales people operating in Victoria.
New Zealand Agent
of the Year
This award recognises excellence in selling and is for individuals operating within New Zealand.
SA Agent
of the Year
This award recognises excellence in selling, listing and generating and is intended for individual sales people operating in South Australia.
Selling Principal
of the Year
This award recognises excellence for Selling Principal with 20% or higher ownership of the business.
Principal
of the Year
This award recognises excellence in Principal leadership within the Network with more than one office.
Property Manager Leader
of the Year
This individual award recognises excellence from a Property Management Leader.
Property Manager
of the Year
This award recognises an exceptional Property Manager who delivers outstanding service, strong results, and consistent excellence in managing their portfolio.
BDM of the Year
- Property Management
This award recognises excellence in Property Management business growth and celebrates outstanding performance in Business Development Management.
Growth Agent
of the Year
This award recognises excellence amongst new agents with under 2 years experience in a sales role.
Support Star
of the Year
This award recognises excellence in
support roles and is open to all
Members who work in non-sales and
non-PM support positions within the
agency.
Sales Associate
of the Year
This award recognises an outstanding sales associate who demonstrates exceptional support, commitment, and contribution to their sales team’s success.
Client Service Manager
of the Year
This award recognises excellence in Client Services roles supporting an agent via business support and administrative activities.
Business Manager
of the Year
This award recognises the Business
Manager of the Year, celebrating
outstanding leadership, operational
excellence, and contribution to the
overall success of the agency.
Nomination & Event schedule
1st December 2025
Nominations Open
Get ready to nominate. We’ve made it easy to nominate with an online form.
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23rd December 2025
Nominations Close
Get ready to nominate. We’ve made it easy to nominate with an online form.
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19th January 2026
Finalist Announced
The wait is over. See who’s in the running for an ARERA this year.
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16th February 2026
LAUNCH: Leaders Day
9.30am Registration
10am Session Start
4pm Session Wrap
17th February 2026
LAUNCH: Team Day
8.30am Registration
9am Session Start
4.30pm Session Wrap
17th February 2026
Awards Night
The Network’s night of nights as we celebrate the outstanding achievements across the Network. ARERAs runs inline with LAUNCH 26.
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Awarding Excellence in The Network
The Network brings together the leading Independent Agencies across Australia and New Zealand into a non-competing specialist Network to share ideas, learn from each other and dramatically advance their results through Membership.
