2025 7NEWS Top Tourism Town Awards

Nominations are closed. See the 2024 winners here.

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Benefits of Entering
Important Dates
Important Information
Prizes
How to Nominate
Sponsors

The 7NEWS Top Tourism Town Awards recognise and reward towns in Western Australia that demonstrate a strong commitment to encouraging tourism and increasing visitation to their destination.

Benefits of Entering

Receive recognition for your commitment to tourism, destination development and providing high-quality visitor experiences.
Showcase your local community and the individuals and businesses who make it a great place to visit, live and work.
Increase public awareness of your town as a tourism destination through the public voting process and marketing benefits provided to winning towns including a Storytowns audio guide and 7News advertising package.
Receive valuable and in-depth feedback on your town’s award submission from experienced industry leaders.
Represent WA on the National stage in Australia’s Top Tourism Town Awards.

Important Dates

Nominations open - Wednesday, 11 December 2024
Nominations close - Thursday, 20 February 2025
Submissions due - Tuesday, 11 March 2025
Consumer voting period - Thursday, 3 April 2025 - Thursday, 1 May 2025
Winners announced - Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Important Information

Nominations are open to any city or town, specifically relating to geographical towns and population centres, not Local Government Areas.
The nomination can be made by a Golden i (accredited) Visitor Information Centre or a Local Council.
A Visitor Centre may nominate multiple towns within its catchment should a nearby town not have a traditional Visitor Centre.
Census data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics should be used to determine the most suitable category for entry.
The entry fee for Tourism Council WA members is $250 plus GST per entry/town.

Click here to download the 2025 7NEWS Top Tourism Town Awards information pack.

Prizes

7NEWS Top Tourism Town Award winner will receive:

$20,000 advertising prize package provided by Seven West Media (WA)
A professionally produced custom audio guide of the winning town featuring two local interviews provided by Storytowns and hosted on the Storytowns app for one year.
On-air acknowledgement
Electronic logo
Framed certificate
The winner will become a finalist in the Australian Top Tourism Town Awards

7NEWS Small Tourism Town Award winner will receive:

$10,000 advertising prize package provided by Seven West Media (WA)
A professionally produced custom audio guide of the winning town featuring two local interviews provided by Storytowns and hosted on the Storytowns app for one year.
On-air acknowledgement
Electronic logo
Framed certificate
The winner will become a finalist in the Australian Top Tourism Town Awards

7NEWS Tiny Tourism Town Award winner will receive:

$5,000 advertising prize package provided by Seven West Media (WA)
A professionally produced custom audio guide of the winning town featuring two local interviews provided by Storytowns and hosted on the Storytowns app for one year.
On-air acknowledgement
Electronic logo
Framed certificate
The winner will become a finalist in the Australian Top Tourism Town Awards

The Silver and Bronze winners in each category will receive a framed certificate.

How to Nominate

For Accredited Visitor Centres or Local Governments, visit the Quality Tourism Framework and log into your existing account. If you do not have an account, please send us an email.
Once logged in, click "Nominate" in the top right corner.
Fill out your details and follow the prompts.
Review the details, click Pay Now and follow the prompts. Payment can be made via credit card at the time of nomination, or an invoice can be issued for later payment.
Once your nomination has been completed, TCWA will contact you with further information to complete your submission.

Contact Us

For any Awards queries, please call (08) 9416 0700 or email awards@tourismcouncilwa.com.au

Sponsors

7News The Seven Network is the leading television network in Regional WA with a commitment to providing the very best in news, live sport and entertainment to viewers across Western Australia. 7News provides advertising packages for each of the gold winners in the 7News Top Tourism Town Awards.
Storytowns Storytowns showcases regional and rural towns, the folk that live there and local hidden gems, via location-based podcasts. The users experience real stories in real time whilst traveling across Australia. The podcasts are designed to encourage tourism, promote local businesses and help boost the local economy. Storytowns provides a professionally produced custom audio guide of the winning town featuring two local interviews provided by Storytowns and hosted on the Storytowns app for one year.
Tourism Western Australia Tourism WA is the State Tourism Organisation responsible for growing tourism by marketing WA as an incredible holiday and business events destination; attracting and promoting world-class sporting, cultural and arts events; and improving access, accommodation, and tourism experiences. Tourism WA sponsors the consumer prize of a $5,000 voucher to be used at a WA Visitor Centre.
RAC Parks & Resorts RAC's Parks and Resorts offer a range of quality accommodation options across iconic holiday locations in WA. RAC Parks & Resorts sponsors a $500 RAC Parks & Resorts voucher to a randomly selected consumer voter.
Vanguard Media Group Proud supporters of Western Australia’s tourism sector and with 50 years in print behind them, Vanguard Media Group is the leading print media provider for the industry. Their collective of Print, Publishing, Visual and Distribution teams are dedicated to elevating brands with authenticity and tactility, offering consultation and support across entire print strategies.