Pleased to see the members get on board to support this win.
Serena you aren't quite correct on the way the comp is drawn to my understanding.
As they do not audit and publish the actual votes, and also because it happened to me and others I have spoken with over the years, they are sometimes pre chosen.
Think of the traffic they get from the websites after the vote. Also because they want the awards to be Australian wide any one that indicates with a good product, that is from another state is encouraged with a award. The year I was up for the Hall of Fame I think it was, I said when rung that it was a long way to go and expensive just because I was nominated.
Been told in advance that you have won it takes all the fun out of winning it, and I have had three other winners over the years tell me the same thing.This is the reason I have never let the thing go to Kalgoorlie, mind you it will have to now, I am only packing my real treasures for storage. Now that I am playing Gypsy I have to travel Light.
Not knocking it totally, its a good night out and good networking, but I don't want to ever win another award unless it is voted by my peers, real people like they judge a beauty show.
The idea is good and I want you to go because WA should have at least have one sort of industry awards night a year, and you would be a perfect person to organise something of the sort in a year or so with the good contacts you are making.
Just remember if you ever run with the idea keep it simple and name your awards correctly. The Hall of Fame for our industry is a silly title.Someone Who Has made a Difference Year Award would mean more to me.
It mighted even be run by the same people any more, but I have scratched their back a few times over the years and when I think back, it seems a very one sided relationship.