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INDUSTRY AWARDS
2026 Outdoor Industry Awards are open now and you can nominate an individual or a business.
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This program will provide a fabulous basis for organisations to benchmark their operations agains others and be acknowledged for their efforts for the industry.
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Outdoor Education Australia (OEA) holds the Australian Outdoor Education Awards biennially.
All winners for the Education categories of the 2026 Outdoor Industry Awards NSW ACT will be automatically entered into the Australian Outdoor Education Awards which will be announced at NOEC in September 2026.​​​
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The 6 OEA Award Categories include:
i. Outdoor Education Practitioner
ii. Outdoor Education Emerging Practitioner
iii. Outdoor Education Program
iv. Service to Outdoor Education
v. Outdoor Education Fellow
vi. JOEE Outdoor Education Research Award
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Outdoor Industry Achievement Awards
The Outdoor Industry thrives from motivated, committed individuals and occasionally we get the opportunity to understand more about them and celebrate their achievements. Recently we have been able to celebrate the following:
OUTDOOR INDUSTRY AWARDS
The Outdoor Industry Awards of Recognition enable members of the outdoor community to be honoured for their dedication to the broader industry. They provide a shining light on inspiring, transformational, and impactful figures of outdoor programs, organisations, and educators across Australia.
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10+ Year Members
At the Outdoor Industry Summit, we recognised some key members for their loyalty and active memberships with ONSWACT. This group here are our 10+ year members that were recognised. We would like to thank them for their amazing contributions and honour their hard work over the years in the outdoor industry.
AUSTRALIAN OUTDOOR EDUCATION
BLUE MOUNTAINS GRAMMAR SCHOOL
CARINYA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
CRUSADERS CONFERENCE & REC CENTRE
GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION NSW ACT NT
GLENAEON RUDOLF STEINER SCHOOL
MOUNTAIN TRAILS ADVENTURE SCHOOL
THE OUTDOOR EDUCATION GROUP
NPWS NSW
OUT AND ABOUT ADVENTURES
PEAK LEARNING
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PYMBLE LADIES COLLEGE
SANTA SABINA COLLEGE
SCECGS-REDLANDS
SHORE SCHOOL (SCOFEGS)
SPORT & RECREATION NSW-BERRY
SPORT & RECREATION NSW-BORAMBOLA
SPORT & RECREATION NSW-BROKEN BAY
SPORT & RECREATION NSW-JINDABYNE
SPORT & RECREATION NSW-LAKE AINSWORTH
SPORT & RECREATION NSW-LAKE BURRENDONG
SPORT & RECREATION NSW-LAKE KEEPIT
SPORT & RECREATION NSW-MILSON ISLAND
SPORT & RECREATION NSW-POINT WOLSTONCROFT
SPORT & RECREATION NSW-SYDNEY ACADEMY
ST JOSEPH'S COLLEGE-COLO OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE
THE ARMIDALE SCHOOL
THE GREAT AUSSIE BUSH CAMP
THE RIVERINA ANGLICAN COLLEGE
20+ Year Members
​ACTION LEARNING INITIATIVES / VE
AVONDALE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
BARKER COLLEGE
BLUE MOUNTAINS ADVENTURE COMPANY
CAMP SOMERSET
CYCLE CANBERRA​
EQUIPPED OUTDOORS PTY LTD
GLENAEON RUDOLF STEINER SCHOOL
OUTWARD BOUND AUSTRALIA
SCOTS COLLEGE-GLENGARRY CAMPUS
SCOUTS NSW
SEA TO SUMMIT EXPEDITIONS​
SOUTHBOUND ADVENTURES
TAFE NSW
THE TOPS CONFERENCE CENTRE
YMCA NSW - YARRAMUNDI
Outdoor Champions
Another group we recognised at the Outdoor Industry Summit 2025 is our active members, Outdoor Champions. We wanted to acknowledge the incredible things their organisations do each and every day and for utilising the services and resources we offer our members. See a list below of all the people who are working hard to make the outdoor industry amazing. Together, we are seeing astonishing impacts from these people.
Brian Wood
Cally Greene
Cameron Grave
Charlene Bordley
John Chapman
Joshua Sorbello
Kevin Silvy
Kirsten Mayer
Martin Baume
Rebecca Buckley
Rob Mann
Zac Zaharias
Gold Member Award
David Chitty from Adventure Guides Australia,
Jack FitzPatrick from Blue Gum Community School and
Kirsty Curnow are our current Gold Members.
To obtain Gold Member level, members need to achieve 500 points in the membership portal through their engagement with activities and actively contribute to the betterment of the industry by using the resources provided by ONSWACT.
In addition, our gold members create a major impact in the outdoor industry through connecting people and striving for change for a brighter future. We are very thankful for their efforts and ongoing hard work & dedication to the industry!
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Gold Members get access to special benefits with ONSWACT, including FREE access to the biennual MasterClass.
DAVID CHITTY
ADVENTURE GUIDES AUSTRALIA
Awarded 2023
JACK FITZPATRICK
BLUE GUM COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Awarded 2024 - Presented by Ky Furneaux (ONSWACT Ambassdor)
KIRSTY CURNOW
SEEK SISTA
Awarded 2025 - Presented by Dan McNamara (Board Director)