How the Awards are Judged

RESCA

Judging Process


The judging process for the Rotary Districts and Clubs of NSW Emergency Services Community Awards (RESCA) is taken very seriously. We hold our judges to the highest standards of fairness, accuracy and integrity. The entire judging process adheres firmly to these guiding principles.

Criteria for a nomination to progress include:

  • A winner of these Awards previously as a Volunteer of the Year and/or Officer in a Paid Capacity is ineligible to be nominated.
  • A finalist in these Awards is ineligible to be nominated again within a period of five years.
  • A nominee not selected as a finalist can be nominated again and in the following year.
  • Each finalist must attend at the Awards Ceremony to accept the Award in person (COVID permitting).

Panels of independent judges selected from across NSW will judge all nominations.

As well as looking at contributions within a nominee’s given Emergency Service Agency (ESA), judges will be specifically looking for examples of additional community service nominees have performed, above and beyond their normal ESA duties – whether paid or volunteer. All decisions of the judges are final; judges’ decisions cannot be appealed.
 
Up to 4 Finalists will be selected from each ESA (can be paid or volunteer). Finalists will be personally notified by the Chair of the RESCA Steering Committee, Warwick Richardson.
 
One winner per ESA (i.e. 7 Category Awards) and 2 overall winners (i.e 1 Paid and 1 Volunteer) will be announced at the Awards Dinner Saturday, 10 August 2024.
 
Finalists and partners will be invited to attend the dinner to celebrate their achievements.