2026 Positive Ageing Awards

Celebrating the organisations making a difference for older Canberrans

Nominations are now open for the annual ACT Positive Ageing Awards.

Older Canberrans make an enormous contribution to our community – and they deserve excellent services, businesses and organisations that recognise their value, understand their needs and help them to live connected, active and fulfilling lives.

The ACT Positive Ageing Awards will celebrate the businesses, organisations and services across our region that are making a genuine difference to the lives of older Canberrans.

This year, the Awards have a renewed focus on the organisations and services that support older people – whether through aged care, health and wellbeing, education and recreation, social connection, advocacy, accessibility, customer service or creating more inclusive communities.

The Awards will be presented as part of the ACT Seniors and Better Ageing Expo at the Old Bus Depot Building in Kingston on 23 and 24 September, bringing together thousands of older Canberrans and more than 150 exhibitors.

We are looking for organisations that go above and beyond – businesses that make older customers feel valued, services that genuinely listen to older people, community organisations that create opportunities for connection and participation, and organisations that help Canberra become a better place to age.

2026 Positive Ageing Awards - Nomination Form

Nominator details

Enter your details as the person nominating a community organisation, business or social enterprise.

Name(Required)

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Nominee details

Please enter the details of the community organisation, business or social enterprise you are nominating.

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Positive Ageing Award categories for 2026

The Seniors Card Outstanding Service to Older Canberrans Award – celebrating a business, service or organisation that has made an outstanding contribution to the wellbeing and quality of life of older people.
The LDK Age-Friendly Community Award – recognising an organisation or initiative that has created greater connection, participation and inclusion for older Canberrans.
The ActewAGL Diversity and Inclusion Award – celebrating an organisation that breaks down barriers and creates more inclusive services and opportunities for older people.
ACT Human Rights Commission Social Justice and Advocacy Award – recognising organisations that champion the rights, dignity, independence and interests of older people.
ACT Seniors and Better Ageing Expo Award – for the business or organisation voted as having the best stall at the 2026 Expo by their peers and attendees.

1. Why are you nominating this busine/service/ organisation ? Tell us what makes them special and how they help seniors in our community.

2. Is there anything else you would like to mention about this nominee?

Terms and Conditions(Required)

Nominators must obtain the permission of the individual/community organisation/social enterprise/business enterprise they are intending to nominate for an Award and should be informed them that their personal information will be disclosed, as part of their nomination process and subsequent media promotion and awareness initiatives related to the Positive Ageing Awards. Individuals may not nominate themselves.

Your nominee must be aware and understand that as part of the Awards process, photographic images and accompanying print media story may be used publicly by COTA ACT to promote the Positive Ageing Awards within the ACT community.

Previous winners of a COTA ACT Positive Ageing Award are ineligible to be nominated. However, unsuccessful past nominees/finalists may be nominated.

Nominations for the Awards categories are only accepted from individuals who reside in the ACT or contribute to the ACT community or from community organisations, social enterprises or business enterprises whose operations are based within the ACT and whose services, programs and activities are provided to ACT residents.

The Judging Panel will select the winner for each award category and reserve the right to accept or reject nominations or to refrain from presenting an award in one or more categories if the standard of submissions is considered to be insufficient.

The Judging Panel reserve the right to consider a nominee for the award category they deem appropriate.

Award categories:

The Seniors Card Outstanding Service to Older Canberrans Award – celebrating a business, service or organisation that has made an outstanding contribution to the wellbeing and quality of life of older people.
The LDK Age-Friendly Community Award – recognising an organisation or initiative that has created greater connection, participation and inclusion for older Canberrans.
The ActewAGL for Diversity and Inclusion Award – celebrating organisations that breaks down barriers and creating more inclusive services and opportunities for older people.
ACT Human Rights Commission Social Justice and Advocacy Award – recognising organisations that champion the rights, dignity, independence and interests of older people.
ACT Seniors and Better Ageing Expo Award – for the business or organisation voted as having the best stall at the 2026 Expo by their peers and attendees.

Whether it is a local business, community organisation, service provider, aged care organisation or other organisation working with older Canberrans, we want to hear about the people making a difference.

Help us shine a light on the organisations helping older Canberrans to live well. Nominate today.