Service Awards

Meritorious Service

The nomination is required to conform to criteria in Regulation 14 (Administrative Requirements for Service Awards of The Association), in particular Section 1 Clauses 1.5.

A minimum of eight years of Meritorious Service that has positively contributed to the betterment of the Association. A minimum five years of such service must be outside the member Centre in an operational, administrative or key role at Region/State Association level. This includes voluntary service above and beyond general expectations and includes key roles or positions at State Association competitions. The service outside the member Centre may be concurrent with continued service at the Centre.

Distinguished Service

The nomination is required to conform to criteria in Regulation 14 (Administrative Requirements for Service Awards of The Association), in particular Section 1 Clauses 1.4.

A minimum of twelve years Highly Meritorious Service of an exemplary nature that has positively contributed to the betterment of the Association. A minimum of eight years of such service must be outside the member Centre in an operational, administrative or key role at Region/State Association level. This includes voluntary service above and beyond general expectations and includes key roles or positions at State Association competitions. The service outside the member Centre may be concurrent with continued service at the Centre.

Highly meritorious service as referred to in the Constitution is taken to mean service of excellence and of superior quality that has contributed to improving the operations of the Association and has benefited the members.

Exemplary nature is taken to mean being commendable and/or being a role model to others and contains elements of having positively changed the nature of the way the Association operates.

Life Governor

The nomination is required to conform to criteria in Regulation 14 (Administrative Requirements for Service Awards of The Association), in particular Section 1 Clauses 1.3.

A minimum of fifteen years of consecutive Highly Meritorious Service of an Exemplary Nature that has positively contributed to the betterment of the Association. A minimum of ten years of such service must be outside the member Centre in an operational, administrative or key role at Region/ State Association level. This includes voluntary service above and beyond general expectations and includes key roles or positions at State Association competitions. The service outside the member Centre may be concurrent with continued service at the Centre.

Highly meritorious service as referred to in the Constitution is taken to mean service of excellence and of superior quality that has contributed to improving the operations of the Association and has benefited the members.

Exemplary nature is taken to mean being commendable and/or being a role model to others and contains elements of having positively changed the nature of the way the Association operates.

Length of Service Recognition

The nomination is required to conform to criteria in Regulation 14 (Administrative Requirements for Service Awards of The Association), in particular Clause 1.6.

• Nominees must have undertaken 30, 40 or 50 years cumulative voluntary service to the Little Athletics movement, with the majority of service undertaken at Club, Centre, Region and/or State level within the auspices of Little Athletics Victoria.
• Service is not required to have been continuous.
• Awards may be presented posthumously.
• Milestones must have been achieved post 2015.