- Nominations now open for the 2026 WA Youth Awards
- Awards celebrate exceptional young people and youth organisations across 10 categories
- The WA Young Person of the Year to receive $10,000 and category winners will receive $1,000
- Nominations close Monday, 8 June 2026
Nominations are now open for the 2026 WA Youth Awards, which acknowledge young people aged 10 to 25 and youth organisations making positive impacts in their communities across the State.
A total of 10 categories are open for nominations:
- ECU Action Award;
- Carers WA Milestone Award;
- Charmaine Dragun Memorial Award;
- Commissioner for Children and Young People's Rising Voice Award;
- Minister for Youth's Most Outstanding Youth Worker Award;
- MercyCareLivedExperience Award;
- Mission Australia Young Changemaker Award;
- The Y WA Collective Action Award;
- Uplyft Creative Contribution Award; and
- Youth Focus Sector Collaboration Award.
Individual category winners will a receive a $1,000 prize and be in the running to be selected as the 2026 WA Young Person of the Year, who will receivea $10,000 project allowance to pursue a youth-related initiative of their choosing.
The WA Youth Awards are delivered in partnership between the Department of Communities and the Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia, with support from Lotterywest.
Last year, there were 132 nominations received with 39 finalists selected across 10 categories, demonstrating the incredible initiatives that young Western Australians and youth organisations are driving across the State.
The 2026 WA Youth Awards will be held on Friday, 11 September at a gala dinner at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Perth.
Nominations for the 2026 WA Youth Awards are open until Monday 8 June 2026.
Visit www.yacwa.org.au for more information and to nominate.
As stated by Youth Minister Hannah Beazley:
"Our annual WA Youth Awards shine a light on the brilliant young people and youth organisations who make our State a better place to live and our communities more inclusive.
"Western Australia is filled with countless young people who advocate for their peers, contribute to their communities, and motivate others to do the same.
"The WA Youth Awards not only acknowledge and celebrate these young people for their achievements but supports them with a bursary to continue their great work.
"I encourage all Western Australians to nominate a young person or youth organisation making a positive difference in your community."
