The public can have its say from today in which destinations are crowned WA's Top, Small and Tiny Tourism Towns, with voting now open in the 2026 7NEWS Top Tourism Town Awards.
Thirteen towns from across Western Australia have been named finalists across three categories in the highly coveted Awards program. From 9am today the public can vote online for their favourite town or city and go into the draw to win a $5,000 holiday in Western Australia or a $500 voucher at any RAC Park or Resort.
The finalists in this year's 7NEWS Top Tourism Town category are:
- Geraldton
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder
- Kununurra
The finalists in the 7NEWS Small Tourism Town category are:
- Carnarvon
- Harvey
- Jurien Bay
- York
The finalists in the 7NEWS Tiny Tourism Town category are:
- Coral Bay
- Gascoyne Junction
- Kalbarri
- New Norcia
- Pemberton
- Walpole
Tourism Council WA CEO Evan Hall encouraged the public to show their support for their favourite holiday destination.
"The 7NEWS Top Tourism Town Awards gives everyone the chance to recognise towns for the way they welcome and look after their visitors - it's a wonderful way to give back to the places that mean so much to us," Mr Hall said.
"It might be somewhere you stumbled across on a recent trip and instantly felt at home, or it could be the town you return to year after year because it never lets you down. Either way, now's your chance to have your say."
The public vote is combined with votes from an industry panel of judges to decide which destinations will receive the titles of Top Tourism Town, Small Tourism Town and Tiny Tourism Town. The winning destinations will go into a national competition against winners from other States for the chance to be named Australia's Top Tourism Town, Small Tourism Town or Tiny Tourism Town.
The winner in the 7NEWS Top Tourism Town Award will receive a $20,000 airtime package to promote their town on regional television, with the winner of the 7NEWS Small Tourism Town Award picking up a $10,000 airtime package and the 7NEWS Tiny Tourism Town winner receiving a $5,000 package.
The gold winner in each category will also receive a professionally produced Storytowns townscape audio feature or a $3,000 credit towards a self-driving, walking, or transport tour with Storytowns.
The Awards are delivered by Tourism Council WA and Visitor Centres WA, and are supported by 7NEWS, Tourism WA, Storytowns, Vanguard Media Group, and RAC Parks & Resorts. Award winners will be announced at the 2026 Perth Airport WA Tourism Conference Dinner in Carnarvon on May 26.
Visit toptourismtownwa.com.au to review the finalists and cast your vote. Voting closes 5pm, May 1.
