Award nominations and community recognition writing

I write nominations for honours and awards – including the Order of Australia, along with community, industry, and service recognition awards.

I gather the evidence. I find the strongest thread. I build the case. I write it in a way that is clear, credible, and compelling.

The result is a nomination that stands up to scrutiny and reflects the full extent of a person’s contribution.

I have written four Order of Australia nominations, currently in the assessment process – Order of Australia nominations take around two years to be reviewed by the Council. Alongside this, I have written a number of successful nominations for community and industry awards, where the contribution has been recognised at local, state, and national level.

Recognition isn’t only for the recipient.

A well-written nomination brings the contribution into view. It shows what has been built, who has benefited, and how much effort has gone into keeping a cause, an organisation, or a community alive.

It can attract new volunteers. New supporters. Wider recognition for the cause itself.

One person’s award can lift the cause alongside them.

Some clients come to me with folders of material – old programs, photographs, clippings, newsletters, hand-written notes kept over decades.
Others come with a name, a deadline, and a clear sense that someone’s contribution deserves to be recognised at a higher level, but no idea where to begin.
I can help at either end of that process.
If the evidence already exists, I’ll shape it, find the thread, and write the nomination. If it doesn’t, I’ll interview the people who know them best – the nominee, family members, colleagues, organisations she has served – and build the evidence from there.

A nomination is a formal document with a specific purpose. But the same material can do more.

The story behind the nomination can live on a website, sit in a newsletter, be shared on social media, or be kept by the family.

In a connected world, a lifetime of service can be visible, searchable, and lasting.

I write both – the nomination and the broader story – as part of the same project, or separately if that’s what you need.

• Order of Australia nominations – OAM, Medal, Member and higher honours.
• Community and industry award nominations – local, state, and national.
• Volunteer and service recognition writing – for organisations honouring long-serving members.
• Supporting stories and profiles – for websites, newsletters, social media, and family records.
• Interview-based storytelling – gathering the evidence directly from the people who know her best.

• For community organisations wanting to recognise a long-serving member properly – and finding that writing the nomination is harder than expected.
• For families who believe a parent’s, grandparent’s, or sibling’s contribution deserves formal recognition before it’s too late.
• For workplaces and industry bodies preparing nominations for colleagues whose contribution has gone beyond the role.

“I have often felt guilty for not writing my story. It always felt too hard.

Lynne asked the questions, listened to the answers and recorded everything without asking me to write a word. Her genuine interest in my story meant a great deal, and her ability to bring it together leaves me in awe.”

– Lesley East