Nominations Open

Monday 3rd February 2025

Nominations Close

Tuesday 6 May 2025

Nominee Judging

May 2025

State Awards

Mid-July to Mid Aug 2025

National Awards Dinner

Friday 26 September 2025

Illuminating the best in Australia’s electrical industry

The Electrical Industry Excellence Awards is the industry’s pre-eminent award series, designed to celebrate and showcase the quality of our industry.

2025 brings the 11th annual Master Electrician’s Australia (MEA) Electrical Industry Excellence Awards. Over the past 11 years the awards have grown and expanded and are a celebration of industry and its achievements.

*Applicants must be 18+ years of age to apply / be nominated.

Snapshot of key questions and some examples

Who can enter?

All Australian-based Electrical contractors and their teams are eligible to participate in every award category except for one. The exclusive category of Master Electrician of the Year is specifically reserved for Master Electricians and their staff members.

We encourage you to explore the ten different categories listed below and consider the nominations you can make.

Multiple category submissions are encouraged. If you would like to nominate for more than one category, please click on the ‘+ New Application‘ icon when completing the submission form.

It’s a wonderful way for you and/or your business and staff to be recognised and for the industry to celebrate your achievements.

^ Refer below for terms and conditions.

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Master Electrician
of the Year

Nominations open

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Electrician
of the Year (Tradie)

Nominations open

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Apprentice
of the Year

Nominations open

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Women in Contracting
Award

Nominations Open

New or Emerging Business of the Year

Nominations Open

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Residential Construction or Renovation Project
of the Year

Nominations Open

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Commercial Project
of the Year
(less than $1M)

Nominations Open

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Project
of the Year
(more than $1M)

Nominations Open

MEA-2025-tile-clean-energy

Clean Energy Project
of the Year

Nominations Open

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Bill Bartley Service Excellence Award

Nominations Open

How to enter

Follow our 6-step guide

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To get started, simply create a login via our event registration form, available here.
If you already have an account from a previous year, you can easily log in using your original password.

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Before submitting your nomination, make sure you have obtained your client’s permission to share project information and images.
This will greatly support your nomination in the Excellence Awards.

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Take some time to review the submission questions. It’s a good idea to gather all the necessary information, project details, and images beforehand. For larger categories, you can even save your progress and return to it later. But we highly recommend doing some initial work upfront to make the process smoother.

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Now’s the time to get cracking with your submission! The entry process is straightforward and involves answering a series of mandatory, and optional questions and uploading supporting documentation.
The time required to complete each category varies, ranging anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes, depending on the category.

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Once you’re satisfied with your nomination, simply submit it.

Depending on the category, the next exciting phase of the process may involve a skills challenge (for Apprentice and Electrician categories). Finalists will be announced in June.
Judging for categories other than those with a skills challenge will occur online based on the information in your nomination. Finalists will then be announced late May/early June.

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Nominations close
Tuesday 6 May 2025

If you have any questions on the entry process, please contact us by email: events@mea.asn.au or phone 1300 889 198

  1. The Master Electricians Excellence Awards (Awards) are conducted by Master Electricians Association, Queensland Industrial Organisation of Employers (“MEA”)
  2. In these terms and conditions of entry (Terms), unless otherwise stated, a reference to “you” or “your” includes you in your personal capacity.
  3. The Awards consist of a total of ten categories. Nine of these categories are open to all electrical contractors and their staff to enter (where relevant). The category of ‘Master Electrician of the Year’ is only open to financial members of Master Electricians Australia (MEA members) to enter.
  4. Applicants must be 18+ years of age to apply / be nominated.
  5. A business is ineligible to enter if there is a current investigation of a material nature, by the relevant State Regulator or if action has been taken against the business by the Regulator or any other statutory authority in the last 2 years for a significant breach or indictment.
  6. To enter, you must comply with the terms; submit your entry; and be available to attend Awards events, including judging days.
  7. We reserve the right to declare your entry ineligible, or disqualify your entry if, during the period, you are unable to represent or promote the Awards in a satisfactory manner; or you have not complied with these Terms and/or the entry form is incomplete; or we determine that you or your business is involved in any conduct or any activity (of both a personal or business nature) that is illegal; is fraudulent; or may harm us, our name or reputation; of information provided by you is deficient, false, misleading, or provided unlawfully.
  8. It is the responsibility of all applicants to ensure the information provided is accurate and truthful and all details and imagery are not subject to copyright, can be used in promotion of the Excellence Awards across multiple marketing channels.
  9. Nominations for Apprentice of the Year must be over 18 years of age.  Nominations for anyone who is not 18 years of age and/or over will not be considered.
  10. We reserve the right to disqualify entries at any time in the event of non-compliance with these terms.
  11. State and Territory Awards: Finalists in each Award Categories will be eligible to win that Award for their State or Territory.
  12. Category winners in each State or Territory will be eligible to win an Award at the National final in their respective category.
  13. Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be redeemed for cash. Terms and conditions of use apply to the prizes, and all prizes must be claimed by 26 September 2025.
  14. We do not provide feedback on entries. We may review publicly available information regarding you< including on websites, social media and in media activity in assessing and judging your entry.
  15. we collect personal information (as defined in the Privacy Act 1988 (cth) and other information relating to your business operations in various ways, such as in the entry form and on judging days. If you do not provide the personal and business information requested, you cannot participate in the Awards.
  16. By participating in the Awards, you consent for us to use and disclose your personal information for the purposes of administering the Awards and as set out in our Privacy Statement available at https://www.masterelectricians.com.au/privacy-policy and to our related entities, business partners, agencies, sponsors and other parties engaged to provide services in connection with the Awards, and;
  17. You agree that your consent continues with us unless otherwise withdrawn. If you wish to withdraw your consent to receive marketing material email us at mss@mea.asn.au
  18. By entering the Awards, you agree that during and after the period, you will participate and co-operate as required with all reasonable marketing activities, including but not limited to being interviewed, videoed, and photographed for the purpose of promoting the Awards. We reserve the right to use any materials supplied by you and created by us, in connection with your entry to the Awards or the promotion of the Awards without compensation.
  19. To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any loss (including indirect and consequential loss) or damage or personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with the Awards including the supply of goods or services by any person to you, and where applicable to any persons accompanying you.
  20. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  21. We accept no responsibility for any tax or other liabilities or expenses that may arise from your participation in the Awards.
  22. We have the right to alter or cancel part or all of the Awards at any time without notice to you.
What’s New

This year we have changed some of our awards categories to remain contemporary. We only have one apprentice of the year category, and we have split project awards into residential and commercial.

In addition, for the Apprentice of the Year Award, the State winners will receive a ticket to the national awards including:

  • Return flights;
  • 1 night’s accommodation at the QT Gold Coast; and
  • Participation in the first workshop of the MEA conference, focusing on communication between generations.

Here’s More Detail On What’s Changed For This Year

  • Project of the Year categories have been combined and split into two categories:
    • Commerical Projects less than $1M (electrical component)
    • Project more than $1M (electrical component).
  • Clean Energy Project of the Year – this category encompasses all renewables and energy efficiency.
  • New or Emerging Business of the Year – this category recognises achievement and business growth in the critical early years. To be eligible for this category your business must be a new contracting business less than three (3) years old.
  • Bill Bartley Service Business of the Year – awarded to an electrical contractor who has demonstrated exceptional dedication to customer satisfaction, deliver top-notch workmanship, and maintained efficient operational processes.