Hidden Treasures Nominations
What is Hidden Treasures?
Hidden Treasures is a recognition program that recognises the important volunteer roles women play within NSW regional, rural and remote communities.
It is a way to acknowledge and thank female volunteers through a public tribute to recognise the vast number of women who give their time and energy to help others.
Hidden Treasure honouree's are placed onto a honour roll for their contribution to regional, rural and remote communities.
Hidden Treasures has recognised 1116 women volunteering in regional, rural and remote NSW since 2010.
FAQ
- Nominee is a rural or regional woman or girl residing in NSW (must reside outside of Newcastle, Wollongong and Greater Sydney).
- Nominations are for individual women only (organisations, teams or groups are not eligible).
- Nominees may self-nominate.
- Nominations require support or endorsement by the charity or organisation the nominee volunteers with. Local Council can also endorse nominations.
- Nominees must consent to their nomination before an entry is submitted.
- Honour Roll inclusion will not be granted posthumously.
- Sitting state and federal politicians and current vice-regal officers are not eligible.
- Retired politicians and vice-regal officers will be considered for work undertaken in addition to their official duties.
- A previous Hidden Treasures Honour Roll recipient cannot be nominated again.
- Nominations must address all criteria on the nomination form for the nomination to be eligible.
- Nominators must provide full contact details for themselves and their nominee including an active email address and mobile phone contact number.
- Entry is conditional upon confirmation of eligibility by volunteering agency or organisation.
- Nominees will be contacted by the NSW Premier's Department to confirm consent, fact check nomination details and to request additional information including a photo.
- All nominees will be advised of the person who nominated them.
- All nomination forms and materials submitted remain the property of the RWN.
The Premier’s Department is collecting personal information from you about you, the nominee, and the seconder for the purposes of the 2024 Hidden Treasures Honour Roll recognition program (2024 Honour Roll Program).
How we will use the information you provide
We will handle and store all personal information provided by you in accordance with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and our Privacy Management Plan.
The personal information that you provide will be used to assess the suitability of the nominee for recognition in the 2024 Honour Roll, and for evaluation and reporting purposes. For successful nominees, their personal information will be used for conferring recognition on them, and for publicising their inclusion in the 2024 Honour Roll.
Information about whether the nominee identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander or whether they are from a culturally or linguistically diverse background is being collected for evaluation and reporting purposes only.
Consent required from nominee and seconder
You must ensure that both the nominee and the seconder have consented to you providing their personal information to us.
Who we will share the information you provide to us with
The personal information that you provide about the nominee may be shared with:
- the nominee, for the purposes of verifying the information that you have provided,
- the Electoral Commission, for the purpose of verifying the nominee’s address,
- the Office of the Minister for Women, for the purpose of enabling recognition of successful nominees,
- any organisation specified in the nomination form with whom the nominee has volunteered, for the purpose of making them aware of the nomination, and for verifying the information that you have provided.
However, we will not share any information about whether the nominee identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander or is from a culturally or linguistically diverse background.
If the nominee is selected for inclusion in the 2024 Honour Roll Program, the nominee’s name and town of residence will be published. We may seek to publish additional personal information about successful nominees, in which case we will seek the nominee’s consent and approval before publication.
We will not disclose the personal information you provide to anyone else unless we are authorised or required to do so by law.
Provision of information is voluntary
Providing us with the requested information is not required by law. If you choose not to provide us with some or all of the information that we have requested, we may not be able to consider the nominee for inclusion in the 2024 Honour Roll Program.
Choosing not to provide information about whether the nominee identifies as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander or comes from a culturally or linguistically diverse background will have no impact on the assessment of the nomination.
How to access or update your information or make a privacy complaint
You may request access to your personal information at any time. To access or update your personal information, or if you would like to make a privacy complaint, please use the webform on our website at https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/premiers-department/contact-us/privacy.