National Corrections Day recognises the outstanding work people employed in Corrective Services contribute to the citizens of Australia. The POVB recognises the outstanding work of POVB Delegates and members by presenting awards in the following categories; POVB Life Membership, POVB Outstanding Achievement and POVB Delegate of the Year.

POVB members will have 15 days to nominate someone for a POVB Life Member Award or POVB Outstanding Achievement Award. The closing date is Thursday, 9 December 2021.

The POVB Life Member Award is presented to a maximum of one Delegate or Member (past or present) per year who has dedicated more than 10 years’ outstanding service to the POVB. The recipient is someone who has worked tirelessly in promoting the POVB, people who have contributed through challenging times of restructures, privatisation, award negotiations, supporting staff through disciplinary action and fighting for better conditions for Correctional Officers. They have done this at the expense of their own personal time, at the expense of their own careers and they do it because they strongly believe in the POVB, the role that we perform as Correctional Officers and the people they work with every day.

Press HERE for the POVB Life Member Nomination Form. All 10 people signing the nomination form must be financial POVB members. Nomination forms can be scanned and emailed to POVB Vice Chair Jason Charlton at .

The POVB Outstanding Achievement Award is awarded to a POVB member who has done something special in the past 12 months. It can be something outstanding achieved at work or in the community, or those who have given their time for community service or achieved at a high level in sport. If you know of a POVB member who would be a fitting recipient for this award, please email giving their name and a description of why they should receive the award.

All nominations for POVB Life Member and POVB Outstanding Achievement Awards will be voted upon by POVB Delegates at the POVB Management Committee on Tuesday, 14 December 2021. The POVB State Executive will also select the POVB Delegate of the Year.

The POVB Awards will be announced and presented on National Corrections Day, Friday, 21 January 2022.