The Golden Target Awards have run continuously since 1975 and recognise and reward excellence in public relations and communication.
The judges for 2014 include:
| Donald | Alexander | Lecturer Public Relations | Charles Sturt University |
| Vicki | Bamford | Lecturer Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | UTS |
| Lorelei | Baum | Project Development Manager | Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd |
| Brigitte | Claney | Principal | Mendleson Communication Pty Ltd |
| Jackie | Crossman | Managing Director | Crossman Communications |
| David | Donohue | Managing Director QLD | Corporate Communications Network |
| Kate | Dorrell | Director | Kate Dorrell PR |
| Tarnya | Dunning | General Manager – Retail Communications Corporate Affairs | Telstra |
| Frances | Dwyer | Group Account Director | Impact Communications |
| Jo | Eime | Graduate Communications Officer State-wide Super | Chair New Practitioner Group (SA) |
| Katarina | Farrell | n2n Communications | |
| Eva | Ford-Murphy | Group Manager External Communications and Brand Communications | Leighton Contractors |
| Matthew | Gain | General Manager Sydney | Edelman |
| Alain | Grossbard | Lecturer at RMIT | PRIA Victorian President |
| Marie-Louise | Hunt | Manager | Office of the Waste Authority |
| Michelle | Hutton | Managing Director | Edelman |
| Jane | Jordan Meier | Issues & crises management expert | Sefiani Communications Group |
| Ava | Lawler | General Manager | Weber Shandwick |
| Vanessa | Liell | Managing Director | n2n Communications |
| Amanda | Little | Principle | Intermedia Consulting |
| Jim | Macnamara | Professor of Public Communication | UTS |
| Paul | Matthews | Communications Consultant | |
| Lelde | McCoy | Managing Director | The Reputation Group |
| Lee | McLean | General Manager Queensland | PPR |
| Geoffrey | Michels | Director | The Michels Group |
| Kathryn | Ogilvie | Communications Manager | Screen West |
| Sheila | O’Sullivan | Adjunct Professor: Strategic Communications | Latrobe University |
| Susan | Redden Makatoa | Group Managing Director | Ogilvy PR |
| Rena | Richmond | Media and Campaigns Manager | Australian Veterinary Association |
| Jorn | Sanda | Story Architect | PPR |
| Robyn | Sefiani | Managing Director | Sefiani Communications Group |
| Peter | Taylor | Vice President Corporate Affairs | Carnival Australia |
| Cait | Tynan | Corporate Affairs & Communication – Infrastructure & Strategic Business Divisions | PRIA board representative (SA) |
| Katharina | Wolf | Lecturer in Public Relations | Curtin University (WA) |
The 17 awards this year include; 11 for specific practice areas, and ‘best-of-the-best’ categories including Young PR Professional, PR Consultancy, and In-House PR Professional/Team.
Entries close 11 August. An entry kit is available from The Golden Target Awards website.
The national winners will be celebrated at the PRIA’s National Conference gala dinner held in Brisbane on 24 November 2014.
