The Murray Wyatt Award

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We’re pleased to announce the launch of an award that’s been established in memory of Murray Wyatt FCPA, who passed away unexpectedly on 23 July 2021. Murray was a strong advocate for CPA Australia members and, more broadly, the accounting profession. He took an active role in mentoring the next generation of public practitioners, adopting a forward-looking mindset that readied him for the next opportunity or challenge being faced within the public practice community.

The Murray Wyatt Award is designed to recognise a public practitioner, early in their career, residing in Australia or New Zealand, who displays Murray’s key characteristics of innovation, a progressive mindset and being an advocate for their public practice community.

The annual award will be presented at the virtual Public Practice Conference. Along with the award title, the Murray Wyatt Award winner will receive a credit of $1,000AUD to be used towards CPA Australia professional development activities to support their career development. The member will also receive complimentary registration to this year’s virtual Public Practice Conference, which will be held on Thursday 18 August.

1. Member with an Associate (ASA) or CPA designation.
2. Must be an employer in public practice holding a Public Practice Certificate or an employee working in public practice.
3. Between two to five years of public practice experience.
4. Reside in Australia or New Zealand.
5. Member in good standing.
In addition to the above eligibility statements, nominees must meet one or both of the following criteria:
1. A member who has initiated or pursued initiatives that embody and display a passion for being innovative and progressive through their work and engagement with clients.
2. A member who has made a notable contribution through broader initiatives in the public practice community which has produced a positive impact.

Members can either self-nominate or be nominated by their peers, by completing the nomination form. Nominations for the award close on Thursday 30 June.

The Murray Wyatt Award Nominaton Form

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Simply download and complete the nomination form above and email it to [email protected]

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The following criteria must be met to be eligible for nomination: