The 2026 CMASA Industry Awards recognise excellence in leadership, operational performance, and overall impact within the club industry. These awards are designed to move beyond compliance, celebrating clubs that demonstrate strong strategic direction, meaningful transformation, financial sustainability, and a commitment to their members, teams, and communities.

This year’s framework places greater emphasis on outcomes and storytelling, allowing clubs to showcase not only what they have done, but how their initiatives have translated into real impact. While sound governance and compliance remain essential, the focus is on identifying clubs that have delivered a truly outstanding year across all aspects of their operations.

The awards aim to provide a balanced and credible platform that recognises excellence across clubs of all sizes, ensuring that achievement is measured in context, and that both innovation and consistency are valued.

All Premium Members will be automatically entered into the process at no charge. This initiative aims to encourage clubs to participate, and you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how many boxes you already tick. Let’s make this the first year of working towards achieving 100% in all pillars over the next few years. Classics Members are also welcome to join the process.

The Annual Club Industry Awards are divided into Five Pillars of Distinction, each contributing to the overall scorecard. The Club of the Year will be awarded to the club with the highest overall score and Badges of Distinction will be awarded to clubs that excel in each of the five pillars, allowing us to highlight and acknowledge the outstanding work of all clubs