2025 timeline
Call for entries open: 6 November 2024
Entries stage 1 closes: 6 March 2025
Finalists notified: 17 March 2025
Entries stage 2 open: 18 March 2025
Entries stage 2 closes: 20 May 2025
Judging tour: 2-13 June 2025
Award ceremony: 6 August 2025
The winner of the ACAA will be announced at a black-tie event on 6 August 2025 at The Star Brisbane.