Founded in 2015 this competition with the winner announced at the MAArvelous Millinery event hosted at the Melbourne Arts Center. The competition has continued to be hosted annually and is open to fellow member of The Millinery Association of Australia.
2025 Millinery Australia Design Award – Theme Celebration
Winner – Rebecca Share ‘Pigs Do Fly’.
Second Place – Tracey Tau ‘We’re Off to Paris’
Third Place – Angela Sullivan ‘Party on the Lawn’
Photographer’s Pic – Julia Watson ‘A Piece of Cake’
Patron’s Pick – Rebecca Share ‘Pigs Do Fly’
People’s Choice – Sue Younis ‘It’s All You Need’
Alison Morgan Award – Jo Peterson ‘Four Seasons in One Day’
2024 Millinery Australia Design Award
1st Place: Bronwyn Schooks
2nd Place: Cynthia Jones-Bryson
3rd Place: Anita Marshall
People’s Choice: Sue Younis
Patron’s Pick: Anita Marshall
Packing Room Prize: Lauren Ritchie
2023 Millinery Australia Design Award
1st Place: Andrea Cainero
2nd Place: Cynthia Jones-Bryson
3rd Place: Catherine Storm
People’s Choice: Andrea Cainero
Patron’s Pick: Lisa Watt
Packing Room Prize: Rachel Henry
2022 Millinery Australia Design Award
1st Place: Peacock Millinery
2nd Place: Lauren J Ritchie Millinery
3rd Place: Rachel Henry Millinery
People’s Choice: Zia Pazza
Patron’s Pick: Chris Mullane
2021 MAA Design Award
1st Place: Georgia Skelton ‘Fantasy Flight’
2nd Place: Belinda Osborne of Peacock Millinery ‘Mayflower 1620’
3rd Place: Rachel Henry ‘Love Letter to a Myth’
People’s Choice: Hats by Tracy Mac
Patron’s Pick: Georgia Skelton ‘Fantasy Flight’
2020 “Happy Hour A Cocktail Celebration”
Winner: Rachel Henry
2nd Place: Wendy Scully
3rd Place: Kylie Heagney
4th Place: Penelope Gervaise
5th Place: Fiona Cooper
Patron’s Pick: Penelope Gervaise
2019 MAA Design Award Winners
First Place – Rose Hudson
Second Place – Amanda Smith
Third Place – Lindsay Whitehead
People’s Choice – Cynthia Jones Bryson
Patron’s Choice – Jo Peterson
2018 MAA Design Award Winners
First Place – Rachael Henson
Second Place – Oksana Caretti
Third Place – Kylie Williams
People’s Choice – Lisette Marginini
2017 MAA Design Award Winners
First Place – Felicity Northeast
Second Place – Rachael Henson
People’s Choice – Alison Clark
2016 MAA Design Award Winners
First Place – Felicity Northeast
Second Place – Love Lotus
Third Place – Lindsay Whitehead
People’s Choice – Justine Gillingham
2016 MAA Design Award Winners
First Place – Amelda Millinery
Second Place – Brenda Wilson
Third Place – Catherine Ellen
