Nominations for the 2023 Australia Day Awards Now Open

Deadline: 09-Dec-2022

Nominations for the 2023 Australia Day awards are now open.

Australia Day Awards reward and recognise individuals that have made a noteworthy contribution during the current year, and/or give an outstanding service over a number of years, to a local community over and normal employment duties

Every year, Australia Day Award winners are selected from each of the shire’s five regions:

Echuca & district
Kyabram & district
Rochester & district
Tongala & district
Waranga Ward

Categories

Citizen of the Year
Young Citizen of the Year
Community Group of the Year

Eligibility Criteria

Citizen of the Year and Young Citizen of the Year
- To be eligible for the Citizen of the Year Award, nominees must:
  - Be an Australian citizen;
  - Be a resident of Campaspe Shire Council;
  - Be 25 years of age or older on 1 January of the year the award is given;
  - Not have received the same award previously;
  - Not be a current sitting Campaspe Shire Councillor, nor have been in the past two years;
  - Not be nominated by a staff member or Councillor of Campaspe Shire;
  - Not to be nominated by a member of the selection panel; and
  - All applications must have a supporting referee.
Community Group of the Year
- To be eligible for the Community Group of the Year Award, nominees must:
  - Be a not-for-profit organisation that provides opportunities for the community to participate and contribute to the social, economic and cultural life;
  - Bring recognition and credit to the community through a cultural, environmental or sporting achievement within the Campaspe Shire;
  - Not be nominated by a staff member or Councillor of Campaspe Shire;
  - Not has received the award previously; and
  - All applications must have a supporting referee.