Deadline: 30-Nov-21
If you know someone who has made a real difference to the community and deserves to be recognised for their efforts, why not nominate them for this year’s Awards? Nominations are now open for Community Awards 2022 to nominate a quiet achiever, someone young or old or a community group who has made a difference to the Parkes Shire community.
Being nominated for a Parkes Shire Council Community Award is a great honour. It is your opportunity to recognise and reward someone in the local community.
It is a time to recognise and reward the excellent efforts and achievements of citizens young and old and the organiser/s of community events.
Award CategoriesÂ
Parkes Shire Council invites you to nominate outstanding community members in the following Award categories:
- Adult Citizen,over 25 years of age
- Young Citizen, up to 25 years of age
- Community Event of the Year (groups of two persons or more)
Eligibility Criteria
For Whom is the Award Intended:
- Individuals or groups of residents of the Parkes Shire Council area, who have made an outstanding achievement in citizenship or with a community event.
- Young people with an exceptional ability, and who have reached an outstanding level of achievement, or who aim to seek further opportunities in their field.
- Individuals or groups who have made an outstanding achievement in citizenship or a community event which has provided growth, enhancement and/or improvement in the community within the Parkes Shire Council area.
Criteria
The criteria for nominating an individual or an event for the Parkes Shire Citizenship, Young Citizen or Community Event Award are that the nominee or group has:
- performed an outstanding level of citizenship contribution that has been universally acknowledged by the local community;
- achieved exceptional results in examination, performance or that has provided entry into a higher level of study or performance;
- improved the community services or advancement of the community within the local area.
For more information, visit https://www.parkes.nsw.gov.au/living-here/your-community/awards/