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.

For more information, visit 2023 Australia Day Awards.

For more information, visit https://www.campaspe.vic.gov.au/Our-council/Now-open/Australia-Day-Awards