Deadline: 30-Nov-22
Nominations are now open for the 2023 Australia Day Citizen Of The Year Awards.
Award Details
- The citizen, senior citizen and young citizen categories reward and recognise individuals who have made a noteworthy contribution during the past year, while having regard to their previous achievements and ongoing contribution over and above normal employment duties.Outstanding contribution and community service include areas such as education, health, fundraising, charitable and voluntary service, business, sport, arts, the environment, or any other area that contributes to the advancement and wellbeing of the community.
- Outstanding contribution and community service includes areas such as education, health, fundraising, charitable and voluntary service, business, sport, arts, the environment, or any other area that contributes to the advancement and wellbeing of the community.
- To be eligible, the person must be an Australian citizen, over 16 and under 30 years of age on January 26, 2023 for the young citizen category and age 60 and over for the senior citizen award.
- Community service awards recognise residents who have given outstanding service to a single organisation or field of endeavour.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nominees must be Australian citizens and, unless there are exceptional circumstances, must be residents of Whyalla.
- Current elected members of Whyalla Council are ineligible. Previous winners are excluded from being re-nominated for 12 months.
- Nominees cannot be self-nominated or nominated by family members.
- Nominees for the category of Senior Citizen must be aged 60 years or over on January 26, 2023.
- Nominees for the category of Young Citizen must be aged over 16 years and under 30 years of age on January 26, 2023.
- Unsuccessful nominees from a previous year may be re-nominated.
- Nominations may be submitted by groups (e.g. committees, associations, etc.) or individuals, with or without the knowledge of the person being nominated.
- The nature of individual awards place emphasis on what the person has done for the community, rather than achievements in their own personal development or ambitions.
- If the professional employment of a nominee is interwoven within the nomination, it is essential that sufficient information is provided to show a clear separation of voluntary work, compared to that undertaken as part of their employment, or employment related work that is “above and beyond” the normal expectation of the job.
- Nominations should endeavour to include as much concise detail of the person’s involvement as possible. For example, instead of stating “chairperson from 1995 to 2007,” it is preferable to outline how their leadership benefited the organisation, or if a committee person, indicate examples of their commitment.
For more information, visit City of Whyalla.
For more information, visit https://www.whyalla.sa.gov.au/our-city/news-and-events/latest-news/call-for-nominations-for-outstanding-citizens