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Australia day awards for 2020 nominations open for people that have gone above and beyond in South Gippsland Shire
Nominations are now open for the South Gippsland Australia Day Awards.
Know someone that goes above and beyond in our community? Australia Day Award nominations are now open. The awards provide an opportunity to recognise people who go above and beyond in our community.
Each year on Australia Day, the Community Citizen of the Year Awards give local governments around the state the opportunity to acknowledge the contribution and celebrate community engagement of people within the community
Nomination award winners
Nominees for the 2022 Citizen of the Year and Young Citizen of the Year awards will be recognised at an Awards Ceremony to be held on Wednesday 19 January at the Meeniyan Hall.
The achievements of each nominee will also be featured in local newspapers, on the South Gippsland Shire Council Facebook page and elsewhere online. The names of the overall winner in each category will also be inscribed on the Australia Day Honour Board in Memorial Hall. Application closes 8 November 2021.
Young Citizen of the Year award recognises those aged 16 to 30 who are considered exceptional young Australians is presented to a young person who is making a real difference in their community, potentially over multiple years
Nomination forms and categories
Awards are now open in the following categories:
Nominations are open until 8 November 2021. For more information, please phone 5662 9200.
Pictures from South Gippsland Shire Council Facebook page.
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