Citizen of the Year
COUNCILS follow this link to access the Awards Toolkit
Who makes a real difference in your community?
The Citizen of the Year Awards are proudly presented by the Australia Day Council of South Australia, sponsored by San Remo, and administered by local Councils.
The Awards reward and recognise individuals and organisations 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 above normal employment duties.
Outstanding contribution and community service includes areas such as; education, health, fund-raising, charitable and voluntary services, business, sport, arts, the environment, or any other area that contributes to the advancement and well being of a community.
Categories:
Citizen of the Year Award:
To be eligible, the person must be an Australian Citizen.
Young Citizen of the Year Award:
To be eligible, the person must be an Australian Citizen under 30 years of age on January 26, 2012.
Community Event of the Year Award:
This is presented to the person/group who has staged the most outstanding community event during the past year.
Procedure:
Each local Council in South Australia run Awards in the categories they choose, typically announced
at the Council’s Australia Day celebrations. Please contact your local Council to confirm details of categories and closing dates for their Awards.
Nominate someone who makes a real difference in your community and give them the opportunity
to be rewarded and recognised for their important contribution.
Councils can forward the details of their Award recipients to the Australia Day Council of SA to go
in the running for the State Awards, presented by the Governor of South Australia.
- South Australia’s Citizen of the Year Award
- South Australia’s Young Citizen of the Year Award
- South Australia’s Community Event of the Year Award
Contact your local Council to make a nomination or for more information. Councils may have different award categories, criteria and nomination forms so please check the requirements with your Council.
To find contact details of your local Council please follow this link: