Citizen of the Year
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, 2010.
* Please note: the maximum age for this Award has previously been 25 years *
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 or the Australia Day Council of SA at admin@adcsa.com.au or on (08) 8410 2626 for more info. To find contact details of your local Council please follow this link:
