{"id":23035,"date":"2019-08-01T05:50:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T19:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=23035"},"modified":"2019-07-30T12:37:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T02:37:36","slug":"australia-day-awards-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/australia-day-awards-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Day awards open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NOMINATIONS are now open for the City of Ballarat\u2019s 2020 Australia Day Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The council encourages people to put forward the names of locals who are exceptionally community-minded or are outstanding youths. Alternatively, people can nominate impressive activities, acknowledging them for their positive contribution to the city.<\/p>\n<p>A potential Citizen of the Year must be over 25 on 26 January 2020 and Young Citizen of the Year nominees must be under 25. 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