Australia Day Award nominations now open

The District Council of Grant are calling for the community to help recognise the unsung heroes within our district by nominating them for a 2024 Citizen of the Year Award.

The Citizen of the Year Awards are designed to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of those who dedicate their time to making our district a better place. Both individuals and organisations are eligible for the Awards with outstanding dedication in community service areas such as:

• Education;
• Health;
• Fundraising;
• Charitable and voluntary services;
• Business;
• Sport;
• Arts;
• The environment; or
• Any other area that contributes to the advancement and wellbeing of our community.

Mayor Kylie Boston said the Citizen of the Year Awards are an opportunity to say thank you to our quiet achievers.

“It is important that individuals and groups are celebrated for their valued commitment as our community would not be as strong and vibrant as it is without their efforts,” Mayor Boston said.

Nominations are open for the following categories:

• Young Citizen of the Year (persons between 16 and 30 years of age on 26 January 2024);
• Citizen of the Year (persons 30 years of age or older on 26 January 2024);
• Community Event of the Year (events staged during 2023); and
• Active Citizenship (delivery of outstanding work or for an event or cause staged during 2023).

“If you know an individual, organisation, group or event that has made a meaningful contribution in our community, I encourage you to show your appreciation by nominating them for a Citizen of the Year Award.”

2023 Citizen of the Year Award recipient Sheryl Tiegesser said she was humbled to have received such an honour.

“To be nominated and awarded Citizen of the Year was an awesome experience and one I will always be honoured by. So if you know of someone who you believe could be the next Citizen of the Year, please nominate them for this fantastic award and recognition.”

Award nominees and winners will be celebrated and presented with certificates at a private Australia Day Citizen of the Year Awards event on Friday 26 January 2024.

Nominations close 5:00pm Friday 17 November 2023. Submissions can be made online via citizenoftheyear. com.au or directed to the District Council of Grant at 324 Commercial Street West / PO Box 724, Mount Gambier SA 5290 or emailed to [email protected].

Nomination forms and guidelines are available at the District Council of Grant Principal Office, Port MacDonnell Community Complex and on Council’s website at www. dcgrant.sa.gov.au/community/australiaday

NOMINATIONS OPEN: 2023 awards nominees and winners with the Hon. Clare Scriven MLC (pictured far left), Professor Richard Bruggemann (pictured back row centre) and Member for Mount Gambier, Mr Troy Bell MP (pictured far right).