	{"id":12022,"date":"2022-10-14T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T20:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themooraboolnews.com.au\/?p=12022"},"modified":"2024-02-02T20:05:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T09:05:28","slug":"nominations-open-for-australia-day-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/news\/nominations-open-for-australia-day-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominations open for Australia Day Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know an outstanding Moorabool resident who goes above and beyond for their community, or have you been to a brilliant community event this year? 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