Applications are now open for Cardinia Shire Council’s 2023 Australia Day Awards, recognising outstanding community members.
Council’s Australia Day Awards honour the achievements of citizens and community events that made an important contribution to the local community.
Nominations can be made online in the award categories of Citizen of the Year, Senior Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and Community Event of the Year.
Nominees must be Australian citizens and live, work or study within Cardinia Shire and must have made a noteworthy contribution during the current year.
“Nominating someone for an Australia Day Award is an excellent way to acknowledge their contribution to the local community,” a council spokesperson said.
Nominees for Young Citizen of the Year must be 25 years of age or younger on 26 January 2023.
Nominees for Senior Citizen of the Year must be at least 70 years of age on 26 January 2023.
Community events must have been hosted onsite or virtually in the shire between November 2021 and November 2022 by a not-for-profit organisation.
Previous award winners are ineligible to win an award in the same category for at least five years.
Nominations close at midnight on Sunday 13 November.
For more information, visit cardinia.vic.gov.au/australiaday
