Nominations now open for the 2024 Australia Day Awards
Each year the Glen Innes Severn Council Australia Day Committee proudly presents several awards at an Australia Day ceremony to recognise the voluntary achievements of fellow citizens, community groups and community events by acknowledging their outstanding contribution to our community through service or community work, or through individual dedication and contribution to a particular group or the whole community, during any period of time.
The Award categories for the 2024 Australia Day ceremony are:
Citizen of the Year: Recognises individuals for their outstanding contribution, for their personal endeavours, achievements and service to the community.
Will be presented with the Glen Innes Severn Council ‘Citizen of the Year’ Perpetual Shield (which is kept on display at Council).
Young Citizen of the Year: To be eligible must be aged 26 years or under as at 26 January of the year award presented. Recognises young individuals for their outstanding contribution, for their personal endeavours, achievements and service to the community.
Will be presented with the Glen Innes Severn Council ‘Young Citizen of the Year’ Perpetual Shield (which is kept on display at Council).
Community Event of the Year: This is presented to the person/group who has staged the most outstanding community event during the past year.
Volunteer Community Organisation of the Year: This is presented to a local community group that has made an outstanding voluntary contribution to the community of Glen Innes Severn LGA.
Emergency Services Volunteer of the Year: This is presented to the person/group who has provided outstanding contribution and commitment.
Environmental Citizen of the Year: This is presented to an individual or group that has demonstrated a commitment to our environment through a project or initiative they have undertaken.
Young Environmental Citizen of the Year (school aged): This is presented to a school age individual or group that has demonstrated a commitment to our environment through a project or initiative they have undertaken.
Senior Sportsperson of the Year (Senior Sportsperson and Contribution to Sport): Recognises individuals for their sporting achievements, their actions which inspire, enrich and encourage others and who have made significant contribution.
Individual Junior Sportsperson of the Year: To be eligible must be aged 15 years or under as at 26 January of the year award presented. Recognises young individuals for their sporting achievements, their actions which inspire, enrich and encourage others and who have made significant contribution.
Each award recipient is presented with an Australia Day Council Plaque and Certificate of Recognition.
If you require assistance in completing the nomination form or have any questions, please contact the Australia Day Committee Chairperson, Jan Lemon, on 0487 494 465.