Nominations for 2021 Australia Day Awards

Each year, communities across South Australia celebrate the achievements and contributions of outstanding members of their communities, through the Australia Day Citizen of the Year Awards.

Being nominated for an Australian Day Award is a great honour, and it is a wonderful opportunity to appreciate those inspiring people in our community, who make you proud to be an Australian.

The Awards are provided by the Australia Day Council of South Australia, decided by Council’s Elected Members and presented by Council’s Mayor at the official Australia Day Ceremony on 26 January 2021.

Nominations for the 2021 Australia Day Awards open on Thursday 1 October 2020 and close on Friday 20 November 2020.

The Award categories are:

• Australia Day Citizen of the Year Award - presented to the most outstanding citizen for the local government authority.
• Australia Day Young Citizen Award - presented to the most outstanding young citizen for the local government authority, who must be at least 16 years of age (and no older than 30 years of age) on 26 January 2021.
• Community Event of the Year Award - the person or group who has staged the most outstanding community event during the past year.

In addition to the above Awards, Adelaide Plains Council has two additional award categories:

• Community Group of the Year Award - the group, based in the Adelaide Plains Council area, who has made a significant or beneficial contribution to the community during the past year.
• Community Project of the Year Award - for projects staged and/or completed between 1 December 2019 and 30 November 2020, held entirely or predominantly in the Adelaide Plains Council area and organised by, or with the assistance of one or more community groups/members.

Nomination forms are available for download from Council’s website www.apc.sa.gov.au or for collection from the Mallala Principal Office, the Two Wells Service Centre and the Two Wells Library from 1 October 2020.

Completed nomination forms must be received at Council by 5pm on Friday 20 November 2020 and may be emailed to info@apc.sa.gov.au, hand delivered to the Mallala Principal Office, Two Wells Service Centre or Two Wells Library or posted to Adelaide Plains Council, PO Box 18, MALLALA SA 5502.

Nominations for (only) the Australia Day Citizen of the Year, Australia Day Young Citizen of the Year and Community Event of the Year categories may also be completed on the Australia Day Council website at www.australiadaysa.com.au.

The Australia Day Citizen of the Year Awards are proudly presented by the ‘Australia Day Council of South Australia’, ‘On the Run’ and ‘Sarah Constructions’.

James Miller

Chief Executive Officer

2020