Blacktown City Council 2016 Australia Day Awards
Do you know an unsung community hero, someone inspiring and worthy of recognition?
Blacktown
City Council is calling for nominations from the community for the 2016
Australia Day Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and
Community Event of the
Year.
The
Australia Day Awards have become the most sought-after, prestigious and
publicly recognised awards program in the Blacktown LGA.
The
awards recognise and pay tribute to local individuals who have made an
outstanding contribution to community service, have attained remarkable
achievement in education, sport, the arts or a community group that
have organised a successful event in the community.
Contribution
includes 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
the Blacktown community.
Citizen of the Year Award:
To be eligible, the person must be an Australian Citizen who has on a voluntary basis, contributed to the welfare and betterment
of the people within the Blacktown community throughout the year and/or over a number of years.
Young Citizen of the Year Award:
To
be eligible, the person must be an Australian Citizen and 18 years of
age or less on 26 January 2016, who has provided
outstanding community service and/or attained outstanding achievement
in academics, sport or the arts during the year and/or over a number of
years.
Community Event of the Year Award:
This is presented to the group that have staged the most outstanding community event during 2015.
The
winners will be announced at Blacktown City Council’s 2016 Australia
Day Council Luncheon on Australia Day, Tuesday, 26 January, 2016.
This event is by invitation only.
We
encourage you to submit nominations of yourself, a friend, family
member, community leader or colleague who you believe have gone above
and
beyond their call of duty to serve the Blacktown community over the
last 12 months or longer.
Let’s give them the recognition they deserve!
Nominations close: Friday, 15 January, 2016.
To submit your nominations, complete the attached form and return by either email, mail or in person using the details provided.
Editors Notes: It would be good to nominate someone in Mount Druitt that has taken the lead, worked in voluntary organisations, stood up for the community and getting results that the community need and want for being the best out of people
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