Australia Day 2019 Warrnambool Award Nominations

Warrnambool is Victoria’s most liveable city.

Along with its superb location, the city’s liveability is built on the efforts of the people who call Warrnambool home.  

The annual Australia Day awards provide an opportunity to recognise the people who make Warrnambool such a great place to live and work.

Nominations for the 2019 awards are now open.

Categories include Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Community Event of the Year and the Local Achiever Award.

Categories explained

Citizen of the year: must live in the Warrnambool municipality and be an Australian citizen; must have demonstrated significant involvement in the broader Warrnambool community; demonstrated leadership and given outstanding community service over a number of years that has improved the quality of life of others in a predominantly unpaid capacity.

Young Citizen of the Year: must live in the Warrnambool municipality and be an Australian citizen aged between 16 and 30 years; must have demonstrated significant involvement in the Warrnambool community, demonstrated leadership and given outstanding community service.

Community Event of the Year: must be held in the Warrnambool municipality and the groups or individuals organising the event must be based or reside in Warrnambool; event will have benefited the community or a community charity or project.

Local Achiever: must be an Australian citizen who has made a significant contribution to a specific Warrnambool area or activity that has benefited the community; must have demonstrated leadership.

Nominate someone by completing the online form below or print and send in a nomination form which you can download via the link to the right.

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Nominations will close on Friday, November 23, 2018.