Australia Day in Griffith
Griffith City Council's Australia Day Award Nominations Open
Each year residents within the Griffith City Council Local Government Area are invited to nominate fellow citizens for the Australia Day Awards. The aim of the awards are to recognise outstanding contributions to the local community in 2024 and/or contribution to the local community over a number of years.
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW EXTENDED and will close Friday, 6 December 2024 at 4pm.
Nominations can be made across nine different categories:
- Citizen of the Year
- Young Citizen of the Year (Nominees must be under 25 years as at 26 January 2025)
- Environmental Citizen of the Year
- Young Environmental Citizen of the Year
- Community Project of the Year
- Sportsperson of the Year
- Junior Sportsperson of the Year
- Sports Team of the Year
- Club Person of the Year
Award winners will be announced at the Australia Day Award Ceremony in January 2025 at Griffith Regional Theatre. New citizens will also be welcomed at this ceremony.
Nominate using the button below:
For more information contact Melissa Canzian on 1300 176 077.
Survival Day 2025
Details of the annual Survival Day event to be confirmed.
Australia Day Awards Winners for 2023 (awarded January 2024):
| Citizen of the Year Pat Sergi |
Community Project of the Year Griffith ''Takes Two" Series 5 |
Sportsperson of the Year Jack Evans |
| Young Citizen of the Year Madisyn Sarkis |
Junior Sportsperson of the Year Timeeka Coleman |
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Sports Team of the Year |
Overall Sportsperson |
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| Club Person of the Year Bernie Connolly |
Local Hero (Mayors Award) Sophie Bozic |
If you would like to view the previous Australia Day Winners, please click here
Useful Links
Australia Day Council
Australia Day Council of NSW
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
