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Nominations for an Australia Day Awards are now open.
Presented each year on Australia Day in Griffith, these awards recognise volunteers, young people, sporting achievement and events held throughout the year.
Australia Day Working Group chairwoman councillor Christine Stead is calling on locals to nominate unsung heroes in a range of categories for 2019. The categories are:
"Maybe they have been an outstanding representative of Griffith, volunteered their time, or perhaps their work helps others.
"Griffith is extremely fortunate to have many locals who consistently go above and beyond and this is a good way to make sure their efforts are acknowledged."
- Citizen of the Year
- Junior Citizen of the Year (Nominees must be under 17 years as at 26 January 2020)
- Young Citizen of the Year - (Nominee must be between the ages of 17 and 24 years. Nominees must be under 25 years as at 26 January 2020)
- Project of the Year
- Sports person of the Year
- Sports Team of the Year
- Young Sportsperson of the Year
- Sports Club Person of the Year
- Environmental Citizen of the Year (new category)
Nomination forms are available online here.
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