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2025 Citizen of the Year Awards
Nominations for the 2025 Citizen of the Year Awards are now open and close at 5pm on Friday 15 November 2024.
Categories include:
- Citizen of the Year
- Young Citizen of the Year
- Community Event of the Year
- Awards for Active Citizenship
Details about award criteria can be accessed through the Australia Day Council of South Australia website.
Online nomination forms can be submitted through the Australia Day Council of South Australia website.
You can download a hardcopy PDF of the nomination form HERE.
Please fill in all the required information fields in the PDF nomination form and submit by email, post or in person at the Civic Centre.
By email - council@yankalilla.sa.gov.au
By post - District Council of Yankalilla, PO Box 9, Yankalilla, SA 5203
In person - Civic Centre at 1 Charles Street, Yankalilla, SA 5203
Nomination forms can also be collected at the Civic Centre.
Categories
Awards for Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Community Event of the Year and Active Citizenship are presented annually to local citizens and community organisations who have made outstanding contributions to the South Australian community.
Categories include:
Citizen of the Year
This is presented to someone making an extraordinary contribution to the community and may recognise outstanding service over a number of years. To be eligible, the person must be an Australian Citizen.
Young Citizen of the Year
This is presented to a young emerging leader who is making a difference in their community. To be eligible, the person must be an Australian Citizen aged over 16 years and under 30 years of age on January 26, 2025.
Community Event of the Year
This is presented to the person or group who has staged the most outstanding event for their community. To be eligible, the person or group must be Australian Citizens.
Awards for Active Citizenship
This is presented to a person or group delivering outstanding work on an event or project for the community during the past calendar year. The person or group need not be Australian Citizens.
Details about award criteria can be accessed through the Australia Day Council of South Australia website.
Who judges the awards?
The 2025 Award nominees will be assessed by an Assessment Panel comprising of:
- Mayor Darryl Houston
- Deputy Mayor David Olsson
- Councillor Karin Hatch
- Councillor Davina Quirke and
- on invitation - the 23/24 Citizen of the Year Award recipient.
- Additionally, the Assessment Panel will be supported by the Group Manager, Economy & Community.
The Assessment Panel will make recommendations to Council for a nominee to be awarded in each of the categories where applicable.
You can view the Terms of Reference for the Citizen of the Year Assessment Panel here.
When will the winners be announced?
The winners of the 2025 Citizen of the Year Awards will be announced in January 2025.
An official awards ceremony will take place on Australia Day, 26 January 2025.
More information?
You can read more information about the Citizen of the Year Awards, including past reward recipients here.
For more information about the 2025 Citizen of the Year Awards, please contact the District Council of Yankalilla at (08) 8558 0200 or council@yankalilla.sa.gov.au.