Award Nominations
Nominations for the District Council of Grant 2024 Australia Day Citizen of the Year Awards are open between Monday 18 September 2023 and Friday 17 November 2023.
We’re looking for those individuals who continue to make a difference in our Council area. Someone who contributes to our community, motivates those around them and reminds of us how great we can be when we’re at our best. These individuals could be a volunteer, an advocate, an entrepreneur, a researcher, a sporting legend or a community hero!
This is your chance to amplify someone’s story and contributions by nominating them for:
- Citizen of the Year (persons 30 years of age or older on 26 January 2024);
- Young Citizen of the Year (persons 16 to 30 years of age on 26 January 2024);
- Community Event of the Year (events staged during 2023); or
- Award for Active Citizenship (delivery of outstanding work on an event or cause staged during 2023).
The Awards rely on members of the public to nominate, the District Council of Grant encourage you to consider outstanding individuals in our community and submit a nomination.
Nominating is easy – visit citizenoftheyear.com.au and tell us who they are and how they’ve helped to make our community and state great. Alternatively, hard copy nomination forms are available to complete at and submit to:
- Principal Office: 324 Commercial Street West, Mount Gambier
- Port MacDonnell Community Complex: 5 Charles Street, Port MacDonnell.
Nomination form and guidelines:
To find out more about the awards selection criteria, visit the criteria page on the Citizen of the Year website.
Awards Ceremony 2023
The District Council of Grant host an Australia Day Celebration and Award Ceremony annually on 26 January.
Council would like to again acknowledge and congratulate:
| Recipient | Award / Nomination |
|---|---|
| Sheryl Teigesser | Citizen of the Year |
| Elivia Stanley | Young Citizen of the Year |
| Yahl Community Christmas Party | Community Event of the Year |
| Allendale East Area School students | Active Citizenship Award |
| Graham Lamond | Nominee - Citizen of the Year |
| Gill Glayfield | Nominee - Citizen of the Year |
| Allendale School of Scares / Veronica Miller | Nominee - Community Event of the Year |
| Mrs Suzy Marks | Nominee - Active Citizenship Award |
The private awards ceremony held on Thursday, 26 January 2023 at the Allan Scott Glenburnie Racecourse was professionally recorded by Dream Multimedia.
Please follow the link below to watch the official proceedings.
Video #1 - Closed captions not included
Video #2 - Closed captions included
Photographs from the event are available to view on the District Council of Grant Facebook page.