The Australia Day Awards Selection Committee has been established to receive and review nominations for Council’s annual Australia Day Awards and to make recommendations to Council for the recipients of such awards. The Award nominations are reviewed against established award criteria and include Australia Day Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Community Event of the Year and Award for Active Citizenship.
The Committee of six will comprise two Elected Members, two prominent community members, the Community Projects Officer or proxy and the Mayor of the District Council of Grant.
Nominations for the annual Australia Day Awards are currently open and close on the Friday 20 November 2020.
The new committee will be required to meet as soon as possible after this date to select the Award recipients. Members of the Committee are appointed for the term of Council and are eligible for re-appointment at the expiration of their term of office.
If you, or someone you know, is interested in being on the Australia Day Selection Committee please contact Linda Hay by emailing info@dcgrant.sa.gov.au or by telephoning 87210444 by 30 October 2020.