Community & Business
19 November, 2024
Nominate worthy locals for national day awards
BOTH local councils are putting the call out for nominations in next year’s Australia Day Awards.
Mareeba Shire Council and Tablelands Regional Council are now both taking nominations for a variety of award categories, with the winners to be announced on 26 January 2025 in different ceremonies.
The awards are open to individuals, groups or events who provide “outstanding contributions” to the region.
Both councils award a Citizen and Junior Citizen of the Year awards as well as a variety of others.
Mareeba has eight other categories including Sportsperson and Junior Sportsperson of the Year, a Community Service Award (Open Age – Individual or Group), Environmental Achievement Award (Open Age – Individual or Group), Arts and Cultural Award (Individual or Group), Junior Arts and Cultural Award (Individual or Group), Community Organisation of the Year, and Community Event of the Year.
Nominations can be completed online or via a nomination form gathered from a council customer service centre or library. Those submitting a nomination must include a statement of achievement of 300-500 words explaining why the nominee deserves recognition.
Nominations close on 3 December, with the awards to be presented at a ceremony at Cedric Davies Hub on Australia Day.
For the TRC area, in addition to the Citizen and Junior Citizen of the Year, categories include Community Event of the Year, Community Service Award, Inclusion Award, Sports Supporter, Sports and Junior Sports awards, and Cultural and Junior Cultural awards.
Nominations can be made by going to www.trc.qld.gov.au/australia-day are open until 5pm on 16 December.
The nominees and recipients will be honoured at the Australia Day celebrations at the Atherton International Club.
For more information, go the councils’ websites.
