August 30, 2017
The South Burnett Regional Council has opened nominations for the region’s annual Australia Day Awards for 2018.
The awards provide the community with an opportunity to acknowledge and reward outstanding groups and individuals who are committed to improving the South Burnett’s lifestyle.
The award categories that have been chosen to give individual communities equal opportunity to nominate those who have made special contributions to their local area.
The 2018 Award categories are:
- South Burnett Citizen of the Year
- South Burnett Young Citizen of the Year
- South Burnett Community Organisation of the Year
- South Burnett Lifetime Achievement Award
- South Burnett Volunteer of the Year
- South Burnett Junior Cultural Award
- South Burnett Senior Cultural Award
- South Burnett Junior Sportsperson
- South Burnett Senior Sportsperson
- South Burnett Sports Administrator/Coach/Official Award
- Local Achiever Award (Town & Rural)
This year the Council has also unveiled simplified Award nomination forms to make the nomination process easier and faster.
Nominations will close on Friday, November 10.
The official South Burnett Australia Day Awards ceremony will be held on the eve of Australia Day, January 25, at the Murgon Town Hall.
Further information on the Award categories and how to nominate is available on the Council’s website
