{"id":279238,"date":"2020-10-01T13:34:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T03:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=279238"},"modified":"2020-10-01T13:34:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T03:34:46","slug":"councils-seek-oz-day-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/10\/01\/councils-seek-oz-day-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Councils Seek Oz Day Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/australiaday620b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-199834\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/australiaday620b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/australiaday620b.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/australiaday620b-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/australiaday620b-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/australiaday620b-269x167.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>October 1, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Local councils have put out calls for nominations &#8211; or self-nominations &#8211; for their 2021 Australia Day awards.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Nominations are now open for Gympie Regional Council&#8217;s 2021 Australia Day awards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Council spokesperson said this was the opportunity to shine the spotlight on Gympie region\u2019s achievers &#8230; people who have contributed to the region\u2019s culture, excelled in sport and made positive contributions to the community.<\/p>\n<p>People can be nominated in one or more of these categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Citizen of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Young Citizen of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Cultural Award<\/li>\n<li>Youth Cultural Award<\/li>\n<li>Youth Sports Award<\/li>\n<li>Sports Administration Award<\/li>\n<li>Community Event of the Year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>More information is available <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gympie.qld.gov.au\/australiadayawards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>South Burnett Regional Council has also urged local residents to nominate people for Australia Day awards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Categories are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Citizen of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Young Citizen of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Community Organisation of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Lifetime Achievement Award<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Junior Cultural Award<\/li>\n<li>Senior Cultural Award<\/li>\n<li>Local Achiever Award (Town &amp; Rural)<\/li>\n<li>Junior Sportsperson<\/li>\n<li>Senior Sportsperson<\/li>\n<li>Sports Administrator\/Coach\/Official Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nomination forms are available on Council&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southburnett.qld.gov.au\/community-information\/council-events\/australia-day\">website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Toowoomba Regional Council is also promoting its Australia Day celebrations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Australia Day awards are presented annually on Australia Day to local citizens and groups who have made outstanding contributions to their community.<\/p>\n<p>Local Australia Day working groups select each local award category winner.<\/p>\n<p>Awards are available for the districts of\u00a0Cambooya, Clifton, Crows Nest, Highfelds, Millmerran\/Cecil Plains, Oakey, Rosalie, Pittsworth, Yarraman and Toowoomba.<\/p>\n<p>Award categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Citizen of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Young Citizen of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Aboriginal &amp; Torres Strait Islander Citizen of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Cultural Award<\/li>\n<li>Sports Award (Junior and Senior)<\/li>\n<li>Community Group \/ Event of the Year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>More information is on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tr.qld.gov.au\/our-region\/whats-on\/events\/10702-australia-day-awards\">TRC website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local councils have put out calls for nominations &#8211; or self-nominations &#8211; for their 2021 Australia Day awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":199834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,3],"tags":[1131],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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