{"id":324200,"date":"2022-09-19T19:07:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T09:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=324200"},"modified":"2022-09-19T19:07:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T09:07:48","slug":"trc-invites-aust-day-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2022\/09\/19\/trc-invites-aust-day-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"TRC Invites Aust Day Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_67678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67678\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20140515-geoff-mcdonald-200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67678\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20140515-geoff-mcdonald-200.jpg\" alt=\"Cr Geoff McDonald\" width=\"200\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20140515-geoff-mcdonald-200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20140515-geoff-mcdonald-200-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deputy Mayor Cr Geoff McDonald<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 19, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Toowoomba Regional Council is inviting residents to nominate community achievers who will be considered for 2023 Toowoomba Region Australia Day awards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur local government area has hundreds of citizens who devote their time and expertise to running community organisations and events that contribute to all sectors across the Region,\u201d Deputy Mayor Geoff McDonald said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all know someone who contributes countless hours of assistance and run facilities or events for the benefit of fellow residents. I encourage residents to nominate our true blue achievers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaking a few minutes to complete an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tr.qld.gov.au\/our-region\/whats-on\/events\/10702-australia-day-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online nomination<\/a><\/strong> form or sending in a nomination form to Council is a fitting way to honour someone you know who has stepped up during the past year, or who selflessly volunteers at a community group or organisation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cr McDonald said residents needed to lodge nominations by October 31 to allow local Australia Day committees time to review and judge categories in readiness for next year\u2019s award presentations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Award categories include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Citizen of the Year (for a person older than 26),<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Citizen of the Year \u2013 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Young Citizen of the Year (for a nominee under 26),<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cultural Award,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sports Award (senior and junior), and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Community group\/event of the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toowoomba Regional Council is inviting residents to nominate community achievers who will be considered for 2023 Toowoomba Region Australia Day awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":30521,"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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