Nominations open for Blacktown City’s Australia Day Awards

Published on 04 November 2020

Do you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the community of Blacktown City?

Nominations are now open for the 2021 Australia Day Awards, the most sought-after, prestigious and publicly recognised awards program in our city. 

The annual Council awards recognise and pay tribute to local individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to community service, have attained remarkable achievement in education, sport, or the arts, or a community group that has organised a successful event in the community.

There 4 award categories are Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Community Event of the Year, and Environmental Citizen of the Year.

Blacktown City Mayor, Tony Bleasdale OAM, encouraged residents to take part in the award nominations.

“Blacktown City is filled with dedicated, talented, generous, and community-minded people,” Mayor Bleasdale said.

 “Our Council’s Australia Day Awards are designed to highlighting these wonderful individuals and the contribution they have made to our area.

“Especially after what has been a difficult year for many, I’d love to see the achievements and positive input of local residents brought to the attention of the wider community.

 “If you would like to nominate someone you know for an Australia Day award, or if you feel you deserve nomination, we’d love to hear from you.”

Contribution includes areas such as; education, health, fundraising, charitable and voluntary services, business, sport, arts, the environment, or any other area that contributes to the advancement and wellbeing of the Blacktown community.

Applications will close at 5.30pm on Friday, 8 January 2021.

For the 2020 awards, Council received 51 nominations across the 4 categories.

Mayor Bleasdale presented the 4 Australia Day Awards to:

•           Citizen of the Year – Andrew Scott, CEO Carevan Blacktown

•           Young Citizen of the Year – Rose Lewis, Western Sydney University

•           Community Event of the Year – International Day for People with Disability, Picnic in the Park

•           Environmental Citizen of the Year – Salina Giovenco-Ellem, WIRES

For more information or to make a nomination visit https://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/Community/Awards-scholarships-and-competitions/Australia-Day-Awards

Picture: (left to right) 2020 Australia Day Award winners – Salina Giovenco-Ellem, Rose Lewis, Mayor Tony Bleasdale OAM, Andrew Scott, and Sue Huxtable Jones and Monique Manning (both from Disability Services Australia).