Celebrate local achievers at Liverpool’s Australia Day Awards
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Members of the Liverpool community are invited to nominate outstanding citizens, groups, and businesses for Liverpool City Council’s 2022 Australia Day Awards.
Mayor of Liverpool Wendy Waller said the awards give the community the chance to step back and honour positive role models in business and beyond.
“We have seen so much generosity and resilience during these challenging few years and the awards process gives us the chance to focus on the positive actions by businesses and individuals.”
Council administers the local awards on behalf of the National Australia Day Council. They will be presented on Australia Day 2022 – in a first, the 2021 awards ceremony was held online due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The broad categories are:
Mayor Waller said the awards are more important than ever to encourage local heroes and focus on their initiatives and achievements this year.
“I encourage residents across Liverpool to shine a light on the extraordinary actions of businesses and individuals – no contribution to our community is too small,” Mayor Waller said.
Previous Australia Day Award winners include Paul Sillato, who has been a volunteer for Clinches Pond Environment Group for more than 17 years. He received this year’s Fraser Environment Award.
Liverpool’s 2021 Citizen of the Year Elizabeth Habib was honoured for decades of service to the community, including her involvement with community organisations, her leadership at Quota International Liverpool, her work with charities and tireless fundraising.
Other contributions include fostering a strong sporting spirit in our community. Gabor Fejszes received the 2021 Sports Award for his work with Kemps Creek United Soccer Club over the past decade, including voluntarily repairing the Club’s amenities.
Nominations close at 4.30pm on Wednesday 22 September 2021 and must meet the requirements of the respective award.