Australia Day Awards

Overview

Nominations are now open for the
2020 City of Onkaparinga Australia Day Awards.

The City of Onkaparinga Australia Day Awards
recognise and pay tribute to local groups and
individuals who have made an outstanding
contribution to our City in the following categories:

• Citizen of the Year
• Young Citizen of the Year
• Little Hero of the Year
• Sportsperson of the Year
• Community Event of the Year

If you want to nominate a local hero, see our How to Nominate section.

The 2019 Award Recipients are:

Patricia Whiting, Citizen of the Year
Tammy Maria, Young Citizen of the Year
Abbie Walsh, Little Hero of the Year
Cinemallunga, Community Event of the year

How to Nominate

Nominations for the 2020 Australia Day Awards are now open.

To be eligible, the person must be an Australian Citizen, should reside in the
City of Onkaparinga and/ or have made a significant voluntary contribution
to the Onkaparinga community through the year or over a number of years.

Further details on categories and the eligibility criteria can be found on page 2 of the nomination form.

Nominations can be made by downloading a copy of the form below.

2020-Australia-Day-Awards-Nomination-Form_1.pdf(PDF, 254KB)

Nomination forms should be sent to:

City of Onkaparinga
PO Box 1
Noarlunga Centre SA 5168

or by email to:

mail@onkaparinga.sa.gov.au

Nominations close on Friday 22 November 2019.

Citizen of the Year

To be eligible, the person must be an Australian Citizen, should reside in the City of Onkaparinga and/ or have made a significant voluntary contribution to the Onkaparinga community through the year or over a number of years.

Young Citizen of the Year

To be eligible, the person must be an Australian Citizen and must be aged 30 years or less on 26 January 2020.

Little Hero of the Year

Sportsperson of the Year

To be eligible, the sportspersons must be an Australian Citizen and their achievement must be outstanding. 
Demonstrated achievement in leadership on and off the field and inspire participation and involvement in sports across the Onkaparinga community.

Community Event of the Year

To be eligible, the groups or individuals will have staged an event or events during the year within the City of Onkaparinga, that demonstrated an outstanding significance for the Onkaparinga community.