Australia Day Awards

Australia Day Awards

Nominations for our City of Onkaparinga 2025 Australia Day Awards have closed.

These annual awards recognise local individuals and groups who have made an outstanding contribution to our communities during the year 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
• Active Citizenship (non Australian Citizens)
  
  

Our 2025 nomination period has closed, with the awards being presented at our 2025 Australia Day Citizenship ceremony be held 26 January 2025.

 Find further information on the City of Onkaparinga's awards. 

For more information please contact our Civic Events team: mail@onkaparinga.sa.gov.au or 8384 0666.

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 sportsperson 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.

Active Citizenship

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.