Australia Day Award nominations now open for Benalla and district

By Simon Ruppert

Oct 11, 2022

Recognised: Benalla Rural City's 2022 Australia Day award winners. Photo by Contributed

Nominations are now open for Benalla Rural City’s 2023 Australia Day Awards.

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The awards celebrate achievements and contributions individuals and community groups have made to the community.

Categories include Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, District Achiever of the Year, Community Group of the Year and Community Event or Project of the Year.

Australia Day Advisory Committee chair Bernie Hearn said we all know someone who has made life in Benalla Rural City better in some way, especially during recent times.

“I encourage you to give some thought to the people around you, friends, workmates, students, maybe someone at your local sports club or the club itself, community events or projects,” Cr Hearn said.

“Nominate them and acknowledge the great work they do helping the community.

“This is a way of saying ‘thank you’ to those who give their time and effort to help make Benalla Rural City a great place to live.

“The awards are something positive to look forward to and celebrate the achievements of our community.

“On Australia Day we will celebrate not only the winners but all nominees.”

Nominations close Thursday, December 1.

Guidelines and forms are available from the Council Customer Service Centre or at: www.benalla.vic.gov.au