Citizen of the Year nomination form

The Inner West Council holds annual awards which aim to celebrate community members who live, study, work and volunteer across our LGA. Our awards recognise and celebrate locals who are making outstanding contributions to our community. In this form you can nominate someone for a Citizen of the Year Award.

If you know someone who is making a difference, this is your chance to nominate them and have their contribution recognised. The Citizen of the Year Awards will be announced as part of the Community Awards and will be celebrated collectively on Wednesday 22 May 2024.

 

Find out more about the Citizen of the Year Awards

Categories

This year our Citizen of the Year awards fall into three categories:

Young Citizen of the Year

Recognises the great work of a young community member (aged 24 or younger as of today) who lives, studies or works within the Inner West Council area, and has made a positive contribution to the community.

Adult Citizen of the Year

Recognises the great work of an adult community member (aged 25 or older as of today) who lives, studies or works within the Inner West Council area, and has made a positive contribution to the community.

Senior Citizen of the Year

Recognises the great work of a senior community member (aged 65 or older as of today) who lives, studies or works within the Inner West Council area, and has made a positive contribution to the community.

Important information

Conditions of entry

Nominees:

  • must be a resident/a student/a worker or a volunteer in the Inner West LGA;
  • must not be Members of Parliament, former Councillors, or employees of Inner West Council;
  • must be nominated by someone other than themselves;
  • cannot be considered for a second award in a category in which they have already received an award in a previous year; however future recognition is possible in one of the other two available awards. For example, a person who has previously been awarded a Young Citizen of the Year award would be eligible for consideration under the Citizen of the Year or Senior Citizen of the Year categories in a following year.

Council reserves the right to withdraw an award if further information or the recipient's conduct draws the Council awards into disrepute.

Awards will not be granted posthumously.

Judging criteria

The nominee must have contributed significantly to their community in any field. The contribution will demonstrate an active concern for the rights, welfare, wellbeing and/or the advancement of others. Such a contribution could have been made to the general community, community groups, or individuals within the community. A person may be considered who has displayed an act of compassion, generosity or bravery.

Translation information

Council staff can help you submit a nomination in English. If you need our help, please call us using the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS). This is a FREE service. TIS phone number: 131 450 Ask the TIS interpreter to call 9392 5177.

消委会工作人员可以帮助你用英语提交的提名。如果您需要我们的帮助，请通过翻译和口译服务（TIS）给我们打电话。这是一个 免费的 服务。TIS电话号码：131 450询问TIS的传译员致电何超仪在9392 5177

يمكن لموظفي المجلس مساعدتك في تقديم ترشيح باللغة الانجليزيه. إذا كنت بحاجه إلى مساعدتنا ، يرجى الاتصال بنا باستخدام خدمه الترجمة والتفسير (TIS). هذه خدمه مجانية. tis رقم الهاتف: 131 450 اطلب من مترجم tis للاتصال جوزي في 9392 5177.

Nhân viên Hội đồng có thể giúp bạn gửi một đề cử bằng tiếng Anh. Nếu bạn cần sự giúp đỡ của chúng tôi, xin vui lòng gọi cho chúng tôi bằng cách sử dụng Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS). Đây là một miễn phí dịch vụ. TIS số điện thoại: 131 450 Hỏi người phiên dịch TIS gọi 9392 5177

Consiglio personale può aiutare a presentare una candidatura in lingua inglese. Se avete bisogno del nostro aiuto, si prega di telefonare utilizzando il servizio di traduzione e interpretariato (TIS). Si tratta di un libero servizio. TIS numero di telefono: 131 450 Chiedi l'interprete TIS di chiamare 9392 5177

Το προσωπικό του Συμβουλίου μπορεί να σας βοηθήσει να υποβάλουν υποψηφιότητα στα αγγλικά. Αν χρειάζεστε βοήθεια μας, παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήστε μαζί μας χρησιμοποιώντας την Υπηρεσία Μεταφραστών και Διερμηνέων (TIS). Αυτή είναι μια δωρεάν υπηρεσία. ΤΗΣ τον αριθμό τηλεφώνου: 131 450 Ζητήστε από το διερμηνέα TIS να καλέσει 9392 5177

परिषद कर्मचारी तपाईं अंग्रेजी मा एक नामांकन पेश मद्दत गर्न सक्छ। तपाईं हाम्रो सहायता आवश्यक छ भने, अनुवाद र व्याख्या सेवा (TIS) को प्रयोग गरेर हामीलाई कल गर्नुहोस्। यो एक हो मुफ्त सेवा। TIS फोन नम्बर: 131 450 मा कल गर्न TIS दोभासे सोध्नुहोस् 9392 5177

Pessoal do Conselho pode ajudá-lo a enviar uma nomeação em Inglês. Se você precisar de nossa ajuda, por favor contacte-nos através do Tradução e Interpretação (TIS). Esta é uma LIVRE serviço. TIS número de telefone: 131 450 Pergunte ao intérprete do TIS para chamar 9392 5177

Make a nomination

If you require further support in making a nomination, you can contact our community events team at 02 9392 5447 or email events@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

I am nominating... 

Nomination category* - required
Please include as much information about your nominee as you can in the following fields below.
Please include unit number (if applicable), street address, suburb and postcode.

Tell us more about the person you are nominating for a Citizen of the Year Award

Please provide information about the person you are nominating – an individual who has made a commendable contribution to the Inner West community. Your nominee will be in considered in one of three categories: Young Citizen of the Year, Adult Citizen of the Year or Senior Citizen of the Year.

Has the nominee given their permission for you to disclose their information as part of this entry?* - required
Are they a resident, a volunteer, a student or a worker in the Inner West Council local government area??* - required
Please answer this in list form, with a new line for each community/sporting/professional body.

Has your nominee been considered previously?

To the best of your knowledge, has this person been nominated in the past for a Council award?* - required

Please tell us about yourself

Please include unit number (if applicable), street address, suburb and postcode.

Add a referee

To make a nomination in any category, we require you to provide a referee.
Please include unit number (if applicable), street address, suburb and postcode.

Certification 

I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the statements in this nomination are true.

I acknowledge that Inner West Council treats all information provided by an individual in support of a nomination in accordance with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

I acknowledge that the NSW Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 applies to documents in possession of Inner West Council. Under some circumstances, a copy of this nomination form may be released in response to a request made in accordance with the Act, subject to the deletion of exempt material.

I acknowledge Inner West Council may vary the program at its sole discretion.

Announcements and presentation

The decision of the selection panel is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

The Citizen of the Year Awards will be announced as part of the Community Awards and will be celebrated collectively on Wednesday 22 May 2024.

Nominations close at midnight, Monday 25 March 2024.

For other enquires please contact 9392 5119 or email events@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

Future community engagement 

We want to know more what our community awards mean to you.

We are seeking to consult with community members across the Inner West over the coming year, in order to best deliver our awards.

If you are interested in being part of our community consultation, then let us know and we will be in touch.

Would you like to be involved in future community engagement about the awards?* - required
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Page last updated: 02 Apr 2024