IT’S time to have your say in who will be the next Australian of the Year.
The Australian of the Year Awards rely on nominations from members of the public to find individuals who are contributing to our nation and who make us proud.
It only takes one nomination for someone to be considered for the awards, but a nomination must be submitted for a person to be in the running.
There are four categories in the awards which are Australian of the Year, Senior Australian of the Year (aged 65 years and over), Young Australian of the Year (aged 16-30 years) and Australia’s Local Hero.
National Australia Day Council CEO Ms Karlie Brand said nominating someone for the awards was a powerful way to share their story with the nation.
“Nominating a person for the awards brings their contributions or achievements to national attention – it elevates their personal story and allows others to appreciate what they’ve done,” said Ms Brand.
“Nominating is a very simple process which can be done online. While you don’t need to know the individual personally, you do need to be able to tell us a little about what they’ve done and why they would be worthy of recognition,” she added.
“The Australian of the Year Awards program is based on people appreciating other people. Every announcement of an Australian of the Year started with someone submitting a nomination for them, so the person you nominate could very well be one of our next award recipients,” she said.
Nominating is easy and public nominations for the 2023 Australian of the Year Awards are open until midnight 31 July 2022 and can be done online at australianoftheyear.org.au.
