Each year two local citizens and one local community group in the Shire of Toodyay area will be eligible for the Premier’s Australia Day Active Citizenship Awards.

The recipients will be selected from people and groups who have made a noteworthy contribution during the current year, or given outstanding service to the local community over a number of years through active involvement.

The Australia Day Council of Western Australia (ADCWA) provides three Premier’s Australia Day Active Citizenship Awards each year for presentation as follows:

1.          Active Citizenship Award.

2.          Active Citizenship Award for a person under 25 years.

3.          Active Citizenship Award for a Community Group or event.

Nominations for the Awards must be submitted by the fourth Friday in November.

Nomination forms are available from the Council Administration Centre and the Forms section of our website.

The winners of these awards will have been judged to have shown active citizenship and:

·             Significant contribution to the local community;

·             Demonstrated leadership on a community issue resulting in the enhancement of community life;

·             A significant initiative which has brought about positive change and added value to community life; and

·             Inspiring qualities as a role model for the community.

The eligibility criterion for these Awards is as follows:

·             Nominees should reside or work principally within the Shire of Toodyay;

·             Awards may be granted posthumously in recognition of recent achievements;

·             Groups of people or couples will not normally be eligible except when meeting the criteria for a community group;

·             A person may receive an award on more than one occasion in recognition of their particularly outstanding community contribution or involvement in an alternative initiative;

·             Unsuccessful nominees may be nominated in future years; and

·             Sitting members of State, Federal and Local Government are not eligible.

These awards will be presented at an Australia Day breakfast the Shire of Toodyay will hold in 2012.

2011 Australia Day Award Recipients

Previous Award Recipients