Call for Nominations: Australian of the Year Awards

Categories

• Australian of the Year
  • Celebrating the achievements and contributions of eminent Australians who are role models for them all.
• Senior Australian of the Year
  • Recognising those Australians aged 65 and over who continue to achieve and make a difference.
• Young Australian of the Year
  • Celebrating inspiring 16 to 30 year olds who have accomplished great things in all walks of life.
• Australia’s Local Hero
  • Australia’s Local Hero acknowledges people making a difference in their local community.

Eligibility Criteria

• Category Criteria
  • All nominees will be considered for the Australian of the Year Award
  • Nominees aged 16 to 30 years will be considered for the Young Australian of the Year Award
  • Nominees aged 65 years and over will be considered for the Senior Australian of the Year Award
  • All nominees will be considered for Australia’s Local Hero Award
  • Ages are as at 26 January of the Awards year
• General Eligibility
  • Nominees must be Australian citizens
  • Awards will not be granted posthumously
  • Self-nominations will not be accepted
  • Nominees must be at least 16 years of age on 26 January of the Awards year
  • Sitting state and federal politicians and current vice-regal officers are not eligible
  • Retired politicians and vice-regal officers will be considered for work undertaken in addition to their official duties
  • At the national level a person cannot receive a second award in the same award category, but can be considered for recognition in a separate category in following years – for example, Young Australian of the Year and then Australian of the Year
  • Unsuccessful nominees may be re-nominated in subsequent years
  • Individuals can be nominated in only one state or territory – for example, a person who has recently moved interstate will be eligible for consideration in only one location. Selection panels may choose to contact the nominee for them to determine which jurisdiction is most appropriate
  • Groups of people or couples will not normally be eligible, though in exceptional cases the selection panels reserve the right to consider such nominations
  • Current members of the NADC Board and state-based Australia Day Board are not eligible
  • Absolutely no weight is given to the number of times a person is nominated

Selection Criteria

• Significant contribution to the Australian community and nation
• An inspirational role model for the Australian community
• Demonstrated excellence in their field
• The Local Hero award acknowledges a significant contribution at local community level
• In ensuring that the Australian of the Year Awards recipients are representative of our diverse nation, consideration may be given to:
  • Gender
  • Age
  • Remote, regional, city locations (particularly in relation to the Local Hero Award)
  • Ethnicity
  • Field of endeavour

For more information, visit National Australia Day Council.