Ipswich City Council

2010 Australia Day Awards

Mayor's Message

Australia Day has become such an important and integral part of our community, celebrating the achievements of all Australians in our great nation. The Councillors and I are so very proud in Ipswich to be able to recognise those who have contributed to our community in an exceptional way.

This year signifies the 150th anniversary of Ipswich's proclamation as a municipality. The city has had a proud past and we eagerly await an even more exciting future. I urge you to join in the celebrations and nominate the outstanding achievers within our community who have made such a fantastic contribution towards the development of the city we are all proud to call our "home".

Applaud our Achievers!

The Ipswich Australia Day Awards recognise Ipswich residents who are outstanding achievers in their chosen field, who are inspirational role models or through selfless hard work have contributed to the Ipswich community by enriching the lives of others.

Nominations of merit are sought from all fields of endeavour including charitable community service, sport, education, environment, arts, entertainment, science and technology and business.

Your nominee could be a friend, community leader, family member, colleague and does not have to be well known. It's the quiet achievers we particular want to hear about.

Eligibility

Category	Eligibility
Citizen of the Year	Nominees must be older than 26 years and less than 60 years on 26 January 2010
Senior Citizen of the Year	Nominees must be 60 years or older on 26 January 2010
Young Citizen of the Year	Nominees must be under 26 years on 26 January 2010
Community Event of the Year	A person or group must have staged the most outstanding event in Ipswich in 2009
Cultural Award	Open to all ages
Sports Award	Open to all ages
All Awards	All nominees must be Australian citizens and have resided within the Ipswich City boundaries during 2009 Regard will be given to the nominee's achievements in 2009 as well as their past achievements and ongoing contribution to the Ipswich community Self nomination will not be accepted Nominators must be over 18 years of age

Selection Criteria

A selection panel including representatives from across the community, business and government sectors and including past recipients will come together to decide the winners in each category.

The selection panel will give consideration to the following in assessing and comparing nominations:

How has the person/event made an outstanding contribution to the Ipswich Community?
How has the person demonstrated excellence in their field?
In what ways has the person been an inspirational role model for the Ipswich community?

Nomination

You are encouraged to include supporting documentation to assist the selection panel in their deliberations. This can include personal references, samples of work, newspaper articles, programs etc. [Please note that documents will not be returned and will be retained by Ipswich City Council.]

Announcement of Award Winners

Invitations will be extended to Nominees, Nominators and their families to attend the Ipswich Australia Day Awards Ceremony to be held on Friday 22 January 2010.

Nominators' Prize Draw

Nominators who submit an informative nomination on their chosen nominee, will be entered into a prize draw to win one night's accommodation for two with continental breakfast at the Metro Hotel Ipswich International, valued at $350. The prize draw will take place during the Awards ceremony on Friday
22 January 2010.

[Entries into the prize draw will be at the discretion of the Community and Civic Events Officer based on the standard of information supplied in the nomination.]

Further information

Community and Civic Events Officer
Economic and Community Development Department

Ipswich City Council
Level 2, IGIC Building
45 Roderick Street
Ipswich

Telephone: (07) 3810 6246

Return of Forms

Completed forms must be returned by Friday 27 November 2009 to:

Community and Civic Events Officer
Ipswich City Council
PO Box 191 IPSWICH QLD 4305

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Last Updated 1 Oct 2009 |

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