Ipswich, it is time to show thanks to our local heroes and those inspiring individuals that better our community.
Do you know someone or a community group who goes above and beyond? Let’s show our recognition and appreciation with the honour of an Australia Day Award.
Submit your nomination in 3 easy steps from 29 March 2023. It takes less than 30 minutes:
2024 Ipswich Australia Day Awards - Nomination Guide (PDF, 99.4 KB)
Please note the following key dates for the 2024 Ipswich Australia Day Awards Ceremony:
Actions | Dates |
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Nominations open | Wednesday 29 March 2023 |
Nominations close | Sunday 5 November 2023 |
Reference checks | 20 November – 4 December 2023 |
Judging | 21 November 2023– 4 December 2023 |
Finalists announced and contacted | From 11 December 2023 |
2024 Ipswich Australia Day Awards Ceremony | Wednesday 17 January 2024 |
Those nominees that meet the eligibility criteria will be passed onto a judging panel to determine the finalists and winners in each category. The judges’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into. The judges reserve the right to not allocate an award in any of the award categories if, in their opinions, the nominations are of insufficient merit.
Finalists and their nominators in each category will be notified at least three weeks prior to the awards ceremony. Finalists will be invited along to the official awards ceremony (Wednesday 17 January 2024), where winners will be announced. A winners list will also be publicly released after the ceremony.
Ipswich City Council will confirm nominations across all award categories based on the eligibility of each nominee. If no eligible nominations are received, Ipswich City Council reserves the right to remove any award category as required. All nominees must satisfy the below criteria:
Nominees must be Ipswich residents aged 26 years or older as at 26 January 2023.
Demonstrated achievement in one or more of the following:
Nominees must be Ipswich residents aged 65 years or older as at 26 January 2023.
Demonstrated achievement in one or more of the following:
Nominees must be Ipswich residents under 26 years of age as at 26 January 2023.
Demonstrated achievement in one or more of the following:
Open to performers, musicians, actors, directors, etc. who reside in Ipswich, as well as those who have worked to develop cultural activities and projects within the Ipswich community.
Demonstrated achievement in one or more of the following:
Open to sporting coaches, administrators, officials and athletes of all ages who reside within the Ipswich community.
Demonstrated achievement in one or more of the following:
Nominations are open to Ipswich community groups that have shown significant contribution to supporting the Ipswich community by demonstrating two or more of the following:
Information (including photos) provided as part of the nomination process will be used for the purpose of conducting the Awards Ceremony and promoting the City of Ipswich services to the community. The photo and name use can include, but is not limited to, social media, website, Council publications and newspapers. Please ensure to use images and details of the nominees have been gained.
By submitting all documentation and photos you are acknowledging that Ipswich City Council may use them in the public domain.
Ipswich City Council, and its contractors or agents, may take photographs, sound recordings and video recordings at this event (“the Media”). The Media may include images or recordings of you (“Personal Information”).
Council may use and manage the Personal Information for marketing, promotional purposes, and as detailed in Council’s Privacy Statement & Personal Information Digest (these documents are available on Council’s website at Ipswich.qld.gov.au/privacy). The marketing and promotional purposes may include making the Personal Information publicly available on websites, social media and in printed material.
Those appearing in the Media will not receive any fee or benefit for this use of the Media.
If you do not agree to the collection of your Personal Information in this way, please notify the event organiser.
Should you have any further questions regarding this event please call 3810 6666.