Nominations for the 2022 Wellington Shire Australia Day Awards are open.

 We will promote the awards through our Council channels and the local media, however we thought we would extend the information to community groups like yours, if you wanted to promote them on your own social media or other methods, encouraging people to nominate.

 We would love to nominate people from your own groups for these awards, who work hard for your community. We know that volunteers are the backbone of all our communities and we know there are many unsung heroes among you who simply don’t get any recognition.

 Here is your chance to change to give those people the acknowledgement they deserve!

 If you click on this link  2022 Aus Day Awards you should be able to access a package of materials including:

• Some social media tiles you can post to Facebook to promote the awards and encourage nominations
• Some example text you may like to use to explain what the awards are about and to encourage people to nominate
• Printable images you can use that have QR codes leading to the nomination form

 We are seeking nominations for the following categories:

• Citizen of the Year
• Young Citizen of the Year
• Group of the Year
• Covid Hero

 You will find details about our awards, including the categories and previous winners on our website here Australia Day Awards (wellington.vic.gov.au)

 Nominations for this year’s awards open today and close at the end of October. Traditionally we then have an Australia Day luncheon in the first week of December to announce and celebrate the winners. We are hoping to do that again this year, as long as Covid regulations allow.

 Thank you for your support and we can’t wait to see all the nominations of Wellington residents doing great things in your community.