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Each year, North Sydney Council honours local people who make a difference in our community and Local Government Area (LGA).
There are many people who work behind the scenes to make North Sydney the wonderful place that it is. The North Sydney Community Awards are a perfect opportunity to acknowledge some of these unsung heroes. If you know someone who is worthy of an accolade, we encourage you to nominate them.
Whether it is someone who volunteers in the area, a social entrepreneur, or you know of a project with wide community impact, a Community Award is a great way to recognise someone or a group that is making a difference.
Nominations for 2024 have closed. Winners will be announced on 19 April 2024.
Award categories
1. Community Builder
This person or group is the glue that makes the North Sydney community stronger, together.
Purpose: to encourage, acknowledge and celebrate an outstanding contribution by a person or group of people who make the North Sydney community stronger, together.
Criteria:
- degree to which the North Sydney community benefited
- how the contribution was made e.g. volunteer, special circumstances, outstanding contribution in specialised field.
2. Eco Warrior
This person or group has made an outstanding contribution to making North Sydney cleaner and greener.
Purpose: to encourage, acknowledge and celebrate an outstanding contribution to the local environment or sustainability by a person or group to the North Sydney community.
For example:
- contribution in protecting, conserving, rehabilitating or sustaining our unique environment and achieving a more sustainable North Sydney community,
- contribution to promoting the development and benefits of environmentally responsible behaviour, and/or
- contribution towards a cleaner, greener North Sydney.
Criteria:
- degree to which the North Sydney community benefited
- how the contribution was made e.g. volunteer, special circumstances, outstanding contribution in specialised field.
3. Living Legend
This person has served the North Sydney community for more than 20 years and is an inspiration to others.
Purpose: to encourage, acknowledge and celebrate the outstanding contribution of a person who has served the North Sydney community for more than 20 years and is an inspirational role model for others.
Criteria:
- degree to which the North Sydney community benefited
- how the contribution was made e.g. volunteer, special circumstances, outstanding contribution in specialised field.
4. Next Generation
This young person or group of young people have made an outstanding contribution to the North Sydney community and are an inspiration to others.
Purpose: to encourage, acknowledge and celebrate an outstanding contribution by a young person or group who inspire others and have made an outstanding contribution to the North Sydney community.
*All Next Generation nominees must be aged 24 and under on 31st December 2022.
Criteria:
- degree to which the North Sydney community benefited
- how the contribution was made e.g. volunteer, special circumstances, outstanding contribution in specialised field.
5. Trailblazer
This person or group has bold innovators, driving positive impact within the North Sydney community.
Purpose: to encourage, acknowledge and celebrate an outstanding contribution by a person or group that has driven positive impact by addressing a current social, developmental, economic or environmental challenge through innovative and bold ideas and/or collaboration.
Criteria:
- degree to which the North Sydney community benefited
- how the contribution was made e.g. volunteer, special circumstances, outstanding contribution in specialised field.
Eligibility criteria
- the nominee must be an Australian Citizen
- whilst the nominee doesn't have to reside in the North Sydney LGA, they need to have made a significant and positive contribution to the North Sydney LGA community
- the nominee's contribution must have been made in 2023; however, does not exclude cumulative years contribution made prior e.g. volunteer recognised for 20 years achievement, retired 2023
- nominees for the Next Generation Award must be aged 24 and under on 31 December 2023
- previous award recipients cannot be nominated
- self-nominations cannot be accepted
- present Council staff, Councillors and their family members can nominate others, but cannot themselves be nominated.
Judging
The Mayor and Deputy Mayor of North Sydney Council, as well as the Community Awards Committee, are responsible for judging the nominations and awarding winners in each category.
The North Sydney Community Awards will be presented to winning individuals and groups at a special awards ceremony. Details to be announced.
How to nominate
Nominations for 2024 have closed. Winners will be announced on 19 April 2024.