It’s time to nominate outstanding individuals for Australian of the Year Awards 2023.
The Australian of the Year Awards rely on nominations from members of the public to find individuals who are contributing to our nation and who make us proud.
It only takes one nomination for someone to be considered for the awards, but a nomination must be submitted for a person to be in the running.
There are four categories in the awards including Australian of the Year, Senior Australian of the Year (aged 65 years and over), Young Australian of the Year (aged 16-30 years) and Australia’s Local Hero.
National Australia Day Council chief executive officer Karlie Brand said nominating someone for the awards was a powerful way to share their story with the nation.
“Nominating a person for the awards brings their contributions or achievements to national attention – it elevates their personal story and allows others to appreciate what they’ve done,” Ms Brand said.
“The Australian of the Year Awards program is based on people appreciating other people.
“Every announcement of an Australian of the Year started with someone submitting a nomination for them, so the person you nominate could very well be one of our next award recipients.
“Nominating is a very simple process which can be done online.
“While you don’t need to know the individual personally, you do need to be able to tell us a little about what they’ve done and why they would be worthy of recognition.”
Nominations must be for a living person who is an Australian Citizen and has been a role model for the Australian community.
Public nominations for the 2023 Australian of the Year Awards are open until midnight Sunday 31 July, 2022.
Once nominations close, each state and territory selects four nominees in each awards category.
In October to November, award recipients will be announced for each category in each state and territory and these recipients become finalists for the national awards to be announced on the evening of Wednesday 25 January 2023.
To nominate, visit australianoftheyear.org.au
