Nominations for Central Coast Council\u2019s 2024 Australia Day Awards are now open, providing an opportunity to recognise local individuals and groups who make an outstanding contribution to the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Council Unit Manager Community and Culture, Glenn Cannard said the awards are an opportunity to shine a light on Coasties who make a real difference in our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor over nine years, Central Coast Council’s Australia Day Awards have acknowledged and celebrated the contributions and achievements of over 100 locals,\u201d Mr Cannard said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis year\u2019s Australia Day Awards received 60 nominations, with Ryan Wilson named Citizen of the Year for his work in starting the \u2018Free Trade Day\u2019 initiative after attending a gentlemen\u2019s home in 2017.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Council Administrator, Rik Hart said these awards are important in celebrating diversity, achievements and community spirit across the Central Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow is the time to recognise someone who is doing extraordinary things in our community to ensure their efforts and achievements don\u2019t go unnoticed,\u201d Mr Hart said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe different Australia Day Award categories means that a diverse range of people and their contributions will be recognised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnyone can nominate, so I call on the community to put forward a local individual or group accomplishing great things or supporting those in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Award categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nominations are now open until 5pm on Sunday 24 September 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For further information, eligibility criteria and to make a nomination visit centralcoast.nsw.gov.au\/ausday2024<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nominations for Central Coast Council\u2019s 2024 Australia Day Awards are now open, providing an opportunity to recognise local individuals and groups who make an outstanding contribution to the region. Council…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sync_status":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"series":[170],"class_list":["post-4722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events","series-on-the-coast-families"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Nominations-open-for-Central-Coast-Councils-2024-Australia-Day-Awards.png","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/feed\/podcast\/on-the-coast-families","embedCode":"Nominate Your Local Heroes: Central Coast\u2019s 2024 Australia Day Awards Celebrate Outstanding Contributions<\/a><\/blockquote>