Australia Day Awards

Nominations are now open for the City of Marion Australia Day Awards  which recognise Marion’s community heroes as part of Australia’s biggest annual celebration.  Areas of service can include education, health, fundraising, charitable and voluntary service, business, sport, arts and the environment. 

Please nominate someone who has made a positive contribution to the City of Marion and give them the opportunity to be acknowledged for their efforts.

Awards are given in the categories of:

• Citizen of the Year
• Young Citizen of the Year: A person must be an Australian Citizen under 30 years or age on 26 January 2019.
• Community Event of the Year - For the person or group who has staged the most outstanding community event during the past year.
• Sportsperson / Team of the Year

The winners will be announced at a special event which will be held at the Marion RSL on Saturday, 26 January. All nominees will be invited to attend and will all receive a certificate.

The nomination form is available below. Please download the form, print it out, fill out the required information and return it.

Nominations must be received by 5pm on Monday, 17 December 2018.

For more information please please call Richard Watson on 8375 6600.

More than 100 people attended the Australia Day Awards presentation at the Marion RSL on Friday, 26 January 2018.

Please join us in congratulating the City of Marion's Australia Day award nominees and recipients who have been recognised for their outstanding commitment to serving our community:

Citizen of the Year - Ray Trenorden

Young Citizen of the Year - Renee Pounsett

Event of the Year - Marion Christmas Bazaar

Sportsperson / Team of the Year - Marion Swimming Club

Please join us in congratulating the City of Marion's Australia Day award recipients who have been recognised for their outstanding commitment to serving our community:

• Citizen of the Year, Robyn Richards
• Young Citizen of the Year, Amy Rust
• Community Event of the Year, Maker Faire 2016
• Sportsperson / Team of the Year, Kyle Chalmers

Please join us in congratulating the City of Marion's Australia Day award recipients who have been recognised for their outstanding commitment to serving our community:

• Citizen of the Year, Peter Stretton
• Young Citizen of the Year, Charlotte Rayner
• Community Event of the Year, ANZAC Day Dawn Servce at Hallett Cove - Hallett Cove Lions Inc.
• Sportsperson / Team of the Year, Rayna Anesbury

Please join us in congratulating the City of Marion's Australia Day award recipients, who have been recognised for their outstanding commitment to serving our community:

• Citizen of the Year, David Jarman
• Young Citizen of the Year, Aidan Barry
• Community Event of the Year, Marion Historical Village Intergenerational Games Day
• Sportsperson / Team of the Year, Sturt Marion under 17 girls soccer team

We also warmly welcome the 24 people who took their citizenship pledge during our awards event.