The Australia Day Citizen of the Year Awards

Nominations are now closed for the 2025 Australia Day Citizen of the Year Awards.

The Australia Day Citizen of the Year Awards are proudly presented by the Australia Day Council of South Australia and the City of Salisbury.

For more information about the Citizen of the Year Awards, click here.

Categories

Citizen of the Year Award
To be eligible, the person must be an Australian citizen and live, work or play within the City of Salisbury.

Young Citizen of the Year Award
To be eligible, the person must be an Australian citizen under 30 years of age on 26 January 2021 and live, work or play within the City of Salisbury.

Senior Citizen of the Year Award
To be eligible, the person must be an Australian citizen 60 years or over on 26 January 2021 and live, work or play within the City of Salisbury.

Community Event of the Year Award
This is presented to the person/group who has staged the most outstanding community event during the past year. The person/group must live or the event must take place within the City of Salisbury.

Award for Active Citizenship (open to all including non-Australian citizens)
This new award would be for a person or group delivering outstanding work or for an event or cause staged in the community during the past year.

Salisbury Community Achievement Award (open to all Salisbury residents and ratepayers regardless of citizenship)
This new award would be for a person or group delivering outstanding work or for an event or cause staged in the community during the past year.