Nominations - Australia Day Awards
Nominations for the 2026 Australia Day Awards are now open and close at 9.00am on Monday, 1 December 2025.
Click on the award category to go through to the nomination form.
Please read the Guidelines(PDF, 270KB) before completing the nomination forms.
*NOTE - please type your answers into a Word document before submitting in case of form failure*
Eligibility
- Nominees must be Australian citizens and reside in the Gilgandra Shire at the time of nomination.
- Unsuccessful nominees may be re-nominated in subsequent years.
- Self-nominations will not be accepted.
Award Categories - Nominate Now!
To be eligible, the person must be 30 years or older on 26 January of the relevant year.
To be eligible, the person must be under 30 years and over 16 years of age on 26 January of the relevant year.
Presented to the person/team who has achieved the highest honour during the year.
Presented to the person/group who has staged the most outstanding community event during the past year.
Presented to the group who is deemed to be the most outstanding community service organisation during the past year.