Since 1985 the Boyup Brook Shire Council has made awards available on each Australia Day as a way of acknowledging outstanding contributions and achievements of individuals within our community.

This process is made possible through community members taking the time to nominate people they believe are worthy of recognition.

Nominations

The Shire will annually invite nominations for the following Awards:

• Citizen of the Year
• Young Achiever of the Year
• Sports Person of the Year
• Kevin Henderson Memorial Award - Volunteer Award

Nominations open on the 1^st August.

Selection Criteria

The following selection criteria shall be used by the Committee to determine the most suitable nominee.

Citizen of the Year - nomination form

• A resident who has achieved the most distinguished performance/most outstanding achievement/ most positive contribution to the community, during the preceding year, or consistently over a number of years   

Young Achiever of the Year - nomination form

• A resident no older than  25 years of age on January 26 of the presentation year, who has achieved the most distinguished performance /most outstanding achievement/ most positive contribution to the community, during the preceding year, or over a number of years.    

Sports Person of the Year - nomination form

• A resident (of any age) who has made the most distinguished performance or outstanding achievement during the preceding year, or number of years active participation, coaching, promotion, leadership,  sportsmanship, consistent achievement at a high level and service to sport are all factors which can be considered.

Kevin Henderson Memorial Award-Volunteer - nomination form

• The volunteer/nominee must be a current resident in the Shire of Boyup Brook
• The nominee has been a volunteer for a minimum of five (5) years within the Shire of Boyup Brook, not necessarily with the same organisation for the whole time
• The volunteer should be from a recognised organisation

The formal Awards presentations are held annually in conjunction with the Shire’s Australia Day celebrations.

Nominations open 1st August and close 4.00pm 1st November each year. Nomination forms are available from the Shire office. Nominations are confidential and they are assessed by an Awards Committee made up from a number of Councillors and the Chief Executive Officer. Please submit nominations  in a sealed envelopes marked "Confidential" with the appropriate award category.

If you know someone you believe deserves recognition for their dedicated service to the Boyup Brook Community then please nominate them! The nomination forms are easy to complete and the process can be as simple or as detailed as you would like.

Shire Policy O.11 Annual Awards Process provides you with all the details you need to know about the Awards. This document along with the individual nomination forms are available from the Document Centre.

The Australia Day Awards Guidelines can be accessed HERE.

Please see below a list of Award winners of previous years.

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners.