Award nominations opening soon

Who do you know who is making an outstanding contribution in the Boroondara community?

Being an exemplary citizen can take many forms. You might have a co-worker, friend, student, neighbour, volunteer, teacher, sports coach, the list goes on and on, who is making a big difference for the better of our community. Nominate them for the Citizen of the Year Awards.

You can nominate under 2 categories:

• 2026 Boroondara Citizen of the Year
• 2026 Boroondara Young Citizen of the Year.

Nominations close at 5 pm on Friday 21 November 2025 and winners will be announced at the Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony on Monday 26 January 2026.

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Who you can nominate

Citizen of the Year Award

The person you’re nominating:

• must be an Australian Citizen who lives, works, studies or volunteers in the City of Boroondara
• must be someone else (we don’t accept self-nominations)
• can't be a current Councillor or Council officer of the City of Boroondara.

Young Citizen of the Year

In addition to the above criteria, the person you’re nominating in this category must be under the age of 26 on 26 January 2026.

Submitting a nomination

• You must provide the contacts details of the person you’re nominating or the parent/guardian contact details for a nominee under 18-years-old.
• You may be contacted by our Civic Awards Assessment Panel or by a Council officer from the Governance team if they require any further information to support your nomination.
• You can attach documents to support your nomination. For example: certificates of achievements or recognition or photos of the nominee in action in the capacity you’re nominating them for.

After you submit your nomination

Nominations close on 5 pm Friday 21 November 2025.

The Boroondara Civic Awards Assessment Panel will then review the nominations. The panel may contact you to seek more information about your nomination.

If you submit a nomination, a Council officer from the Governance team at City of Boroondara will contact you in by January 2026 to let you know the outcome of your nomination.

Award recipients are presented with a certificate at the awards event. The awards event is part of the Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony on Monday 26 January 2026. The awards are honorary and there are no official or obligatory duties required by award recipients during the year.