MID North Coast communities have been invited to nominate their outstanding citizens for the 2027 Nambucca Valley Community Awards Ceremony, to be held at Bowraville Central School on Monday, January 25.
Nomination forms are available from the Macksville or Nambucca Heads Libraries, the council’s Administration Centre or via the council’s website.
Residents have until 4pm this Friday, 13 November to lodge their nominations.
But before making a nomination, nominees should review the award guidelines.
“There are two key guidelines,” a spokesperson for Nambucca Valley Council said.
“Nominees cannot be paid for the service or contribution for which they are being nominated, and nominators cannot be a family relation of the nominee.”
At their October meeting, councillors resolved to hold next year’s award ceremony in Bowraville, as the celebration was held in Macksville in 2026 and in Nambucca Heads in 2025.
Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee, who sits on the Nambucca Valley Community Awards Advisory Committee, said the 2027 awards event in Bowraville Central School’s auditorium was shaping up to be a great community event.
“Now’s the time for locals to nominate people for these community awards,” he said.
“Council prides itself on delivering the Nambucca Valley Community Awards. They encourage our volunteers, and our communities would not run as efficiently or be as special as they are without them.”
Residents can nominate eligible persons in the following categories:
- Citizen of the Year Award
- Senior Citizen of the Year Award
- Young Citizen of the Year Award
- Indigenous Citizen of the Year
- Young Indigenous Citizen of the Year
- Services to the Community Award
- Environmental Award
- Good Neighbour Award
- Cultural Achievement Award
- Sports Achievement Awards: Junior Sports Person, Senior Sports Person, Junior Sports, and Senior Sports Team.
Nomination forms can be lodged online at: https://www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au/Community/Community-Info-Local-History/NambuccaValley-Community-Awards
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