Livingstone Shire Council is asking residents to nominate people who make a difference in their community for the 2027 Australia Day Awards. Nominations open on Tuesday 27 October and close at midnight on Friday 11 December 2026. Recent winners include 2026 Citizen of the Year Robert Lang, who has spent 53 years with the Rural Fire Service, and 2026 Young Citizen of the Year Myilly Symington, a former Cultural Captain at Yeppoon State High School. Award categories include Citizen of the Year, Arts and Culture, Environmental Achievement and Business, Innovation and Corporate Responsibility.
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council is asking residents and community groups to nominate people, groups and events for the 2027 Australia Day Awards. Nominations close at 4.00pm on Friday, 4 December 2026. This year the council has added a Community Group/Event of the Year award, which recognises groups or events that have made a meaningful contribution to community life during 2026. Previously unsuccessful nominees may be nominated again. Nomination forms are available from council offices in Cootamundra and Gundagai, and can be submitted online, emailed or returned to council offices.
Diamantina Shire Council is inviting community members to nominate for three positions on the 2027 Australia Day Awards selection panel. Two places are for residents of Bedourie and Birdsville, and one is for a community member from anywhere in the shire. Panel members will assess award nominations alongside the Mayor and Chief Executive Officer. Applicants must have lived in the shire for at least five years. Nominations close at 5:00pm on Friday, 6 November 2026.
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Brewarrina Shire Council has opened nominations for its 2027 Australia Day Awards, which recognise people, organisations and events across the shire. Nominations close on Monday 30 November 2026 and can be lodged online, through the council website, or at council offices. An independent committee will review entries. Winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Brewarrina Memorial Pool on 26 January 2027. Mayor Tom Stanton encouraged residents to nominate people who have shown dedication, service or excellence.
Brewarrina Shire Council has opened nominations early for its 2027 Australia Day Awards, which close on 30 November 2026. Nominations can be made on paper, on the council website or online. A selection committee will meet in early December to finalise recipients. At an Alliance of Western Councils meeting in Cobar, members opposed proposed disaster recovery funding changes, which could leave Brewarrina with an estimated $868,724 gap. The RSPCA will run a community desexing program for cats and dogs from 13 to 15 October. Council is also upgrading cemeteries and progressing road works across the shire.
