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2025 Casey Community Award nominations now open

Nominations for the 2025 Casey Community Awards are now open.

The awards are a recognition program designed to celebrate the remarkable individuals and groups whose contributions have improved the quality of life in the City of Casey.

Anyone living in Casey can apply for the following categories:

• Casey Citizen of the Year

• Casey Young Citizen of the Year

• Casey Senior of the Year

• Casey Woman of the Year 

• Casey Community Group of the Year

• Lindsay King Art Award

• Casey Environment and Sustainability Champion(s)

• Casey Equity and Inclusion Award 

City of Casey Chair of Administrators Noelene Duff PSM said the Council had been celebrating community contributors through its awards program for more than two decades.

“These prestigious awards have celebrated community contributors for more than 20 years and have recognised many outstanding individuals and groups in sports, arts, education, multiculturalism, humanities, and community service,” she said.

“The awards are focused on offering more opportunities to acknowledge and inclusively celebrate all our community members.”

Ms Duff said that, through these awards, the Council recognised and celebrated the remarkable individuals and groups whose contributions have improved the quality of life in the City of Casey.

“These people and groups consistently go above and beyond in their contribution to the Casey community as volunteers, professionals or community members,” she said.

Nominations are open until Monday 25 November 2024. All finalists will be invited to attend the awards ceremony, which will be held in April 2025.

To learn more about the nomination categories, eligibility, and how to nominate an individual or group, visit: casey.vic.gov.au/casey-community-awards

If you need assistance with writing your nomination, email: caseycommawards@casey.vic.gov.au

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