Council Events

The Cen­tralian Awards are award­ed each at each Aus­tralia Day Flag Rais­ing and Cit­i­zen­ship Cer­e­mo­ny, cel­e­brat­ing the recip­i­ents’ sig­nif­i­cant con­tri­bu­tions to the Alice Springs community.

There are four awards:

• Cen­tralian Cit­i­zen of the Year
• Young Cen­tralian Cit­i­zen of the Year
• Senior Cen­tralian Cit­i­zen of the Year
• Com­mu­ni­ty Event of the Year

Nom­i­na­tions

Nom­i­na­tions for the 2025 Cen­tralian Cit­i­zen of The Year Awards closed on 18 Novem­ber 2024. All nom­i­nees are invit­ed to attend Aus­tralia Day Cer­e­mo­ny on Sun­day 26 Jan­u­ary 2025 where win­ners will be announced. More event details can be found here.