2024 Frankston City Citizen of the Year Awards
Published on 18 September 2023
Do you know a humble Frankston City hero who deserves recognition?
Then be sure to nominate them for the Frankston Citizen of the Year Awards – a great opportunity to recognise people and groups that have made an outstanding contribution to the Frankston City community over the past year or have given exceptional service over a number of years.
These awards are proudly presented at the 2024 Frankston City Council Citizen of the Year Awards Ceremony to be held in January, presided over by the Mayor of Frankston City Council.
Categories include Citizen of the Year (26 years and over); Young Citizen of the Year (under 26 years); and Community Group of the Year.
Eligibility for Nominees
- Nominees should reside in Frankston City or have made an outstanding contribution or service to Frankston City;
- Contribution recognised within the current nomination year (1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023), and/ or an outstanding service over a number of years;
- Known for their continued commitment in areas such as: education, health, fundraising, charitable and voluntary services, business, environment;
- Leadership demonstrated towards enhancing the benefit and wellbeing outcomes of the Frankston City community; and
- Demonstrated passion and dedication for helping others in their community.
Nominations open 1 October and will close 26 November 2023.
2023 Citizen of the Year Award Recipients
The 2023 Frankston City Citizen of the Year was the much respected, late Warwick Exton, who was nominated for his remarkable contribution to the community, particularly through his work protecting our precious environment.
Warwick notably devoted many years of his life to the restoration of the Sweetwater Creek Reserve, which has created a deep network of connections across the community and with Frankston City Council.
His book, Action Sweetwater Creek, is dedicated to the many people whose love of Sweetwater Creek and protection of the area has encouraged Council to proclaim the site as a Nature Reserve. The book is also a tribute to his vision and extraordinary dedication.
The 2023 Young Citizen of the Year was Jack Lyons, who has a heart for helping those in need. Jack ran many marathons to raise money to support the charity Blessing Bags, which provides essentials to the homeless in the Mornington Peninsula region.
The 2023 Community Award was presented to the Women’s Spirit Project, which aims to inspire, empower and support vulnerable women who typically do not have access to affordable fitness, health and wellbeing activities through programs that build health, resilience, self-determination, and connectedness.
Selection Panel for 2024 Frankston City Citizen of the Year
Council is also calling for Expressions of Interest from local residents or business operators to be part of the 2024 Citizen of the Year Selection Panel.
The Panel will be responsible for reviewing, assessing and deliberating all nominations received and, finally, selecting the winners of the awards for all categories, with the total time commitment not exceeding one day. Expressions of Interest submissions close 31 October 2023.
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