Manningham Community Awards

Anyone can make a nomination. 

To nominate, you must have the permission of the person or group you’re nominating before you submit the nomination.

You can nominate yourself, however written references will be required to support your nomination.

To nominate a person or group for a Manningham Community Award, complete the online nomination form. You can also pick up a hard-copy nomination form from the Manningham Civic Centre. 

Nominations must include:

• Details of nominee and nominator
• Supporting information, including any supporting evidence
• At least one referee to support your nomination.

Nominations are assessed against a set criteria and are judged by a panel, which includes the Manningham Mayor, Director Connected Communities, the previous Citizen of Year recipient (in 2025 this will be the previous Manningham Civic Awards Citizen of the Year) and two members of Manningham Council’s advisory committees.

Nominations for the 2025 Manningham Community Awards open on Monday 16 June and close at 11.59pm on Sunday 20 July 2025.

To be eligible for nomination, the nominee must meet the following criteria: 

• The nominee must reside in Manningham. 

• Nominators must have the permission of the person/group they are nominating, prior to applying. 

• Previous recipients of the Manningham Community Awards, or preceding Manningham Civic Awards, are ineligible to receive the same Award within a 10-year period. 

• For the Manningham Young Achiever Award, the nominee must be under 25 years old on 30 June of the nominating year. 

• Manningham Councillors, Manningham Council employees, Manningham Council Programs and Committees, State and Federal politicians are not eligible, but are encouraged to nominate others.

• Self-nominations are accepted, however written references will be required to support the nomination. 

• Nominees can only be nominated once, although multiple supporting documents can be attached to the nomination. 

• All questions on the nomination form must be answered. 

• All nominators will be told the outcome of their application in August 2025, with each category having a maximum of three finalists. 

• The winner of each category will be amongst the notified finalists and will be announced at the Awards Ceremony in September 2025. 

• All finalists must be able to attend the Award Ceremony on Thursday, 11 September 2025. 

• Each finalist will be issued a complimentary ticket plus two tickets for additional guests (3 in total per finalist). 

• The winner of each category must be willing to share their achievements within the 12 months following the award, including promotional campaigns and photo opportunities. 

• The winner of the Manningham Citizen of the Year Award will be invited to join the assessment panel for the subsequent year’s awards. 

• Unsuccessful nominees and finalists may be re-nominated in subsequent years. 

The decision of the judging panel is final, and no correspondence will be entered into in respect of the decision. 

• This award is not open for direct nomination. 

• The Citizen of the Year will be chosen by the judging panel from the winners of all other categories, excluding: 

  • The Manningham Community Excellence Award. 

  • Any category winner which was a group, not an individual. 

• The panel will assess each eligible finalist for their outstanding contribution to the Manningham community within the last 12 months. 

• This is an individual-only award.  

• There is no age limit on this award. 

• The nominee must have demonstrated ongoing commitment to volunteerism over the past 12 months and reflect the values and dedication exemplified by the late Doreen Stoves AM PSM JP. 

• This is an individual-only award.  

• There is no age limit on this award. 

• The nominee must have contributed to community participation in active lifestyles, sports or physical activity in Manningham over the past 12 months. 

• This is an individual or group award.  

• There is no age limit on this award. 

• The nominee must have contributed to enhancing the lives of older residents in Manningham, fostering social connection, safety or active ageing over the last 12 months. 

• This is an individual or group award.  

• There is no age limit on this award. 

• The nominee must have contributed to Manningham’s creative community, sparking artistic, cultural or creative expression in the last 12 months. 

• This is an individual or group award.  

• There is no age limit on this award. 

• The nominee must have delivered outstanding programs or initiatives contributing to the wellbeing, development, and cohesion of the Manningham community over the last 12 months. 

• This is a community organisation or group award. 

• There is no age limit on this award. 

• The nominee must have enhanced health, wellbeing or resilience within the Manningham community, whether through advocacy, program development or direct service delivery over the last 12 months. 

• This is an individual or group award.  

• There is no age limit on this award. 

• The nominee must have actively contributed to community accessibility, inclusivity or diversity in Manningham over the last 12 months. 

• This is an individual or group award.  

• There is no age limit on this award. 

• The nominee must have made a positive impact within the Manningham Community through demonstrated leadership, innovation or commitment to helping others over the last 12 months. 

• This is an individual-only award.  

• The nominee must be under 25 years old on 30 June 2025.