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Citizen of the Year Awards

About the Awards

West Arnhem Regional Council has opened nominations for the 2026 Citizen of the Year Awards across the West Arnhem region, and we need your help to give our community’s best the recognition they deserve. We’re looking for someone who makes a difference in our communities including Jabiru, Gunbalanya, Maningrida, Warruwi and Minjilang. We are reaching out to organisations and local residents who can help us by identifying those who are doing outstanding work in our communities.

WARC_Jabiru Splash Citizen of the Year Award winner Rachel Hampton

Award Categories:

• Citizen of the Year

• Young Citizen of the Year (16 to 30 years)

• Community Event of the Year

Nominations Close: 19 December 2025.

For more information:  Call 89799465 or email wire@westarnhem.nt.gov.au

Nomination Form
Award Category
Name of person/event being nominated
Community
Is the person being nominated an Australian citizen?
Please put in as many details as you can, minimum 200 words.
One file only.
64 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.