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City of Wollongong

City of Wollongong Awards

These awards are an opportunity to acknowledge the people and organisations who make our city a better place.

2024 award recipients

CategoryRecipient
Citizen of the YearDr Aunty Barbara Nicholson
Senior Citizen of the YearDr Munir Hussain
Young Citizen of the YearMorgan Clarke
Rising Star AwardPenelope Towney
Environmental Achievement AwardEmma Rooksby
Innovation Achievement AwardDr Aimee Silla
Sports Achievement AwardGrace Tracey
Arts and Cultural Achievement AwardJudy Bourke
Diversity and Inclusion AwardDisabled Surfers Association, South Coast Branch
Wollongong to the World AwardRay Collins
Wollongong to the World Award - Highly commendedMark Olive
Lord Mayor's AwardColedale RSL
Lord Mayor's AwardRebecca Schmidt-Lachlan
Lord Mayor's AwardRiley Lapham
Lord Mayor's AwardDr Sam Wise

You can read more about our award recipients in our 2024 City of Wollongong Awards media release.

Award categories

A person of any age who has made a contribution to the Wollongong Community to an exceptionally high standard should be regarded as worthy to be the ‘Wollongong Citizen of the Year’.

A person aged 65 and over in 2023, who has made a contribution to the Wollongong Community to an exceptionally high standard should be regarded as worthy to be the ‘Senior Wollongong Citizen of the Year’.

A person aged 30 or under in 2023, who has made a contribution to the Wollongong Community to an exceptionally high standard, and should be regarded as worthy to be the ‘Young Wollongong Citizen of the Year’.

A person aged 18 years or under in 2023, who has made such outstanding contribution to the Wollongong Community, that they would be worthy to be named Wollongong’s 2023 'Rising Star'.

A person or group who has influenced or made the most valuable contribution to environmental initiatives in the City of Wollongong.

A person or group who has influenced or made the most valuable contribution to the performing or visual arts, or the heritage of the City of Wollongong.

A person/team which has influenced or made the most valuable contribution to the playing, coaching, management or promotion of at least one sport in the City of Wollongong.

A person or group who has influenced, or made the most innovative contribution, in such endeavours (but not limited to) science, technology, education, research, medicine, mathematics or the environment in the City of Wollongong.

A local volunteer, not-for-profit, or service organisation based in the Wollongong City Council area which has made an outstanding contribution to the people of the City of Wollongong.

A person or group that has shown outstanding and innovative contributions that promote social inclusion, acceptance and understanding of human diversity in the City of Wollongong.

A person who has a strong Wollongong Connection but who is no longer residing in the City, but who is achieving great things nationally and/or internationally in any field of endeavour.