Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Awards 2011

A big thank you to all our sponsors and all those who attended this year's Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Awards.

 Congratulations to this year's Award winners:

  • Individual Community Services - Natalia Michail, 17
  • Young Entrepreneur - Mick Spencer, 21
  • Young Environmentalist - Orana School Wastebusters
  • Group Award - Dance Beyond Barriers
  • Youth Arts - Ben Burgess, 12
  • Personal Achievement - Garang Kuer Bul, 21
  • Young Canberra Citizen of the Year - Jessica McConnell, 18

What are the Awards?

The Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Awards were introduced in 1989. The Awards are conducted in partnership with sponsors and the ACT Government. The Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Awards provide an opportunity to recognise young people who have made significant contributions in areas including community work, sport, education, science, culture, the arts or the environment. Further, the Awards seek to acknowledge and recognise significant personal achievements of individual young people. The Awards are open to young people aged between 12 and 25 who have made a significant personal achievement in their life or a contribution to the ACT community.

 Award Category Information.doc  (148 KB DOC)

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Sponsors

Community CPS Australia is the major sponsor for these Awards and is providing the prize money of $2,000 for the 2011 Young Canberra Citizen of the Year.

The winners in all other categories will each receive a prize to the value of $1,000, thanks to the generosity of each category sponsor. For this year’s Awards the Personal Achievement Award is being sponsored by Anglicare ACT; the Young Entrepreneur Award is being sponsored by Accrue Chartered Accountants; the Individual Community Service Award is being sponsored by the University of Canberra; the Group Award is being sponsored by the Australian Catholic University; the Young Environmentalist Award is being sponsored by The Riverview Group; and the Youth Arts Award is being sponsored by ACT Policing, Crime Prevention Team.