Nominations for the Edward River Council Australia Day Awards 2017 are now open.

There will be four Edward River Council wide awards, one for Deniliquin only and one for Conargo only.

The Awards are the following;

• Citizen of the Year

• Young Citizen of the Year

• Sportsperson of the Year

• Young Sportsperson of the Year

• Community Event of the Year (Deniliquin only)

• The Bill Hermiston Memorial Landcare Award (Conargo only)

It will be a new experience for residents as it will be the first Australia Day under the Edward River Council banner after years of being just Deniliquin Council and Conargo Shire.

All details of the nomination process are available at http://www.edwardriver.nsw.gov.au/australia-day-2017  and after reading about the awards and criteria, download and fill in the form at the bottom of the page and get it in to council by Email, Fax, Post or In Person by Friday December 2.