Western Australian of the Year Awards

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The Western Australian of the Year Awards (previously the WA Citizen Of The Year Awards) are annually awarded to seven individuals who have made an outstanding and enduring contribution to the advancement of the state and people of Western Australia through their chosen field of endeavour. An overall winner is chosen from the recipients of each category award. [1] [2]

Western Australia State in Australia

Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, and the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of 2,529,875 square kilometres, and the second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha Republic. The state has about 2.6 million inhabitants – around 11 percent of the national total – of whom the vast majority live in the south-west corner, 79 per cent of the population living in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated.

The awards have been given every year since 1973. [1] [2] [3] The awards were originally known as the WA Citizen Of The Year Awards, [4] and included categories for organisations as well as individuals. [5] The awards were renamed in 2012, when Foundation Day was rename to Western Australia Day. [2]

Western Australia Day

Western Australia Day is a public holiday in Western Australia, celebrated on the first Monday in June each year to commemorate the founding of the Swan River Colony in 1829. Because of the celebration of Western Australia Day, WA does not celebrate the Queen's Birthday Holiday in June, as do the other Australian states; it is held in September or October instead.

Worthy individuals and organisations may be nominated by fellow West Australians and cannot nominate themselves.

The categories that make up this annual award are: Aboriginal, Arts and Culture, Business, Community, Professions, Sport, Youth. [1] [2] Also at other times, the Epic Achievement Award, Spirit of WA, Lifetime achievement award, Special Year 2000 award, and the Sir Charles Court inspiring leadership awards have been awarded. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Other Western Australian awards". Government of Western Australia - Department of Local Government and Communities - Office of Multicultural Interests. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Western Australian of the Year Awards 2015". Celebrate WA. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "The awards were first presented on Foundation Day, 1 June 1973" - Appendix 4 (pp 976-981 compiled by Anna Kesson - in the Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia.
  4. ↑ Kneebone, Phil; Celebrate W.A. Council (1996), Western Australian citizens of the year, 1973-1996, Celebrate W.A. Council, retrieved 1 June 2015
  5. 1 2 "Previous winners". Celebrate WA. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  6. ↑ from Kesson, Anna , pp. 980-981

Further reading

The West Australian, widely known as The West is the only locally edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia, and is owned by Seven West Media (SWM), as is the state's other major newspaper, The Sunday Times. The West is the second-oldest continuously produced newspaper in Australia, having been published since 1833. The West tends to have conservative leanings, and has mostly supported the Liberal–National Party Coalition. The West is Australia's fourth largest newspaper by circulation, and is the only newspaper in the top 20 not owned by either News Limited or Nine Publishing.

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