The City of Greater Geelong is extending the nomination period for the 2025 Women in Community Life Awards.
Nominations can be lodged via the City's Women in Community Life Awards page and will now close on Wednesday 15 January.
The awards, which will be presented at the City's International Women's Day event on Wednesday 5 March next year, acknowledge the contribution women have made to the Greater Geelong community, particularly in relation to advancing gender equality.
There will be four categories featured for next year's awards: Leadership and Advocacy; First Nations Woman; Human Rights; and Strengthening Healthy Communities.
City of Greater Geelong Mayor, Stretch Kontelj OAM
Right across Greater Geelong, women are making highly valuable contributions to our community and to our lives every single day.The Women in Community Life Awards aim to acknowledge those women, to recognise their achievements and to celebrate the impact that women in our community continue to have.
Councillor Melissa Cadwell
The awards night is a really important event and it is a special night for so many reasons.It is such a wonderful way to pay tribute to the incredible women in the Greater Geelong region and I look forward to seeing some quality nominations for the 2025 event.
To be eligible for an award a nominee must live, work or study in the Greater Geelong region and identify as a woman or gender non-binary person.
Organisations and community groups based in the Greater Geelong region can also be nominated.
