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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards

We are proud to acknowledge and celebrate our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their contribution to our community.

Each year Council seeks nominations from members of the community and community organisations for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards. The Awards are presented at a special event hosted by Council and the Aboriginal Advisory Panel.

Recipients of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Awards may be nominated by Council for the State and/or National NAIDOC Awards.

Nominations for the 2024 Awards will open later this year.

Read the Guidelines for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards.

Categories for the Awards are:

  • Elder of the Year
  • Aunty Josie Agius Youth Achievement Award
  • Person of the Year
  • Sports Person of the Year
  • Contribution to the Arts
  • Educational Achievement
  • Lifetime Achievement
  • Recognition of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island group or organisation for its contribution to
    the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community
  • Recognition of a non-Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, group or organisation for their
    contribution to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community

2022 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award Winners

- Aboriginal Group or Organisation Contribution to Community - Tauondi Aboriginal Community College Staff
- Non-Aboriginal Individual, group or organisation Contribution to Community - Tadashi Nakamura and Abbie Patterson
- Contribution to the Arts - Ingrid O'Loughlin
- Elder of the Year - Rosemary Wanganeen
- Educational Achievement - Hannah Hughes
- Person of the Year - Schania Czygan
- Sportsperson of the Year - Terrence Wilson
- Auntie Josie Youth Achievement Award - Shakaya Butler and Alex Agius-Bersee

Previous Awards booklets

The Awards booklets produced each year showcase all of the nominations received, and highlight the exceptional achievements of local people, groups and services.  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that these booklets may contain images and names of deceased people.

"We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the land on which we stand, the Kaurna People of the Adelaide Plains. It is upon their ancestral lands that the Port Adelaide Enfield Council meets. It is also the Place of the Kardi, the Emu, whose story travels from the coast inland. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We respect their spiritual beliefs and connections to land which are of continuing importance to the living Kaurna People of today. We further acknowledge the contributions and important role that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to play within our shared community."