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  • The Geelong Youth Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements and contributions of young people aged 12 - 25 years old who live, work, study, play or volunteer in the City of Greater Geelong. These awards highlight the diverse talents, leadership, resilience, and community spirit of our local youth across a range of categories. Nominations received will directly inform the judging panel’s selection of finalists and award winners, ensuring the Geelong Youth Awards are community-driven and representative of the broad achievements of young people in Greater Geelong.

  • The community plays a key role in shaping this year’s awards by sharing the stories of inspiring young people. Your involvement helps ensure the awards reflect the lived experiences, values, and priorities of our region by recognising those who are making a genuine impact.

Chat to Our Officers

Need help with your nomination? Not sure which category to choose or how to describe someone's achievements? Our Youth Development team is here to help! We encourage you to reach out for a chat - whether it's to talk through your nomination or ask questions about the process. We're happy to guide you.

  • Chat to our officers

    Contact us:

    Email: youthawards@geelongcity.vic.gov.au

    Phone: 03 5272 6120

    Available: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm

The personal information and feedback (collectively the Data) requested on this page is being collected by City of Greater Geelong (City) for the purpose of 2025 Geelong Youth Awards, and any other directly related purpose (Project).

If your personal information is not collected, the Project may not be able to be adequately conducted, and the City may not be able to contact you for further questions or to find solutions.

In order to collect and conduct in depth and detailed analysis of the Data for the purposes of the Project, the City will disclose the Data (including your personal information if provided) to its third-party service providers, including Social Pinpoint Pty Ltd, Converlens Pty Ltd and Amazon Web Services.

Other than as stated above, your personal information will not be disclosed to any external party without your consent, except as required or authorised by law.

Our privacy policy is available on our website. If you wish to alter any of the personal information you have supplied to the City, please contact us by sending an email to privacy@geelongcity.vic.gov.au.

Your Feedback

Thank you for taking the time submit a nomination for the 2025 Geelong Youth Awards.

We're committed to making the nomination process as clear, inclusive, and accessible as possible. You have an opportunity to provide feedback on your experience using this form, as well as any thoughts you may have about the award categories or nomination criteria.

You might like to consider:

  • Was the nomination form easy to understand and complete?
  • Did you feel the questions allowed you to fully represent the young person or volunteer you were nominating?
  • Are there any parts of the process that could be improved?
  • Do the current award categories reflect the achievements and contributions of young people in our community?
  • Are there other categories or types of recognition you think we should consider in future?

Your feedback helps us shape and improve the Geelong Youth Awards in future years to ensure they remain relevant and accessible for everyone in our community.

All responses are optional and will be reviewed by the Youth Development Unit to inform future planning.

To provide any on the youth awards nomination process or current categories, please email to youthawards@geelongcity.vic.gov.au.

The personal information (collectively the Data) requested on this page is being collected by City of Greater Geelong (City) for the purpose of the Geelong Youth Awards, and any other directly related purpose (Project).

If your personal information is not collected, the Project may not be able to be adequately conducted, and the City may not be able to accept your nomination.

Your personal information will not be disclosed to any external party without your consent, except as required or authorised by law.

By submitting this nomination, you acknowledge that your photo may be taken if you attend the Geelong Youth Awards ceremony.

Our privacy policy is available on our website. If you wish to alter any of the personal information you have supplied to the City, please contact us by sending an email to youthawards@geelongcity.vic.gov.au