The City of Belmont NAIDOC Awards program recognises the achievements of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students and community members who excel in their area of interest and help to build a vibrant and connected community.

Pictured above: Delma Balchin (centre) receiving the 2024 City of Belmont NAIDOC Community Award from Mayor Robert Rossi (left) and Deputy Mayor Deborah Sessions (right).

NAIDOC Community Award

This award established in 2012, recognises the personal achievements of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community member in sport, education, business, music, art, culture or community service, (such as emergency service volunteers, volunteer support personnel and industry groups across the community) over the previous 12 months.

Each year, the award recipient is celebrated with a plaque and a voucher at the City of Belmont Community Service Awards Dinner, which will be held on 6 December 2025. 

Nomination details

Nominations for the 2025 City of Belmont NAIDOC Awards will open from Sunday 6 July to Friday 31 October 2025. To nominate someone, please read and complete the awards guidelines and nomination form (which will be availble closer to the opening date), and send it to [email protected] or return the completed form to the City of Belmont Civic Centre.

Download the 2025 NAIDOC Award Guidelines and Nomination form

Nominate someone for a City of Belmont NAIDOC Award

Previous award winners:

• 2024 Delma Balchin
• 2023 Brenda Greenfield
• 2022 Kayley Emery 
• 2021 Kobi Morrison 
• 2020 Tamara Parker and Ann Hawke
• 2019 Neil Coyne
• 2018 Kaelan Corpus
• 2017 Frances Ramsey
• 2016 Ann Oakley
• 2015 Danny Penny and Joshua Loo (Runner up)
• 2014 Zyhannah Bin Jalil
• 2013 Janice McEwan
• 2012 Kaylene Bowes-Smith and Grace Smith

NAIDOC Student Awards

The City’s annual NAIDOC Student Award recognises an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student’s achievement during the previous 12 months.

The winners of this award receive a framed certificate of achievement and a book voucher, presented by the Mayor (or a Council representative of the City) at an event or assembly celebrating NAIDOC Week.

Nomination details

Nominations for the 2025 City of Belmont Student NAIDOC Awards will be open until Friday 13 June 2025. Participating schoools can nominate one Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student from any year by completing the nomination form using the link below.

Nominate a student for a City of Belmont Student NAIDOC Award