Mount Alexander Shire Council is proud that we host a joint Australia Day–Survival Day event on 26 January each year, where we welcome new Australian citizens and announce winners of the Mount Alexander Shire Australia Day Awards.
Australia Day Awards 2027 nominations
Australia Day Award Nominations are now open in the following categories:
- Citizen of the Year
- Young Citizen of the Year (under 26 years of age on 26 January 2026)
- Senior Citizen of the Year (over 65 years of age on 26 January 2026)
- Community Event of the Year (including online events)
How to submit the completed forms
Download and complete the Australia Day Award Nomination Form(PDF, 2MB).
Forms can be submitted by post, email or in-person.
By post:
REPLY PAID 185 Australia Day Awards 2026
Mount Alexander Shire Council
PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450
By email: info@mountalexander.vic.gov.au
In person: Civic Centre, Cnr Lyttleton and Lloyd Streets, Castlemaine VIC 3450
Please note nominations must be submitted by 5.00pm on Monday 30 November 2026
Australia Day - Survival Day event 2025
Watch Australia Day - Survival Day 2026
The event was livestreamed to YouTube on the day. Watch the recording on our YouTube channel.
Australia Day – Survival Day event 2026
Council would like to say a big thank you to everyone who performed at the Survival Day concert:
- Uncle Rick Nelson
- Bart Willoughby
- Nalderun Women
- Castlemaine Highland Pipe Band
- Vic Say
- Diana Domonkos
- Caroline McLaren and Konjo Mama
- Culture Evolves
- Palm Choir
- Phil Egan and Brothers in Arms Entertainment
Council also thanks and acknowledges:
- Lisa Chesters MP, Federal Member for Bendigo
- Maree Edwards MP, State Member for Bendigo West
- Ice Cream Republic
- Rotary Club of Castlemaine
- ASQ Garden and Landscape Castlemaine
- Power AV
- Coliban Water
- AUSLAN Services
Congratulations to our 2026 Australia Day Award winners
- Citizen of the Year – Nancy Whittaker
- Young Citizen of the Year – Harper Russell-Just
- Senior Citizen of the Year – Bill Wiglesworth
- Community Event of the Year – The Fringe Thing Inc.
You can watch past Australia Day - Survival Day events on Council's YouTube channel.