Mayoral community awards and milestone messages
Mayoral community award
Bayside residents can nominate someone in the local community who deserves recognition for their outstanding achievements in making our area a better place, and if successful will receive a certificate and recognition from the Mayor.
Eligibility
Nominees must be a resident, student, employee, business owner, a sports person who has excelled in their chosen sport, or official volunteer living in the Bayside Council local government area.
How to nominate
Send your nomination to Mayor@bayside.nsw.gov.au with the nominee's full name and contact details, and supporting documentation proving they are a Bayside resident, student, employee, business owner, sports person or official volunteer.
You can provide a statutory declaration if supporting documentation isn’t available. Statutory declaration forms are available at any post office.
Ensure your nomination details how the nominee has made Bayside better, and how they have gone above and beyond in their field.
Mayoral birthday and milestone messages
Bayside residents celebrating a special birthday or wedding anniversary can receive a personal letter of congratulations from the Mayor.
Upon request, the Mayor will send a certificate of congratulations to Bayside residents turning 70-years-old and every five years up to 100, and then every year after the 100th birthday.
The Mayor also sends messages of congratulations to couples celebrating 50 years of marriage and every five years after.
Eligibility
| 50th wedding anniversary | Post 50th wedding anniversary | 70th birthday | 100th birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, on request | Every five years after, on request |
Every five years after, on request | Yes, and every year after, on request |
A letter may be requested for the next anniversary or birthday if one of the listed milestones is missed.
The Mayoral Office accepts requests for wedding and birthday messages no sooner than eight weeks before the celebration, and up to three months after the event.
How to apply
Request a message from the Mayor by emailing Mayor@bayside.nsw.gov.au with supporting documentation like a birth certificate or marriage certificate (photocopies of originals are accepted).
You can provide a statutory declaration if supporting documentation isn’t available. Statutory declaration forms are available at any post office.
Congratulatory messages are free, and can be delivered by mail or in person. The Mayoral Office will contact you to arrange how you would prefer to receive the message.