Member for Lismore, Janelle Saffin, is calling on communities across the electorate to nominate people and organisations for the 2026 Multicultural Awards.  

Leaders, volunteers, change makers, innovators, artists, creatives, and sporting trailblazers are recognised through the program for their inspiring contributions to social cohesion and harmony in NSW. 

The medal nomination categories for 2026 include:

• Community Harmony Medal
• Lifetime Community Service Medal
• Arts and Culture Medal
• Community Languages Teacher Medal
• Interpreters and Translators Medal
• Multicultural Health Medal
• Multicultural Not for Profit Medal
• Multicultural Youth Support Medal
• Regional Unity Medal
• Sports Medal
• Best Report in Multicultural Media
• Multicultural Publication of the Year
• Multicultural Marketing Campaign of the Year

The Multicultural Honour Roll is a posthumous recognition commemorating the impact the recipient had during their life on influencing an inclusive harmonious society.

Ms Saffin said this is the opportunity to nominate a local person or organisation that has made an important contribution to an inclusive and harmonious society. 

“I’d love to see our local heroes get the kudos they deserve.”    

The awards will be presented at the Premier’s Harmony Dinner in March 2026 – one of the biggest multicultural events in Australia.

Nominations close 11.59pm on Sunday, 28 September.

For more information and to nominate, please visit: https://multicultural.nsw.gov.au/multicultural-community-medals/.