Anyone can nominate a young person aged 12-21 in categories including art and culture, sport, academics and community and leadership.

Warrnambool youth mayor Luke Atkinson said it only took a few minutes to submit a nomination and the encouragement someone could get from being nominated or winning could be significant.

“By celebrating the achievements of young people today, we are helping to develop the leaders of tomorrow,” he said.

The awards will be presented at the Lighthouse Theatre on February 7.

Further details and nomination forms can be downloaded from www.warrnambool.vic.gov.au/ – the council’s’s website. 

The event is run by the Warrnambool and Moyne youth councils.

Nominations close at 5pm, on Friday, October 27.