Surviving and Thriving

The past few years have been tough and the tough times may not be over yet. Despite this adversity, the Shellharbour community has survived, thrived and shown kindness, compassion, resilience and ongoing achievement. 

We think that's worth celebrating! 

So, we want to share your good news and the positive stories about the people and places in Shellharbour that have kept you going over the years. 

These could be from people or organisations that have lent a hand; faced hard times but found a way to keep going; opened their hearts in big or small ways to help others; or despite it all, still achieved greatness in what they do. It could be your story, or a story of someone you know that deserves to be celebrated.

You can also share with us the places you love to visit that bring you joy and make Shellharbour a great place to live, work or play.

Share your story or nominate a hero

Share your story

Your stories are important and we want to hear them! If you’re an artist or maker, and you have artworks celebrating the community of Shellharbour in some way, we’d love to see them too.

If chosen, your story or works will shared by Shellharbour City Council on our website, social media, across the local community, and/or through our media partners.

Someone from council will be in contact with you before we make your story public to confirm any details with you, including how and when it will be shared.

Share your story HERE.

Celebrate a hero

Tell us about the people or organisations in Shellharbour that you want to celebrate. Share with us how they demonstrated kindness, compassion, resilience or achievement through tough times. From the friendly neighbour, humble everyday battler, to the life saver - we want to hear about them all.

All nominations will be considered for our Community Awards and Good Neighbours Awards programs. Nominators will be contacted prior to announcements.

Nominate a hero HERE.