NOMINEES for Mildura's Citizen of the Year awards have been announced before Australia Day celebrations this Sunday.

Jeanie Schmidt, Max Whiting, Michael Clifford, Peter Willersdorf, Raymond House and Robin Yetman have been nominated for the Citizen of the Year Award.

Cheyenne Cochrane, Genevieve Pragt, Jarrod Searle, Jemma Cochrane and Jessica Baker are in with a chance to be named Young Citize...