From 1992 to 2007 nominations for the Co.As.It. medal were open to members of Co.As.It. From 2008, nominations have been opened to all members of the Italian-Australian community.
The Medal is awarded to any individual who has made outstanding or meritorious contribution, service, promotion, or assistance to the Italian community in NSW. The award categories are:
- Community Services
- Italian language and culture
- Preservation of Italian Heritage
Nominations are open to all members of the community and the winners are selected by the Board of Directors.
Co.As.It. Medal
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1992 — 1995
1996 — 1999
2000 — 2003
2004 — 2007
2008 — 2011
2012 — 2015
2016 — 2019
2020 — 2023
The recipients of the Co.As.It. Medals since 1992 are:
1992
- Cav. Gaetano Annibale Giuffré
- Mrs. Enoe Di Stefano
- Mrs. Tina Watson
- Mr. Giuseppe (Joe) Lo Blanco
1993
- Cav. Sergio Ulivelli
- Cav. Antonio Picone
- Mr. George Lapaine
- Mr. Mario Paletto
- Fr. Nevio Capra
- Fr. Atanasio Gonelli
- Cav. Antonio Caputo
1994
- Conte Alessandro Adorni Braccesi
- Mrs. Marie Giuffré
- Comm. Lena Gustin
- Ms. Gabriella Bona
- Mrs. Lorraine Pini
- Mrs. Antonietta Carraro
- Cav. Alfio Di Stefano
1995
- Sr. Margherita Fortuna
- Mrs. Catherine Lucchese
- Mrs. Elfrida. Aureli
1996
- Mrs. Lina Sonego
- Mrs. Tina Aprea
- Mr. Giacomo (Jim) Pellizzari
- Cav. Felice Zadro
1997
- Mrs. Filomena Caprara
- Mr. Carlo Favorito
- Ms. Edda Giaccari
- Mr. Matteo Lauriola
- Mr. Lorenzo Marchetto
- Ms. Rosa Naticchia
1998
- Mr. Carlo Zaccariotto
- Mrs. Margaret Davies
1999
- Fr. Domenico Ceresoli
- Mrs. Lucille D’Ambra
- Cav. Antonio D’Ambra
2000
- Mr. Antonio Fazzini
- Mrs. Silvana Vidoni, O.A.M
- Cav. Andrea Margiotta
2001
- Mrs. Mariarosa Bonanno
- Ms. Marisa Frigerio
- Mr. Felice Montrone
- Fr. Adriano Pittarello
- Mrs. Gina Varnier
2002
- Ms. Jane Robertson
2003
- Mr. Pietro Schirru
- Ms. Pina Romeo
2004
- Dr. Len Destro
- Mrs. Aurelia Montin
- Mrs. Gina Speranza
2005
- Silvia Bedrossian-Alimeni
- Pino Migliorino
- Maria Teresa Piccioli
2006
- Dominic Arrivolo
- Patricia Fin
- Vincent De Lorenzo
2007
- Not awarded
2008
- Peter Maniscalco
- Victoria Fontana
- Bernardina Torresan
- Armando Tornari
2009
- Teresa Restifa
- Jann Walker
- (The late) Domenico La Rosa
2010
- Giulietta Bonacina
- Annibale Migliucci
- Salvatore Mugavero
2011
- Lamberto Furlan
- Silvana d’Iapico
- Franca Arena
- Giuseppe Fin
- Gennaro Santucci
2012
- Susanna Schio
- Chris Mitchell
- Gino Cencigh
- Caterina Musca
2013
- Romano Di Donato
- Turo Chiodo
- Francesco Lo Pizzo
2014
- Enrichetta Parolin
- Rosalba Gustin
- Carmelo Pollicina
2015
- Orfeo Bergamin
- Ismail El Gabaili
- Carmelina Pelligra
2016
- Francesco Giacobbe
2017
- Ivana Smaniotto
- Rita Fin
- Sonia Jaffares
2018
- Rosetta Mattiuzzo
- Luisa Perugini
- Fabian Lo Schiavo
2019
- Anthony Mustaca OAM
- Antonio Velardi
- Giuseppe Murgida
2020
- Vittorio Del Vecchio
- Lester Cooke
- Maria Luisa Cattuzzato
2021
- Giovanni De Bellis
- Paolo Totaro
- John Caputo
- Antonio Cipolla
2022
- Alfred Scognamiglio
- Giuseppe Musso
- Alfredo Bovier
- Linda Restuccia
2023
- Bernardino Sonego
- Rosa Cuciniello
