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2026 Australia Day Awards Nominees

South Burnett Junior Cultural Award:

  • Ian Saltner
  • Nathan Hartley
  • Hannah Mollenhauer

South Burnett Cultural Award (Senior):

  • Warren Gould
  • Katrina O’Shannessy
  • Nicola Pitt
  • Eric Ford
  • Morag Muckert
  • Robyn Dower
  • Sue Osberg
  • Jo Kennedy

South Burnett Volunteer of the Year:

  • Christopher Sarquis
  • Lois Blanch
  • Sheena Lindholm
  • Rhonda Trivett
  • James Bennett
  • Corey Smith
  • Sue Osberg
  • Wayne Hancock
  • Alison Murray

South Burnett Junior Sportsperson Award:

  • Lily Andrews
  • Chloe Dennis
  • Jacob Rattey
  • Harriet Clevens
  • Lakiri Renouf
  • Emmerson Wagner
  • Abbie Laherty
  • Bailey Cavanough
  • Rory Crumpton
  • Ryder Monteith
  • Allira Mariani

South Burnett Senior Sportsperson / Sports Administrator / Coach / Official Award:

  • Darren Farmilo
  • Brad Staples
  • John Dalton
  • Krysty Connelly
  • Sue Osberg
  • Samuel Dennien 

South Burnett Lifetime Achievement Award:

  • Sue Cox
  • Brian Callaghan
  • Eric Ford
  • Betty Taylor
  • Rodney Morgan
  • Aubrey Schultz
  • Noel Selway

Local Achiever Award for Proston/Hivesville:

  • Fiona Gill

Local Achiever Award for Murgon:

  • Morgan Suchoronczak

Local Achiever Award for Kingaroy:

  • Colin Murray
  • Eric Ford
  • Jenny Underwood
  • Amanda May

Local Achiever Award for Kumbia

  • Joe Shaw
  • Bill and Sandra Steffensen

Local Achiever Award for Blackbutt/Benarkin

  • Roberta Anson
  • Nick Freeleagus
  • Russell Stewart

Local Achiever Award for Nanango:

  • Sami Hill

Local Achiever Award for Wondai/Tingoora:

  • Carmel Olsen

Local Achiever Award for Maidenwell/Bunya Mountains:

  • Carol Weekes
  • Kerry Turner

South Burnett Volunteer Community Organisation / Event of the Year Award:

  • Queensland Dairy and Heritage Museum Murgon Inc
  • Kingaroy Dance Eisteddfod Organisation
  • The Nanango Handmade Markets
  • South Burnett Futsal Club
  • Blackbutt Benarkin Lions Club
  • Back to Kumbia Weekend
  • South Burnett Community Orchestra
  • The Heritage Waterhole Rocks
  • Nanango and District Netball Association

South Burnett Young Citizen of the Year:

  • Rhiannon Snow
  • Josh Steinhardt
  • Lilly White
  • Rueben Davey
  • Naryan Hinchliff 

The awards will be presented at 3pm on Sunday 25 January 2026 at the Proston Town Hall.

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Previous South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners

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