Australia Day
REFLECT, RESPECT AND CELEBRATE THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY ON AUSTRALIA DAY 2023
South Burnett Regional Council announces 2023 Australia Day Award recipients
South Burnett Regional Council announced its 2023 Australia Day Award recipients at the region’s official awards ceremony in Nanango on Sunday 22 January 2023.
Congratulations to the following 2023 Australia Day Award recipients:
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Name |
Award |
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Rowena Dionysius |
South Burnett Citizen of the Year |
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Sienna Spencer |
South Burnett Young Citizen of the Year |
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Dr Graham McAllister |
South Burnett Mayor’s Award for Outstanding Service |
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South Burnett Park Runs (Wondai, Nanango & Proston) |
South Burnett Community Organisation |
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Joy Fennell Michael Bishop Cynthia Hatchett |
South Burnett Lifetime Achievement |
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Donald Davey |
South Burnett Volunteer of the Year |
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Glenda Geraghty |
South Burnett Cultural Award (Senior) |
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Mitchell Howlett |
South Burnett Cultural Award (Junior) |
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Brenna Prendergast |
South Burnett Sportsperson of the Year (Senior) |
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Sarah Kidman |
South Burnett Sportsperson of the Year (Junior) |
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Scott Prendergast |
South Burnett Sportsperson of the Year (Coach/Official or Administrator) |
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Brenda Fleming |
Local Achiever Award - Nanango |
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Karmen Cleveland |
Local Achiever Award - Kingaroy |
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Aaron Stephan |
Local Achiever Award - Murgon |
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Nicholas Blanch |
Local Achiever Award - Proston |
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Barbara Hockey |
Local Achiever Award - Hivesville |
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Karen Chambers |
Local Achiever Award – Wondai/Tingoora |
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Stephanie Stevens |
Local Achiever Award – Kumbia |
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Emeric Charles |
Local Achiever Award – Blackbutt/Benarkin |
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Peter Wingfield |
Local Achiever Award – Wooroolin/Memerambi |
Australia Day Awards Ceremony - Sunday 22 January 2023
South Burnett Regional Council is pleased to announce that the Australia Day Awards for 2023 will be held on Sunday 22 January 2023 from 12noon to 3.00pm at Nanango Showgrounds located at 129 Drayton Street, Nanango.
Further information regarding the Awards Ceremony is available here.
Australia Day Award Nominees
Congratulations to South Burnett Regional Council Australia Day Award Nominees. Sixty-three community members and organisations have been nominated across nineteen categories for South Burnett Regional Council’s Australia Day Awards. The winners of these awards will be announced on Sunday 22 January 2023 at the Awards Ceremony being held from 12noon to 3.00pm at Nanango Showgrounds located at 129 Drayton Street, Nanango. The list of nominees is available here.
South Burnett Australia Day Ambassadors announced
South Burnett Regional Council is pleased to announce that the Co-founder of Tears in the Jungle, Mr Daniel Clarke and Director of the Seed Savers Foundation, Mr Jeremy (Jerry) Coleby-Williams will join the South Burnett community to celebrate Australia Day by attending the Australia Day Award Presentation on Sunday 22 January 2023.
More information is available here.
South Burnett Australia Day Events - Thursday 26 January 2022
Previous South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners
Want to step back in time? Access previous South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners below:
- 2023 South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners
- 2022 South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners
- 2021 South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners
- 2020 South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners
- 2019 South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners
- 2018 South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners (PDF)
- 2017 South Burnett Australia day Award Winners (PDF)
- 2016 South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners (PDF)
- 2015 South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners (PDF)
- 2014 South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners (PDF)
- 2013 South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners (PDF)
- 2012 South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners (PDF)
- 2011 South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners (PDF)
- 2010 South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners (PDF)
- 2009 South Burnett Australia Day Award Winners (PDF)
