South Burnett Regional Council announces 2022 Australia Day Award Recipients
With community safety as our primary concern the difficult decision was made by South Burnett Regional Council to postpone the Australia Day Awards Ceremony.
Council had planned to hold an Australia Day Awards ceremony at the Blackbutt Showgrounds on Sunday 23 January but due to the rapid spread of the Omicron strain of COVID-19 the ceremony was postponed.
Council announced its 2022 Australia Day Award recipients via video on Wednesday 26 January 2022.
Mayor Brett Otto said “South Burnett is privileged to have so many dedicated people within our community. We take great pride in our region and being part of this great Australian story, so it is important for us to recognise these people that truly make a difference. Congratulations to all award recipients and a sincere thank you to our nominees and our community for their support in nominating their peers for an award.”
Congratulations to the following 2022 Australia Day Award recipients:
|
Name |
Award |
|---|---|
|
Ken Mills |
South Burnett Citizen of the Year |
|
Luca Campbell |
South Burnett Young Citizen of the Year |
|
Rotary Club of Kingaroy Inc |
South Burnett Community Organisation |
|
Claire Schultz Mervyn Birch John Scott Peter Ver bakel |
South Burnett Lifetime Achievement |
|
Eileen Joyce Beer |
South Burnett Volunteer of the Year |
|
Carolyn Dingle |
South Burnett Cultural Award (Senior) |
|
Julianna Evangelista |
South Burnett Cultural Award (Junior) |
|
Scott Collier Jayde Novak |
South Burnett Sportsperson of the Year (Senior) |
|
Lachlan Zelinski Nathan Roderick |
South Burnett Sportsperson of the Year (Junior) |
|
Sheree Prendergast |
South Burnett Sportsperson of the Year (Coach/Official or Administrator) |
|
Lachlan White |
Local Achiever Award - Nanango |
|
Diane Gatenby |
Local Achiever Award - Kingaroy |
|
Sonia McMahon |
Local Achiever Award - Murgon |
|
John Walden |
Local Achiever Award - Hivesville/Proston |
|
Brett McGlone |
Local Achiever Award – Kumbia |
|
Jayde Novak |
Local Achiever Award – Wooroolin/Memerambi |
|
Carol Weekes |
Local Achiever Award – Maidenwell/Bunya Mountains |
For further information regarding Australia Day in the South Burnett contact Council’s Executive Services team on 4189 9100 or email info@sbrc.qld.gov.au.
