Media Release - South Burnett Regional Council Announces the 2018 Australia Day Award Winners
Council has announced its 2018 Australia Day Award Winners at the region’s official awards ceremony held on the eve of Australia Day, Thursday 25 January, at the Murgon Town Hall.
Council has announced its 2018 Australia Day Award Winners at the region’s official awards ceremony held on the eve of Australia Day, Thursday 25 January, at the Murgon Town Hall.
The ceremony commenced with the Flag Raising ceremony by the 135 Australian Army Cadets followed by the official opening and welcome by Emcee John Carey. This was then followed by an Affirmation Ceremony and then the Australian National Anthem which was sung by Sue Dowideit-Reiger. We were also entertained by Stephanie Hirsch who sang a beautiful rendition of ‘I still call Australia Home’ and ‘Waltzing Matilda’.
Mayor Keith Campbell said “Having your name put forward for one of these awards is a great honour and shows great recognition and appreciation from your local community. I hope that both our winners and our nominees are very proud of their achievements and I want to sincerely thank our community for their support.”
The winners of the South Burnett Region 2018 Australia Day Awards are as follows:
|
Name |
Award |
|---|---|
|
Jason Ford |
South Burnett Citizen of the Year |
|
Timothy De Caluwe |
South Burnett Young Citizen of the Year |
|
Blackbutt and District Tourism and Heritage Association Inc. |
South Burnett Community Organisation |
|
Laura Hobdell |
South Burnett Lifetime Achievement |
|
Rhonda Trivett |
South Burnett Volunteer of the Year |
|
Max Conlon |
South Burnett Cultural Award |
|
Benjamin Chimes |
South Burnett Cultural Award (Junior) |
|
Darryl Bridges |
South Burnett Sportsperson of the Year |
|
Paige O'Connor |
South Burnett Junior Sportsperson of the Year |
|
Len Hams |
South Burnett Sportsperson (Coach/Official or Administrator) |
|
Ray & Lola McNamara |
Local Achiever Award - Nanango |
|
Margaret Carrick |
Local Achiever Award – Blackbutt/Benarkin |
|
Susan Dowideit - Reiger |
Local Achiever Award - Kingaroy |
|
Adam Entwhistle |
Local Achiever Award - Kumbia |
|
Stephen Copas |
Local Achiever Award - Wooroolin/Memerambi |
|
Winston Burrows |
Local Achiever Award – Wondai/Tingoora |
|
Spike Butler |
Local Achiever Award – Proston/Hivesville |
|
Scott Prendergast |
Local Achiever Award – Murgon |