South Burnett Regional Council announces the 2020 Australia Day Award recipients
South Burnett Regional Council announced its 2020 Australia Day Award recipients at the region’s official awards ceremony held on the eve of Australia Day, Saturday 25 January, at the Kingaroy Town Hall.
The event kicked off with a flag raising ceremony conducted by the 135 Army Cadet Unit followed by the official opening and welcome by MC John Carey. This was followed by an address from Australia Day Ambassador Emeritus Professor Ken Donald AO and Affirmation Ceremony. The Australian National Anthem was then sung by Sue Dowideit-Reiger.
Chief Executive Officer Mark Pitt said “Having your name put forward for an award is a great honour and shows great recognition and appreciation from your local community. I congratulate our award recipients and sincerely thank both our nominees and our community for their support with this event.”
Congratulations to the following 2020 Australia Day Award recipients:
|
Name |
Award |
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Mark Beil |
South Burnett Citizen of the Year |
|
Brenna Prendergast |
South Burnett Young Citizen of the Year |
|
Murgon Junior Rugby Club |
South Burnett Community Organisation |
|
Glenda Perry |
South Burnett Lifetime Achievement |
|
John Power |
South Burnett Volunteer of the Year |
|
Lee Porter |
South Burnett Cultural Award (Senior) |
|
Emma Stewart |
South Burnett Cultural Award (Junior) |
|
Neil Collard |
South Burnett Sportsperson of the Year (Senior) |
|
Paige O'Connor |
South Burnett Sportsperson of the Year (Junior) |
|
Chris Bodey |
South Burnett Sportsperson (Coach/Official or Administrator) |
|
John Duffy |
Local Achiever Award - Nanango |
|
Michael Murphy |
Local Achiever Award - Kingaroy |
|
Heath & Roweena Sander |
Local Achiever Award - Murgon |
|
Linda Rea |
Local Achiever Award - Hivesville/Proston |
|
Chris Bodey |
Local Achiever Award – Wondai/Tingoora |
For further information regarding Australia Day in the South Burnett contact Council’s Executive Services team on 4189 9100 or email Council.
