January 23, 2013

South Burnett Regional Council has released the program for the 2013 Australia Day Awards ceremony which will be held at Blackbutt on Friday night.

The region’s 5th annual Australia Day Awards will be presented at a special ceremony at the Blackbutt Community Hall from 6:00pm.

Local Achiever awards will be presented for residents from Murgon, Wondai/Tingoora, Hivesville/Proston, Kingaroy, Kumbia, Nanango and Blackbutt/Benarkin.

There will also be awards for the South Burnett Senior Sportsperson Of The Year, Cultural Award, South Burnett Community Organisation, Volunteer of the Year, South Burnett Young Citizen of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award and South Burnett Citizen of the Year.

The awards ceremony will be followed by an Australian Citizen Affirmation ceremony.

Entry to the ceremony is free and all South Burnett residents are welcome to attend.