January 16, 2024
The South Burnett Regional Council has released its list of nominees for its 2024 Australia Day Awards.
This year the awards will be recognising the work of 68 nominees across 18 categories, ranging from Citizen Of The Year to Local Achiever awards for all the region’s towns and villages.
The winners will be announced at a special ceremony on Sunday, January 21, that will be held at Kumbia Hall between noon and 3:00pm, followed by a free afternoon tea.
Five days later on Australia Day (January 26), the Council will be hosting a citizenship ceremony at the Kingaroy Scout Den in James Street, Kingaroy to welcome 22 new Australian citizens to the region.
The citizenship ceremony will be compered by Acting Mayor Gavin Jones, and it will be held at 9:00am as the centrepiece of a morning of fun activities and games organised by the Kingaroy Bunya District Scouts that will run from 7:00am until noon.
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This year’s South Burnett Australia Day Award nominees are:
South Burnett Citizen of the Year
- Alan Eagleson
- Amy Wicks
- David Mollenhauer
- Graham Mitchell
- Sonia McMahon
- Stephen Copas
South Burnett Young Citizen of the Year
- Jean-Luc Barnett
- Josh Steinhardt
- Mia De Guzman
South Burnett Volunteer of the Year
- Andrew McDonnell
- Betty James
- Carmel Parnell
- Gloria Fleming
- Julie Lohmann
- Lin Chandler
- Nicky Watkins
- Tina Torrens
South Burnett Organisation of the Year
- 55 Millions Years Ago
- Proston & District Heritage Association
- South Burnett CTC
- Blackbutt District Community Organisation
- CROW-FM
- Kingaroy Sport Fishing Club
- Lions Club of Blackbutt
- Nanango & District Netball Association
- Proston Local Ambulance Committee
- Rotary Satellite Club of Kingaroy Sunrise
South Burnett Lifetime Achievement Award
- Alan Weaver
- Brian J. Lenihan
- Margaret Kearney
- Muriel Schultz
- Nina Temperton
- Norma Harch
- Richie O’Neill OAM
- Rob Patch
- Dr Daphene Connor
South Burnett Senior Cultural Award
- Allison Walker
- Craig Reiger & Sue Dowideit-Reiger
- Dean Perrett
- Joe Skok
- Jon Fearnley
South Burnett Junior Cultural Award
- Cooper Mollenhauer
South Burnett Senior Sportsperson Award
- Courtney Sippel
- Jericho Pogany
South Burnett Junior Sportsperson Award
- Ada Kurz
- Jake Roberts
- Taine Strong
- Zara Douglass
- Talia Webber
South Burnett Sports Administrator/Coach/Official Award
- Joshua Miller
Local Achieve Award for Blackbutt/Benarkin
- Dinah Jones
- Dr Daphene Connor
Local Achiever Award for Kumbia
- Myolene Voller
- Gordon Crawford
Local Achiever Award for Murgon
- Amanda Dennien
- Lanse Rea
Local Achiever Award for Nanango
- Suzanne Wallis
Local Achiever Award for Proston/Hivesville
- Brenda Johanson
- Irene McDonald
- Kathy Crane
Local Achiever Award for Kingaroy
- Craig Reiger & Sue Dowideit-Reiger
- Jacqui Trace
- Rob Patch
Local Achiever Award for Wooroolin/Memerambi
- Chris Marks
Local Achiever Award for Wondai/Tingoora
- Chantal Harth
- Julie Lohmann
- Kathy Unversagt Steinhardt
- Winston Burrows
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- Related article: Kumbia To Host Australia Day Awards
