Australia Day Awards
Each year Council presents Australia Day Awards to recognise those in the community who have made a noteworthy contribution to the community or have provided an outstanding service to the community over a number of years.
Awards are presented in the categories of:
- Citizen of the Year
- Young Citizen of the Year (residents aged between 16 and 30 years)
- Senior Citizen of the Year (65 years and over)
- Community Event of the Year
| Year | Citizen of the Year | Senior Citizen of the Year | Young Citizen of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Charles Fenton Marguerite Close | ||
| 1983 | Lloyd Medwin | Rodney Jackson | |
| 1984 | Wally Bentley | ||
| 1985 | Ken O'Halloran | Kerry Armstrong | |
| 1986 | Michael Johnston | ||
| 1987 | Keith (Cloudy) Kay | ||
| 1988 | Ian (Snow) Nielsen | Tresna Walters | |
| 1989 | Kath Medwin Frank Stokes | ||
| 1990 | Rev Alwin Hatters | ||
| 1991 | Joan Fenton | ||
| 1992 | Peter Johnston | Jane Croswell | |
| 1993 | Trevor Kingston | Belinda Matkovich | |
| 1994 | Elaine Williams | Kirri Clark | |
| 1995 | Marie Lord | ||
| 1996 | Gerry Hugo | ||
| 1997 | Margaret Britton | ||
| 1998 | Bob Wilson | ||
| 1999 | Doug Poke | ||
| 2000 | Gilbert (Gib) Hanson | ||
| 2001 | Joy O'Halloran | ||
| 2002 | Betty Maynard | Sonia Smith | |
| 2003 | Audrey Humphries | Ryan Tuxworth | |
| 2004 | Eddie Smith | Madelin Poke | |
| 2005 | Mary Saville | Zachary Morgan | |
| 2006 | Patricia Brown | Sarah Rhodes | |
| 2007 | Judith Moore | Amy House | |
| 2008 | Ross & Ned Hine | Leah House | |
| 2009 | Gerald Kay | Mitch Scott | |
| 2010 | Mary Kay | Nakore Popowski | |
| 2011 | Chris (Bomber) Wells | Griffin Blizzard | |
| 2012 | Annette Dawes | Jye Crosswell | |
| 2013 | Mary (Molly) Spinks | Tom Hite | |
| 2014 | William (Glen) McLaren | Emma-Kate Busscher | |
| 2015 | Sue Smedley | Callum Poke/Jesse Jackson | |
| 2016 | Elizabeth Gale | Eli Perry | |
| 2017 | Crighton Horton/Patrica Joyce | Danyon Saville | |
| 2018 | Kim Kay/Tony Hine | Kurtis Maher | |
| 2019 | Jennifer Poke | Eric Marshall | Brianne Hite |
| 2020 | Ian King | Kevin Radford | Joel Kay |