2019 Australia Day Award nominees named

Published on 18 January 2019

Twenty-two Corangamite Shire residents and seven events have been nominated for Australia Day Awards in appreciation of their contributions to the community.

The Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and Community Event of the Year will be named at the official council Australia Day festivities at Terang Civic Hall on Saturday 26 January.

Mayor Neil Trotter said the nominees had been put forward by their fellow community members to recognise their contributions to the Shire.

“The Australia Day Awards are a way to recognise and thank the volunteers who put in a tremendous amount of time and effort for the sake of their communities and never look for reward,” Cr Trotter said.

“This is a terrific opportunity for family, friends, and members of the wider community to gather together and thank them for the ways they enrich our Shire.

“They don’t seek recognition but contribute selflessly to make our communities better places to live. 

“We are very lucky to have such dedicated individuals and groups and Council is very happy to honour them on Australia Day.”

Cr Trotter invited everyone to come along and enjoy the Shire Australia Day event, which will begin at 10 am.

“Australia Day is all about recognising that whatever our origins, we embrace our nation and its values of free speech, rule of law, democracy and a fair go for all,” he said.

Australia Day Ambassador Duncan Stalker OAM will make a keynote address ahead of presentation of the 2019 Australia Day awards.

There will be a free barbecue at the event and three new Australians will receive citizenship.

And the nominees are:

Individual Awards

• Janine Davis - Derrinallum
• Deborah Smith - Simpson
• Stanley Foote - Skipton
• Mary Bradshaw - Skipton
• Andrew Duynhoven - Bookaar
• Beverly and Thomas McLaren – The Sisters
• Margaret Edwards - Derrinallum
• Peter Matthews - Camperdown
• Paul Parsell - Simpson
• Jillian Cole - Terang
• Lauren Hester – Cobden
• Matilda Perriss - Cobden
• Donna Ellis – Brucknell
• Elizabeth “Lilla” Orton - Skipton
• Beryl and Russell Adams - Skipton
• Evelyn Grayland - Cobden
• Heather Vagg - Camperdown
• Laney Burkett - Camperdown
• Simon Buccheri - Camperdown
• Judith Oakes - Camperdown
• John Hulm - Camperdown
• Andrea Balcombe – Dixie

 Community Event of the Year

• FreeZa Party at the Pool
• Camperdown Community Meal
• Cobden Uniting Church Bushfire Relief Distribution Centre
• Citizens Community Roast Lunch
• Rock the Clock
• Timboon parkrun
• Sungold Camperdown Cup