South Burnett Regional Council Australia Day Award Nominees

Sixty-eight community members and organisations have been nominated across seventeen categories for South Burnett Regional Council’s Australia Day Awards.

The winners of these awards will be announced on Sunday 21 January 2024 at the Awards Ceremony being held from 12noon to 3.00pm at the Kumbia Hall located at 29-31 Bunya Highway Kumbia.

The 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 Cultural Award (Senior):

• 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