Australia Day Awards

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The annual Australia Day Awards are an opportunity for our community to publicly recognise and reward outstanding local heroes and high achievers from all walks of life.

Nominations for the 2023 Livingstone Shire Australia Day Awards opened on 4 October and closed on 4 December 2022. 

Congratulations to all of the nominees who were acknowledged for their amazing contribution to our Shire during 2022 at an Australia Day Awards ceremony on 24 January 2023. 

2023 Livingstone shire australia day award recipients
Citizen of the Year Tracey Daffey
2023 Livingstone shire australia day awards mayor s award recipient shane yore
2023 Livingstone shire australia day awards mayor s award recipient yeppoon community markets
2023 Livingstone shire australia day awards young citizen of the year samantha crowley
2023 Livingstone shire australia day awards living legend award mary carroll
2023 Livingstone shire australia day awards community group service award recipient yeppoon rsl
2023 Livingstone shire australia day awards community group service award recipients sailability capricornia

Honour Roll

  • Citizen of the Year Tracey Daffey
    Young Citizen of the Year Samantha Crowley
    Young Citizen of the Year Charlie Erlewein
    Living Legend Award Mary Carroll
    Living Legend Award Chi Chi Murray
    Community Group Service Award Yeppoon RSL
    Community Group Service Award Sailability Capricornia
    Mayoral Award Yeppoon Community Markets
    Mayoral Award Shane Yore

  • Citizen of the Year Malcolm Wells
    Young Citizen of the Year Breanna Willett
    Living Legend Award Don Knowles
    Community Group Service Award Emu Park Surf Club
    Outstanding Dedication to Public Service Award Dr Debra Ibbotson
    Mayoral Award Julie Palmer

  • Citizen of the Year Yeppoon Lions John and Estelle Lindsay
    Young Citizen of the Year Owen Harris
    Living Legend Award Barry Semple
    Community Group Service Award Capricorn Coast Information Visitor Centre
    Outstanding Dedication to Public Service Award Trevor Caunt
    Mayoral Award Owen Harris

  • Citizen of the Year Susan Pullar
    Young Citizen of the Year Jack Newton
    Living Legend Award Elizabeth Goodsell
    Community Group Award Lions Club of Emu Park 

  • Citizen of the Year Brian Dorey OAM
    Young Citizen of the Year Yasmin Craggs
    Community Group Service Award Yeppoon Surf Lifesaving Club
    Senior Sportsperson of the Year Bill Robertson
    Junior Sportsperson of the Year Shirin Kunkel
    Administrator of the Year Gurney Clamp
    Cultural Award Barbara Tamassy
    Environmental Award  Dr Alison Jones

  • Citizen of the Year Danielle McKenzie
    Young Citizen of the Year Mya McDonald
    Community Group Service Award Capricorn Coast Healthy Aging Group
    Community Event Yeppoon Lions Pinefest
    Sportsperson of the Year Brent Pearson
    Junior Sportsperson of the Year Aidan Scott
    Sports Administrator Mark Gwynne
    Cultural Award (Individual) Jet James
    Cultural Award (Group) Capricorn Coast Historical Society Inc. 
    Environmental Award (Individual) Glennard Keefer

  • Citizen of the Year Peter Conaghan
    Young Citizen of the Year Caitlin Buttenshaw
    Community Group Service Award Keppel Bay Sailing Club
    Community Event Beach Day Out
    Sportsperson of the Year Steve Gunther
    Junior Sportsperson of the Year Mackenzie Rolfe
    Sports Administrator Peter Watkins
    Cultural Award (Individual) Lyn Diefenbach
    Cultural Award (Group) No Nominations Received
    Environmental Award (Individual) Morgan Ells & Mikala Maloney
    Environmental Award (Group) Friends of Lammermoor Native Gardens Group

  • Citizen of the Year Glen Alexander
    Young Citizen of the Year Sarah Callinan
    Community Group Service Award The Caves Craft Group
    Community Event No Nominations Received
    Sportsperson of the Year Lewis Marshall
    Junior Sportsperson of the Year Blake Newton
    Sports Administrator Paul Keating
    Cultural Award (Individual) Tayla Jayne St James
    Cultural Award (Group) No Nominations Received
    Environmental Award (Individual) Shelly McArdle
    Environmental Award (Group) No Nominations Received

  • Citizen of the Year Arthur Hunt
    Young Citizen of the Year Gracie Wellspring
    Community Service Award (Individual) Marie Lee
    Community Service Award (Group) The Caves & District Lions Club Inc.
    Community Event Yeppoon Lions Tropical Pinefest
    Sportsperson of the Year Brent Pearson
    Junior Sportsperson of the Year Seamus Byrt
    Sports Administrator Carole Gifford
    Cultural Award Kenneth Powell Jones
    Junior Cultural Award No Nominations Received
    Environmental Award (Group) Livingstone Community Nursery
    Environmental Award (Individual) Leise Childs

  • Citizen of the Year Jan Boyd
    Young Citizen of the Year Reece Hedges
    Community Service Award Barry & Bev Hannam
    Community Event Yeppoon & District Show Society Inc
    Sportsperson of the Year Beverley Laundry & Kira-Lee Leo
    Junior Sportsperson of the Year Caleb Dooley
    Sports Administrator Margie Grant
    Cultural Award Terry Hayes
    Junior Cultural Award Emily Bartlett
    Environmental Award Ginny Gerlach