Australia Day Awards
Celebrate our Local Legends!
The annual Livingstone Shire Australia Day Awards are a chance to shine a light on those exceptional community members who make a real difference. Whether they’re a dedicated volunteer, an inspiring leader, or a high-achiever in any field, we want to hear their story.
Nominations for the 2025 awards are now open and close at midnight on Sunday, 15 December 2024.
If you know a person or community group dedicated to making Livingstone Shire a better place, help us recognise their efforts by nominating them for an award in one of the following categories:
- Citizen of the Year
- Young Citizen of the Year
- Sports/Recreation
- Arts/Culture
- Business/Innovation/Corporate Social Responsibility
- Environment
- Rural/Agriculture
- Community
Let’s give our local heroes the recognition they deserve!
Honour Roll
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Young Citizen of the Year Izac Campbell Mayoral Award Tanya Burnett Living Legend Award Ken Landsberg Community Award Andrew Willis Community Award Yeppoon Choral Society Community Award Peta Bosomworth Rural and Agriculture Award Steve Elson Rural and Agriculture Award Kelly McCosker -
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