Wodonga Council — Citizens of the Year Award

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Citizen of the Year Awards are held at Australia Day celebrations around the nation.

We host an event every year and a Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and a community organisation are recognised.

Nominations for the awards are open year round, with applications for the 2025 awards closing on Friday, November 15.

The Australia Day organising committee chooses the award winners.

The council updated the Australia Day Citizen Awards Guidelines. Prior to submitting a nomination, please read and familiarise yourself with this document.

Past recipients

Year	Citizen of the Year	Young Citizen of the Year
2024	Elizabeth Harvey	Caitlin Weppner
2023	Ceryn Campbell	Brooke Beaston
2022	David Martin	No award given
2021	Lindsay Hanchett	No award given
2020	Penny Wilson	Bhakta Bhattarai and Grace King
2019	Rupinder Kaur	Sheldon Smith
2018	Uta Wiltshire	Sheridan Williams
2017	Teju Chouhan	Jye McBurnie and Allanah McKeown
2016	Marie Elliot	Jacob Mildren
2015	Ian Elston	Liam Shay and Natasa Sojic
2014	Glenn Mackinnon	Samantha Treffers
2013	Pam Adams	Josie Lindner
2012	Dianne Mant	Tim Collins and Victoria Jones
2011	Jenny Black	Sophie Fuchen
2010	Geoff Smith	Ashlea Bennett and Joshua Collins
2009	Bryan Watson	Jacob Hampton
2008	Sue Cardwell	Dan Collins
2007	Andrew Waite	Sarah Dechert
2006	Jim Parker	Grace Van Kalken
2005	Allan Bounader	Patrea Quine
2004	John Byrne	Nathan Ahrens and Melissa Walker
2003	Betty Waite	Alicia Hanna and Matthew Quine
2002	Jean Whitla	Luke Broadhurst and Ebony Maygar
2001	Barbara Prenter	Melissa McDougall
2000	Betty McLean	Leah Foster
1999	Eddie Kneebone	Jacqueline Hanna and Shareen Janetzki
1998	Robert Hall	Kirsty Leach
1997	Jim Saleeba	Natasha Dean
1996	The award dating system changed and no award was given this year	The award dating system changed and no award was given for this year.
1995	David Mann	Marie Rauter
1994	Bill Grant	No award given
1993	Walter Taylor	Robert Spurr
1992	Bill Proud	Mark Dowlan
1991	Dawn Richardson	Nichole Chambers
1990	Elizabeth McGrath	Tammy Miller
1989	Jim Costelloe	Jonathon Van Ree
1988	Leo Mulqueeney	Tania Tait
1987	Bruce Morrison	Brenda Keenan
1986	Margaret Andrews	David Boyle
1985	Bill Orr	Dallas Hemphill
1984	No award given	Jacqueline Harris
1983	No award given	Tracey Foard
1982	Bill Buckpitt	Alison Evans
1981	No award given	Andrew Freeman and Diane Simpson
1980	No award given	Belinda Bruning