Australia Day
Every year, on behalf of the Australia Day Council, Council acknowledges and celebrates wonderful and inspiring members of our community.
The Australia Day awards ceremony is combined with an Australian citizenship ceremony and is held at the Kyneton Town Hall on 26 January each year.
The awards provide the opportunity for Council and the community to recognise and celebrate inspirational people who make ongoing contributions to the shire.
Council introduced three new categories of awards for 2022 – the Connected Communities Award, the Healthy People and Environment Award and the Business and Tourism Award – which reflect the themes in Council’s new community vision and Council Plan which were developed in collaboration with local community members via the Citizens Assembly.
Previous award winners
|
Year
|
Citizen of the Year
|
Young Citizen
of the Year
|
Community Achievement
|
Community Event
|
Arts Ambassador
|
|
2021
|
Amanda Gauci
|
Miranda Johnson-Jones
|
Kyneton Agricultural Society
|
Summer Living in Woodend
|
Bernadette Joiner
|
|
2020
|
Lisa Richards
|
Georgie Garvey-Hawke
|
Lloyd (Neil) Pomroy
|
Woodend Neighbourhood House’s RU OK Day Community Lunch
|
N/A
|
|
2019
|
Robert Renton
|
Shaylyn Blyth
Jessica Cockerill-Wright
|
Jason Azzopardi
|
Malmsbury Town Hall 150thBirthday Celebration
|
Dr Jacqueline Ogeil
|
|
2018
|
Dianne Dale
|
Laura Crozier
|
Graham Boyd, Julie McLaren and Peter Mitchell
|
N/A
|
Nadine Hartnett
|
|
2017
|
Judy Cope-Wiliams
|
Ashley Eadon
|
Amy Bell, Juli Robinson and Cherry Servis
|
Zonta International Women's Day Dinner 2016
|
N/A
|
|
2016
|
Loraine Kraus
|
Sharina Mayman
|
Dr Frank Donovan, Deb Mitrevics and Rosemary Wilkinson
|
Macedon Ranges Health Colour Fun Run and Walk
|
Alan Stone
|
|
2015
|
Adam Bourke
|
Hayden Muir
|
Shantelle Grant, Fiona Le Nepveu and Tamara Wilson
|
O'Pig: Newham Sculptural Pig Festival
|
Stephen Brockman
|
|
2014
|
Roni Wildeboer
|
John-Joe Wilson
|
Eric Scoble, Emma Goodwin, Beth Hipworth, Gabrielle Martin and Luke Wren
|
Christmas lunch at Kyneton Town Hall
|
Jill Rivers
|
|
2013
|
Janice Shumack
|
Indigo Nicholson
|
Michael Richardson & Phyllis Boyd
|
Vision Australia, Gisborne - 80th Birthday 3S Lunch
|
Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society - Young Arts Program
|
|
2012
|
Janet Hawkins
|
Andrew Beard
|
Jean Dixon, Eane Whitton, Vanessa Meredith, Brad Chivell, Clare McKinnon and Felicity Morley
|
The GREAT Gisborne Olde Time Market
|
|
|
2011
|
Jane Crozier
|
Chantel Amiss
|
Helen Kaljdzic, Jennifer Stillman, Rita Vandervalk, Margaret and Eric Dearricott
|
Newham Sustainability Expo
|
|
|
2010
|
Janet Mitchell
|
Sarah Gunn
|
Woodend Children's Park Committee and Noel Shaw
|
Woodend Children's Park Opening
|
|
|
2009
|
Roger Barr
|
Louise Black, Kat Etwell and Jack Cooper
|
David Wells, Maurice Bourke and Florence Watson
|
Kyneton Agricultural Show
|
|
|
2008
|
Ian Nagle
|
The OurS Youth Action Committee - OurShire Our Space
|
John Willmott
|
Woodend Winter Arts Festival
|
|
|
2007
|
Larina Strauch
|
Jessica John
|
Loyola Jackson, Dianne Dale and Lachlan Milne
|
Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival 2006 and the Lancefield/Macedon Ranges Relay for Life
|
|
|
2006
|
Stuart Price
|
Colleen Graham
|
Phyllis Boyd, Ailsa Howe andRosemary Moait
|
|
|
|
2005
|
Dr Bruce Ellis
|
Peta Slee
|
Jennifer Batchelor, Clive Morton, Edith Forsyth-Cleary, Music in the Sticks (MITS) Group
|
|
|
|
2004
|
Val Vallance
|
Kathryn Ettwell and Nicole Conway
|
Barry Barnett, Bob Williams and the Lancefield Junior Fire Brigade, Macedon Ranges Shire Rock Eisteddfod Team, and the Gisborne Secondary College Rock Eisteddfod Team
|
|
|
Events and grants
Many celebrations and activities happen in the Macedon Ranges on Australia Day.
If you're involved with a community group that's planning to hold a free Australia Day event, you can apply for a grant of up to $500.
For more information on planning an Australia Day event, visit National Australia Day Council or call our Governance team on (03) 5422 0333 to find out more about the grant application process.
Becoming a citizen
The Department of Home Affairs processes Australian citizenship applications.
When approved by the Department of Home Affairs, the Department will invite you to our next citizenship ceremony. These are held about four times a year, including one on Australia Day. Family and friends are welcome and light refreshments are provided.
During the ceremony, conducted by the Mayor, you will be asked to make the Australian Citizen pledge. You will then receive:
- a certificate of Australian citizenship
- a pledge memento card
- an Australian native plant.
For more information, call Debbie Peter on (03) 5422 0313 or email dpeter@mrsc.vic.gov.au