Citizens, Young Citizens, Community Events and Sports - Australia Day
Australia Day 2020 in Greater Hume was held at the Culcairn Recreation Ground, Culcairn, it was a fabulous ceremony, with over 500 people attending. Some of the highlights were the inspiring addresses given by our Australia Day Ambassador, Bob Turner, captains of Billabong High School, April Kennedy and Elisha Muller, Justin Clancy, Member for Albury and Cr Heather Wilton, Mayor, Greater Hume Council. The Australian flag was jointly raised by Lincoln Wright, Culcairn Public School Captain and Vincent Cheng, Saint Joseph’s Primary School Captain and Jacob Wilksch performed during the ceremony.
Elizabeth Papworth, Holbrook and Edith Ventura, Henty were given a warm welcome as new Australian’s during a citizenship ceremony conducted by Mayor, Councillor Heather Wilton.
Congratulations to all the award nominees and winners who were recognised for their hard work on behalf of the Greater Hume community, and the winners were:
• Citizen of the Year – Bruce Diffey, Henty
• Young Citizen of the Year – Madison Doughty, Jindera
• Sports Person/Team of the Year – Lucy Grills, Holbrook
• Community Event of the Year – joint winners Walbundrie Cricket Club Pink Stumps and Walla Walla 150th Anniversary Celebrations
• School Citizenship Awards:
Billabong High School George Leov
St Paul’s Lutheran College Laura Kotzur
Brocklesby Public School Samuel Shipard
Burrumbuttock Public School Toby Hunt
Culcairn Public School Katie Parsons
Gerogery Public School Usher Miners
Henty Public School Misty Chambers
Holbrook Public School Jim Henry
Jindera Public School Brayden Creek
St Mary MacKillop College - Junior Patrick Byrnes
St Mary MacKillop College - Senior Filomena Peoples
St Patrick’s Primary School Oscar Preston
St Paul’s Lutheran Primary School Kate Lieschke
Walbundrie Public School Lilly Kohlhagen
Walla Walla Public School Issac Lieschke
A special Mayoral Award for Outstanding Achievement was given to four 10 year olds, Chayse Montgomery, Ryan Klemke, Ashten Scholz and Darcy Doughty for their fundraising efforts, $10,000, for Mission Australia.
NSW State Emergency Service – Southern Zone, Unit Commander, Joh Lindley, presented a certificate of appreciation to Phillip Downes of Holbrook and long service medals and clasps to the following recipients:
Culcairn Unit
40 years Craig Elliott
30 years Stefan Link
25 years Kayleen Franke
25 years Mark Leov
20 years Harry Roden
10 years Mark Webster
10 years Amanda Thomas
10 years Joh Lindley
Holbrook Unit
10 years Belinda Hallam
10 years Heath Byatt
5 years Natasha McKay
Michelle Godde, Australia Day and Culcairn Christmas Tree organizer presented the inaugural award of the best Christmas tree at the Culcairn Christmas Tree Display to the Culcairn Garden Club. Michelle also provided a background to the Australia Day Tree which was on display, created by primary school children across Greater Hume.
Jessica Kane, Greater Hume Youth Council representative outlined to the audience the events planned for 2020 with Greater Hume Youth Council.
The Australia Day celebrations continued at the Culcairn Pool, which was open free of charge on Saturday afternoon and finished with an outdoor showing of the movie, Aladdin, in the evening.
A big thank you to:
• Culcairn Community Development Committee and Culcairn Lions Club - For their outstanding job of working through the logistics of holding Australia Day in such a lovely setting and for providing a delicious breakfast.
• St Patrick’s Catholic Ladies, Culcairn - For providing a fantastic morning tea.
• Jacob Wilksch - For leading the singing of the National Anthem and providing the musical entertainment.
• Members of Greater Hume Youth Council - For assisting with the official ceremony.
• Our Exhibitors - Morgan Country Car Club, Culcairn Classic Car Club, Culcairn SES and the Culcairn Fire Service.
• St John’s Ambulance - For being in attendance today.
• Sponsors - Australia Day Council of NSW and Greater Hume Council
Photos below include:
• Bruce Diffey Citizen of the Year(JPG, 4MB)
• New Australian Citizens Elizabeth Papworth and Edith Ventura(JPG, 1MB)
• School Citizenship awardees(JPG, 3MB)
Citizens, Young Citizens, Community Events and Sports in Greater Hume
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Year
|
Title
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Recipient
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| 2020 at Culcairn Recreation Ground, Culcairn |
Citizen of Year |
Bruce Diffey, Henty |
| Young Citizen of Year |
Madison Doughty, Jindera |
| Sports Person/Team of Year |
Lucy Grills, Holbrook |
| Community Event of Year |
Walbundrie Cricket Club Pink Stumps and Walla Walla 150th Anniversary Celebrations |
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2019 at Walla Walla Sportsground, Walla Walla
|
Citizen of Year
|
John Seidel, Walla Walla
|
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Young Citizen of Year
|
Nathaniel Wenke, Culcairn
|
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Sports Person/Team of Year
|
no award given
|
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Sports Volunteer of Year
|
Abby Paton, Morven
|
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Community Event of Year
|
Henty Streetscape Party and Jindera 150th Celebrations
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2018 at Jindera Recreation Ground, Jindera
|
Citizen of Year
|
Diana Wegener, Walla Walla and Michael Broughan, Henty
|
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Young Citizen of Year
|
Mitchell O'Keeffe, Culcairn
|
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Sports Person/Team of Year
|
no award given
|
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Sports Volunteer of Year
|
no award given
|
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Community Event of Year
|
Walbundrie Go Fish Day
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2017 at Henty Memorial Park, Henty
|
Citizen of Year
|
Jeff Grosse, Walla Walla
|
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Young Citizen of Year
|
Emily Jones, Henty
|
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Sports Award of Year
|
Julie Barber, Walla Walla (Highly Commended to Nakita Singe, Henty)
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Community Event of Year
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Walla Walla Swap Meet, Show and Shine
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2016 at Wymah Recreation Reserve, Wymah
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Citizen of Year
|
Herbert Simpfendorfer, Walla Walla
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Young Citizen of Year
|
Victoria Ellis, Walla Walla
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Sports Award of Year
|
Craig Wenke, Walla Walla
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Community Event of Year
|
CHACA Morgan Country Car Club and Swap Meet, Jindera and Holbrook Sheep and Wool Fair
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2015 at Gerogery Public School Ground, Gerogery
|
Citizen of Year
|
Bernard Clark, Henty and Myrna Frohling, Burrumbuttock
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Young Citizen of Year
|
Laura Kane, Henty
|
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Sports Award of Year
|
Ruth Kotzur, Walla Walla
|
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Community Event of Year
|
Holbrook Equine Centre B & S Ball
|
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2014 at Burrumbuttock Recreation Ground, Burrumbuttock
|
Citizen of Year
|
Alwyn Collins - Walbundrie
|
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Young Citizen of Year
|
Carrington Melbourne - Holbrook
|
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Sports Award of Year
|
Jeremy Finlayson - Culcairn
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Community Event of Year
|
Culcairn Classic Car Club Show and Shine, Swap Meet and Market - Culcairn
|
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2013 at Walbundrie Recreation Ground, Walbundrie
|
Citizen of Year
|
Nancy Lee - Culcairn
|
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Young Citizen of Year
|
Jessica Kotzur - Walla Walla
|
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Sports Award of Year
|
Alyssa Savill - Holbrook
|
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Community Event of Year
|
Blessing of the Bonnets, Henty
|
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2012 at Woomargama Hall, Woomargama
|
Citizen of Year
|
Elmore Stoll - Culcairn
|
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Young Citizen of Year
|
No award given
|
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Sports Award of Year
|
Molly Dowling - Holbrook
|
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Community Event of Year
|
100th Walbundrie Agricultural Show
|
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2011 at Jindera Recreation Ground, Jindera
|
Citizen of Year
|
John Jacob - Walla Walla
|
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Young Citizen of Year
|
Klara Glaw - Jindera
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Sports Award of Year
|
Ashley Lindner - Burrumbuttock
|
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Community Event of Year
|
Walla Walla 125th Anniversary Celebration
|
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2010 at Jubilee Park, Culcairn
|
Citizen of Year
|
Heather Johnson - Morven
|
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Young Citizen of Year
|
Steven Taylor - Holbrook
|
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Sports Award of Year
|
Trevor Merkel - Walla Walla
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Community Event of Year
|
Jindera Drought Relief Program through Rural Care Link and Jindera Swimming Pool Committee Bush Fire Appeal.
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2009 at Morgan's Lookout, Walla Walla
|
Citizen of Year
|
Lois Dunchue - Jindera
|
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Young Citizen of Year
|
No award given
|
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Sports Award of Year
|
Trevor Smith - Culairn
|
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Community Event of Year
|
Culcairn's 125th Birthday Celebrations Festival
|
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2008 at Memorial Park, Henty
|
Citizen of Year
|
Mervyn Wegener - Walla Walla
|
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Young Citizen of Year
|
Samantha Jones - Henty
|
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Sports Award of Year
|
Brian Frana - Holbrook
|
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Community Event of Year
|
Burrumbuttock Village Festival
|
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2007 at Brocklesby Hall, Brocklesby
|
Citizen of Year
|
Joan Schilg - Brocklesby
|
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Young Citizen of Year
|
Katherine Bowler - Holbrook
|
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Sports Award of Year
|
Peter Waite - Holbrook
|
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Community Event of Year
|
Walbundrie Show
|
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2006 at Ten Mile Creek, Holbrook
|
Citizen of Year
|
Diane McElwaine - Culcairn
|
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Young Citizen of Year
|
Serena Kent - Culcairn
|
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Sports Award of Year
|
No award given
|
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Community Event of Year
|
Commander Holbrook Cup Race Meeting and Walla Walla Lions Heritage Festival
|
Citizens and Young Citizens of Year from former Shires (1994 - 2005)
| Year |
Award |
Culcairn Shire Council |
Holbrook Shire Council |
Hume Shire Council |
| 2005 |
Citizen of Year |
Elanor Kreutzberger |
Beth Bender |
Fe Colman |
|
Young Citizen of Year |
John Feltrin |
n/a |
Madeline Plunkett |
| 2004 |
Citizen of Year |
Maxwell Davidson (Dec) |
Annette White |
Graham Beesley |
|
Young Citizen of Year |
Alison Seidel |
n/a |
Matthew Gardiner |
| 2003 |
Citizen of Year |
Gina McMillan (Dec) |
Dr A Lakshmanan |
Stuart Dye |
|
Young Citizen of Year |
Michelle Burns (nee Wilson) |
n/a |
Allen & ChristopherChang |
| 2002 |
Citizen of Year |
Leslie Dale |
Toby Liersch |
Leo & Cath Lillyman |
|
Young Citizen of Year |
Jayden Kotzur |
n/a |
David Rollason |
| 2001 |
Citizen of Year |
Maxwell Webb |
Bev Geddes |
Jenny O’Neill |
|
Young Citizen of Year |
Elizabeth Clancy |
n/a |
Natalie Walker |
| 2000 |
Citizen of Year |
Yvonne Booth |
Sheila McKinnon (Dec’d) |
Darryl Jacob |
|
Young Citizen of Year |
Joanna Bedggood |
n/a |
Anna Mensinga |
| 1999 |
Citizen of Year |
Noel Wood |
Arthur Larcombe |
Ron Wilkins |
|
Young Citizen of Year |
James Whale |
n/a |
Kate Jarick |
| 1998 |
Citizen of Year |
Milton Taylor OBE |
Ann & Ray Hosken |
Rebecca May |
|
Young Citizen of Year |
Kimberley Meyer |
n/a |
Sandie McKoy & Sarah Wicks |
| 1997 |
Citizen of Year |
Gill Bahr |
Jack Daniel (Dec’d) |
Fr Robert Murphy |
|
Young Citizen of Year |
Alexander Morison |
n/a |
Isabel Seidel |
| 1996 |
Citizen of Year |
Thomas Fowler |
Father Bert Stanley (Dec’d) |
Rhonda Burns & Sheryl Pitman |
|
Young Citizen of Year |
Melissa Knight |
n/a |
Anne-Maree Quinn |
| 1995 |
Citizen of Year |
Bruno Biti |
Margaret Geddes |
Greg Rooney |
|
Young Citizen of Year |
Renee Schilg |
n/a |
Susan Nesbitt |
| 1994 |
Citizen of Year |
David Watson |
Roger Geddes |
Margary Wehner |
|
Young Citizen of Year |
Kylie Simpendorfer |
n/a |
Debra Clarke |