Every year, Central Goldfields Shire acknowledges the contribution of local community members through the awarding of the annual Australia Day Awards.
This page acknowledges the recipients of the Central Goldfields Shire Australia Day Awards since their inception in 1995.
Past recipients include:
Citizen of the Year - Aileen Marshall
Young Citizen of the Year - Khoa Do
Community Award of the Year - Goldfields Reservoir Parkrun
Read about this year's winners
Citizen of the Year - Tony Macer
Young Citizen of the Year - Hannah Lanfranchi
Community Award of the Year - Dunolly Gold Rush Festival
You can find out more about our 2023 Australia Day Citizen of the Year Tony Macer and Young Citizen Hannah Lanfranchi by watching this video:
SHIRE-INTERVIEWSHannahTony-Review-720.mp4
Find out more about our 2023 Event of the Year recipient - Dunolly Gold Rush Festival by watching this video:
Interview-Event-Of-The-Year-2023.mp4
Citizen of the Year - Brian O'Connor
Young Citizen of the Year - Jackson Barby
Community Award of the Year - The Supreme 1000 Lap Challenge
Citizen of the Year - Jesse Wright (pictured left below)
Young Citizen of the Year - Caitlin Britten (pictured right below)
No Community Award presented in 2021
Citizen of the Year - Robert Ipsen
Young Citizen of the Year - Kodie Smith
Community Event of the Year - Xmas with us
Citizen of the Year - Daniel Leddin
Young Citizen of the Year - Lachlan Steed
Event of the Year - Daughters of the West Program
Citizen of the Year - Dianne and Danny Mullins (joint recipients) - pictured below
Young Citizen of the Year - Rohan Mackay
Event of the Year - Street Harvest
Citizen of the Year - Leslie Mortlock, Raymond O'Keefe, Charlie Williams (joint recipients)
Young Citizen of the Year - Tegan Dixon
Event of the Year - Casablanca Movie Club - Seniors Week Movie Festival
Citizen of the Year - Garry Higgins
Young Citizen of the Year - Brandon Weatherson
Event of the Year - Polkadots for Peppa
Citizen of the Year - Betty Lovel
Young Citizen of the Year - Austin Lynch and Sophie Williams (joint recipients)
Community Award - Rotary Club of Maryborough
Citizen of the Year - Sister Barbara May
Young Citizen of the Year - Joel Radlof
Event of the Year - Maryborough Garden Club Inc
Citizen of the Year - Matthew Dellavedova
Young Citizen of the Year - Jade Davies and Kirsten Deaker (joint recipients)
Event of the Year - Talbot Farmers Market Inc
Citizen of the Year - Rita Mullins and Daryl Maffescioni (joint recipients)
Young Citizen of the Year - Owen Mitchell
Event of the Year - Carisbrook Lions Club
Citizen of the Year - Jefferson Hoober
Young Citizen of the Year - Lachlan Hickey
Event of the Year - Relay for Life
Citizen of the Year - Dr Robert Carson and Dr David Tynan (joint recipients)
Young Citizen of the Year - Bradley McLeod and Michael Fitzgibbon (joint recipients)
Event of the Year - Pearl and Deb's Pink Party
Citizen of the Year - Darryl Wagstaff
Young Citizen of the Year - Bradley Saul
Event of the Year - 'Peter Pan' Sleeping Star Productions
Citizen of the Year - Gregory Waters
Young Citizen of the Year - Jonathon Payne and Caitlyn Egan (joint recipients)
Event of the Year - Christmas Community Lunch Carisbrook
Citizen of the Year - Alan (Des) Lawson
Young Citizen of the Year - Victoria McLure
Event of the Year - Dunolly 150th Celebrations
Citizen of the Year - Margaret Lovell
Event - Talbot Farmers Market
Citizen of the Year - Ronald Hurford
Young Citizen of the Year - Timothy McNeilly
Event of the Year - RACV Energy Breakthrough
Citizen of the Year – Leo Crameri
Young Citizen of the Year – Chris Hawthorne
Community Event of the Year – Maryborough Music Mayhem
Citizen of the Year – Rae Bowman
Young Citizen of the Year – Trevor Maitland
Community Event of the Year – Cup on the Creek - Carisbrook
Citizen of the Year – Bernard Rinaldi
Young Citizen of the Year – Shivone Bennett
Community Event of the Year – Maryborough Highland Gathering concert and fireworks display
Citizen of the Year – Audrey Hurse
Young Citizen of the Year – Joint recipients: Wendy Field & David Wagstaff
Community Event of the Year – Central Goldfields Olympic Torch Relay
Citizen of the Year - Bob Osborne
Young Citizen of the Year - Zoe Williamson
Event of the Year - Maryborough Highland Gathering
Citizen of the Year - Lillian Ross
Young Citizen of the Year - no nominations
Community Event of the Year - Operation Triple P
Citizen of the Year - John "Jackie" O'Connor
Young Citizen of the Year - Nathan Cassels and Evan Holland (joint recipients)
Event of the Year - Save Dunolly Hospital
Citizen of the Year - Margaret Linton and Bill Rootes
Young Citizen of the Year - Selina McKnight
Citizen of the Year - Eddie Boucher
Young Citizen of the Year - Charles Barnard
Event of the Year - Maryborough City Brass Band
Citizen of the Year - Lloyd Forge
Young Citizen of the Year - Amy O'Dal