Australia Day

The Australia Day Awards provide an opportunity to celebrate members or organisations that have made outstanding contributions to the wider Maranoa community. Awards are presented in each category for each region within the Maranoa, with the awards presented at local ceremonies on Australia Day 2025.

Please join with us in congratulating the 2025 Australia Day Winners:

Citizen of the Year

  • Wallumbilla & Surrounds – Heather Price
  • Injune & Surrounds – Debbie Duff
  • Mitchell & Surrounds – Sheryn Hanna
  • Roma – Elizabeth Nolan
  • Surat & Surrounds – Mel Sutton

Young Achievers Award

  • Wallumbilla & Surrounds – Payton Leahy
  • Mitchell & Surrounds – Bray Kenafake
  • Roma – Georgia Pearce
  • Surat & Surrounds – Jesseeca Ward

Community Organisation Award

  • Wallumbilla & Surrounds – Jackson CWA – 100 year Celebration
  • Mitchell & Surrounds – Mitchell Amateur Swimming Club Inc
  • Roma – Roma Park Run
  • Surat & Surrounds – The Cobb & Co Festival

Cultural Award

  • Wallumbilla & Surrounds – Billa Bite Night – Wallumbilla Long Table Dinner
  • Injune & Surrounds – Creative Injune Inc
  • Mitchell & Surrounds – Booringa Heritage Museum
  • Roma – Sculptures Out Back Committee
  • Surat & Surrounds – Gwenda Proud

Sports Award

  • Wallumbilla & Surrounds – Jed Price
  • Injune & Surrounds – Jayden Wilson
  • Mitchell & Surrounds – Kayleen Silvester

Community Contribution Award

  • Wallumbilla & Surrounds – Trishelle Swan
  • Injune & Surrounds – Lyndal Nicol
  • Mitchell & Surrounds – Seamus Filan
  • Roma – Paul Hutchinson
  • Surat & Surrounds – Jake Thompson

Andrea Murray Memorial Award Recipient

  • Karly Cicero (Awarded in Mitchell for 2025)

Spirit of Maranoa

  • Wallumbilla & Surrounds – Bruce Albeck
  • Injune & Surrounds – Pam Girle
  • Mitchell & Surrounds – Kaitlyn Pallisier
  • Roma – Mary Johnson and Glenda Hacker
  • Surat & Surrounds – Kelly Cavanough

Australia Day Award Recipients

  • Citizen of the Year

    • Bendemere - Brendan Seawright
    • Booringa - Anthony (Bim) Struss
    • Bungil - Cynthia Warrian
    • Roma - (Dual Award) Karen Dawes and John Finnigan
    • Warroo - Danni-Leigh Horrobin

    Young Achievers Award

    • Bendemere - Joey Hussey
    • Booringa - Lalitha Cooper
    • Roma - Flynn White
    • Warroo - Bayley-Jaye Allwood

    Community Organisation Award

    • Bendemere - Wallumbilla Campdraft Association Inc.
    • Booringa - Tooloombilla Rodeo and Campdraft Association Inc.
    • Roma - Life Church Roma
    • Warroo - Surat and District Development Association Inc.

    Cultural Award

    • Bendemere - Margaret Dawn Irwin
    • Booringa - Kyle Mansfield
    • Bungil - (Dual Award) Casandra Sorensen and Brigid Price
    • Roma - Debra Schefe

    Sports Award

    • Bendemere - Bayley Draper
    • Bungil - Damian Brennan
    • Roma - Alan Steinohrt
    • Warroo - Vivien Moore

    Junior Sports Award

    • Bendemere - Maddison Beetson
    • Booringa - Amy Maree Cassell
    • Bungil - Millie Warrian
    • Roma - Mitch Ford
    • Warroo - Grace Ziesemer

    Community Contribution Award

    • Bendemere - Kristie York
    • Booringa - Rebecca Smith
    • Bungil - Sherryl Bonisch
    • Roma - Fred Hewitt
    • Warroo - Katie Goodwin

    Andrea Murray Memorial Award Recipient

    • Tanya Denton

    Spirit of Maranoa

    • Spirit of Bendemere - Kristen Seawright
    • Spirit of Booringa - Jeremy Heslop
    • Spirit of Roma - Leesa Murray
    • Spirit of Warroo - Danille Koster

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