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Maranoa Australia Day 2025

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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