The winners of the 2022 Australia Day awards were announced at ceremonies across Greater Shepparton today.
The winners of the 2022 Australia Day awards were announced at ceremonies across Greater Shepparton today.
Douglas Tuhan was announced as the overall Greater Shepparton Citizen of the Year, with Georgie Waser named Greater Shepparton Young Citizen of the Year. Jeanette Ryan (Dec.) was announced as the Greater Shepparton Senior Citizen of the Year and Tatura Water Tower Mural Project was named Greater Shepparton Community Event of the Year. Jason Carter was the winner of Greater Shepparton Australia Day Sports Award.
Greater Shepparton City Council Mayor, Cr Kim O’Keeffe congratulated all award recipients and acknowledged the contributions they have made to Greater Shepparton.
“We are very lucky to have so many individuals who continue to make meaningful and profound impacts in Greater Shepparton. It was great to acknowledge them in the way of an Australia Day award,” Cr O’Keeffe said.
“I would particularly like to acknowledge the significant contribution over many years of Jeanette Ryan, who unfortunately passed away very recently – we pay tribute to her work, and we send our sincere condolences to Jeanette’s family.
“Thank you to those who took the time to submit a nomination to recognise their fellow citizens, it is wonderful to see both individuals and groups making positive changes for their community and it is important that we recognise them.”
Awards were presented in Shepparton, Toolamba, Tatura, Dookie, Murchison and Mooroopna and the Greater Shepparton Citizen, Young Citizen, Senior Citizen, Sports Award and Community Event of the Year were chosen from these regional winners.
Winners
Overall Greater Shepparton | Recipient |
Citizen of the Year Young Citizen of the Year Senior Citizen of the Year | Douglas Tuhan Georgie Waser Jeanette Ryan (Dec.) |
Community Event of the Year | Tatura Water Tower Mural Project |
Sports Award of the Year | Jason Carter |
Shepparton | Recipient |
Citizen of the Year Senior Citizen of the Year | Lloyd Healey William (Bill) Brown |
Young Citizen of the Year | Georgie Waser |
Community Service Award | Mathew Boyle & Ashlie Napolitano |
Toolamba | Recipient |
Community Event of the Year | Toolamba Recreation Reserve Committee – Town War Memorial |
Tatura | Recipient |
Citizen of the Year Senior Citizen of the Year Community Event of the Year Sports Award | Douglas Tuhan Robert (Robbie) Crawford Tatura Water Tower Mural Project Jason Carter |
Dookie | Recipients |
Citizen of the Year Young Citizen of the Year Senior Citizen of the Year | Paula Ludeman Daisy Bowmaker Jeanette Ryan (Dec.) |
Community Event of the Year | Dookie Carols on the Balcony – The Covid Way |
Murchison | Recipient |
Senior Citizen of the Year | John Ferguson |
Mooroopna | Recipient |
Citizen of the Year | Peter Kelton |
