2024 Wollondilly Australia Day Award Nominees Announced
Posted on: 16.01.2024
Australia Day is fast approaching and anticipation is building for Wollondilly’s Australia Day celebrations, which will be held at the Picton Botanic Gardens beginning at 8am.
The nominees for the Wollondilly Australia Day awards have been decided and are listed below. Residents are invited to come along to the event to see who the winners will be.
Award Category |
Business/ Individual Name |
Local Hero - Community Group |
The Rotary Club of Picton |
Sportsperson of the Year |
Paul Ashman |
Disability Inclusion Award / Citizen of the Year |
Rosemary MacAllister |
Local Hero |
Kim Bratchell |
Local Hero |
Belinda Vellacott |
Disability Inclusion Award |
Jacqueline Lockyer |
Local Hero - Community Group |
Lions Club of Tahmoor |
Local Hero - Community Group |
Macarthur Stormchasers |
Sportsperson of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year |
Madison Eddie |
Citizen of the Year |
Patrick Nellestein |
Local Hero - Community Group |
Bargo Men's Shed |
Citizen of the Year, Achiever of the Year |
Lyn Patricia Davey |
Local Hero - Community Group |
Blankets of Love |
Citizen of the Year, Local Hero |
William Beattie |
Local Hero - Community Group |
Picton High School Community Mentoring Group |
Citizen of the Year, Achiever of the Year, Senior Citizen of the Year, |
Sue Davis |
Citizen of the Year, Local Hero |
Tristan Triffitt |
Citizen of the Year, Local Hero, Achiever of the Year, Environmental Citizen of the Year |
Michelle Maroun |
Citizen of the Year, Senior Citizen of the Year, Local Hero |
John Bicknell |
Citizen of the Year, Achiever of the Year, Senior Citizen of the Year, |
Shirley Carlon |
Citizen of the Year, Sportsperson of the Year |
Melinda Haskett |
Citizen of the Year, Achiever of the Year, Local Hero |
Geoff Hughes |
Young Citizen of the Year |
Rheya Mason |
Sportsperson of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year |
Heidi Lewtschenko |
Sportsperson of the Year |
Jessica Dorothy Cronje |
For further information about our Australia Day Celebrations please go to our What's On page.