2024 Australia Day Award Winners

Overall Winners

• Citizen of the Year: John Anderson
• Junior Citizen of the Year: Brianna Pleming (Dookie)
• Senior Citizen of the Year: Ruth Horton (Dookie)
• Junior Sports Award: Jack Edwards
• Community Event of the Year: Rotary Club of Mooroopna for their New Year’s Eve Festival

Regional Winners

Shepparton

• Citizen of the Year: John Anderson
• Senior Citizen of the Year: Dr Peter Leffler
• Junior Sports Award: Jack Edwards
• Community Event of the Year: Shepparton Cycling Club for their Christmas Track Carnival Event

Tatura

• Citizen of the Year: Jennifer Sanders GP
• Senior Citizen of the Year: Arthur Fennell
• Community Event of the Year: Jenny & Frank Lagozzino – Fundraising event for Myeloma Cancer
• Sports Award: Greg Toy
• Junior Sports Award: Tanz Dellar

Dookie

• Citizen of the Year: Kim Bussell
• Senior Citizen of the Year: Ruth Horton
• Young Citizen of the Year: Brianna Pleming
• Community Event of the Year: Dookie Men’s Shed
• Senior Sports Award: Valda and Richard Dickens
• Junior Sports Award: Mia Ludeman

Murchison

• Citizen of the Year: Judith Revell
• Community Event of the Year: Murchison CFA – for all community events

Mooroopna

• Citizen of the Year: Marilyn Banfield
• Community Event of the Year: Rotary Club of Mooroopna New Year’s Eve Festival
• Sports Award: Michael Ford