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Posted on Wednesday 26th of January, 2022,
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
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