2025 Australia Day Award Recipients
Citizen of the Year : Dale Bailey
Junior Citizen of the Year : Noah Baker
Event of the Year : Lions Club (hosting the 201 C1 Lions Convention)
Since 1981 Australia Day Awards have been presented to community members at a public ceremony. The awards provide the community with an opportunity to publicly acknowledge the contribution made by certain individuals for the betterment of the district.
Nominations
Australia Day Awards are awarded to community members who have made a significant contribution to the local community in any field. Nominations are called prior to the event for worthy recipients in the categories of:
- Citizen of the Year
- Young Citizen of the Year
- Event of the Year
Past Australia Day Receipients
CITIZEN AWARD | YOUNG CITIZEN AWARD | Event | |
| 2025 | Dale Bailey | Noah Baker | Lions Club - Lions Convention |
| 2024 | Tracy Mills | Imogen Jaeschke | |
| 2023 | Larry & June Young | CAS Parents & Friends Senior Citizens Xmas Dinner | |
| 2022 | Ian & Lorraine Mills | Rhys Turner | Shed Tanks Dinner |
| 2021 | Robert McFarlane | Lacklan Turner | |
| 2020 | Anthony ( Jack) Kaden | Declan Crabb | Cowell RSL 100 Year Celebration |
| 2019 | Allan Zerna | Ethan Grigg | EEPASSA Athletics Carnival |
2018 | Julie Magnay | Laura Walker | JDRF One Walk Cowell |
2017 | Robert "Bob' Schultz | Alexis Williams | Skate Park Committee - Opening o Skate Park |
2016 | Jean Tonkin |
| Cowell Lions Markets |
2015 | Johanna Sampson |
| Cowell Ute Muster & Country Music Concert |
2014 | Michelle Curtis | Kirralee Wagner | Cowell Ute Muster & Country Music Concert |
2013 | Danielle Osborne | Jo Story | Cowell Ute Muster |
2012 | Valma Tonkin |
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2011 | Bruce Francis | Jasmine Piggott | |
| 2010 | Bob Norris | NIL | |
| 2009 | Sam Bass | NIL | |
| 2008 | Betty Franklin | NIL | |
| 2007 | Verran King | Stephanie Gale | |
| 2006 | June Franklin | Kyla Hornhardt | |
| 2005 | Des Jones | Ben Franklin | |
| 2004 | Terry Hickman | NIL | |
| 2003 | Joan Airy | Andrew Story | |
| 2002 | Karen Wildman | Sam Franklin | |
| 2001 | Vicki Elleway | NIL | |
| 2000 | Margaret Deer | Ben Deer | |
| 1999 | Sid Story | Luke Tonkin | |
| 1998 | Jim West | NIL | |
| 1997 | Daisy Maxted | Troy Turner | |
| 1996 | Kevin Little | Scott Brine | |
| 1995 | Glad Smith | Aaron Turner | |
| 1994 | Coral Wiseman | Lee-Anne Flavel | |
| 1993 | Lydon Carmody | Jane Starr | |
| 1992 | Noel Ramsey | NIL | |
| 1991 | Mollie Ogden | Adrienne Todd | |
| 1990 | Ron Elleway | Andrew Leggate | |
| 1989 | Roy Jacobs | Rachelle McFarlane | |
| 1988 | Yvonne Wiseman | Vanessa Crab | |
| 1987 | Gordon Schutz | Aaron Turner | |
| 1986 | Mr A.E.F Bagnell | NIL | |
| 1985 | Mr. John Hanson | NIL | |
| 1984 | John Burton | NIL | |
| 1983 | Mr H.A. Schiller | NIL | |
| 1982 | Ellen Schumann | NIL | |
| 1981 | Eric Llewelyn | NIL |