16-01-2023
Great contributions to the Upper Lachlan Shire will be acknowledged and recognised in the Awards ceremonies at Gunning and Crookwell on Australia Day, 2023.
Across the categories of Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Sportsperson of the Year, Young Sportsperson of the Year and Event of the Year, significant achievements by individuals and awesome events have been nominated by members of the community with winners announced on the day.
Across all categories, 26 individuals were nominated this year and seven events, with some nominees submitted by multiple nominators.
General Manager Colleen Worthy said the number of nominations this year was a very healthy sign for the Shire.
“It’s no surprise that we have so many high achieving individuals and inspiring events in the Shire, but it’s very pleasing that so many people took the time to submit the nominations,” she said.
“Knowing that these community efforts have been so widely appreciated and noticed makes it all the more heartening.”
In several categories, there will be both shire-wide and more localised winners.
Australia Day Award nominations received this year are as follows (click the category titles for detailed information on each nominee):
Aaron Marcelino (Crookwell)
Bruce Hand (Taralga)
Janet Heffernan (Gunning)
Jeff Rowson (Taralga)
Jen Medway (Gunning)
Laura Craig (Taralga)
Leona Evans (Bannister)
Lyndal Johnston (Crookwell)
Margaret Wonson (Crookwell)
Nic Foster (Laggan)
(Steven) John Sullivan (Taralga)
Terry Lovelock (Collector)
Vicki Jeffrey (Crookwell)
Ari Stephenson (Crookwell)
Bowen Murray (Crookwell)
Eliza Kemp (Crookwell)
Jessica Sharman (Taralga)
Dion Aramoana (Crookwell)
Rona Treloggen (Gunning)
Young Sportsperson of the Year
Bella Croker (Crookwell)
Breea Waters (Gunning)
Emma Page (Crookwell)
Jack Searl (Crookwell)
Lillian Skelly (Crookwell)
Macie Wilson (Gunning)
Sam McGregor (Crookwell)
Sean Ward (Crookwell)
Seth Eastley (Merrill)
Rising Sun Health Age Disco (Crookwell)
Crookwell CWA Centenary Celebrations (Crookwell)
Injured Players Fund Smorgasboard (Crookwell)
Crookwell Golf Club 72 Hole Day Challenge (Crookwell)
Gunning 200 Bicentenary (Gunning)
Taralga Art Show 2022 (Taralga)
Taralga Australia Day 2022 Fundraiser for Beau Cosgrove (Taralga)
Along with this year’s new nominees, Citizen of the Year nominees from 2021 and 2022 are also in consideration for this year’s awards. The following linked stories list the Citizen of the Year nominees from 2021 and 2022.