City of Mount Gambier Citizen of the Year
City of Mount Gambier Senior Citizen of the Year
Mount Gambier City Council’s Australia Day Breakfast and Citizen of the Year Awards presentation will be held on January 26 at the Cave Gardens.
The council this week announced its 2024 awardees, with recognition given to several high profile community members and events.
Citizen of the Year will be awarded to Richard Harry, Senior Citizen of the Year will be presented to Kevin Douglas, Luke Thomson has been named Young Citizen of the Year, the Community Event of the Year is the Mount Gambier Community Christmas Lunch and the Active Citizenship Award will be given to Julian Mattay.
Awardees will be formally acknowledged at the Australia Day Breakfast and Awards event.
Mount Gambier Mayor Lynette Martin OAM said the annual awards recognised individuals and community groups that have made selfless contributions to the community during the past year, and in some cases, over many years.
“This year’s award recipients are some of the unsung heroes within our community who volunteer their time to make Mount Gambier a better place,” she said.
“I thank them for their dedication and assistance to improve the lives of others.”
The Australia Day event will commence at 7.30am with breakfast provided by the Lakes Rotary Club of Mount Gambier which is available to purchase for $10 for adults and $7 for children, with all proceeds donated to Foodbank and local anti-domestic violence programs.
Attendees are reminded to bring their own crockery and cutlery.
Entertainment starts at 7.30am with local performers Jani Live, Bell Studio of Highland Dance and the Karen Youth Group of Mount Gambier, Yazidi happy boy and the Noh Lah Hay Karenni church group along with family friendly activities such as face painting, a jumping castle, and wildlife demonstrations by Australian Bush Buddies.
The event will be interpreted on stage in Auslan, the language of the Australian deaf community.
In addition, accessible matting will be laid on the lawn, allowing better wheelchair access for attendees.
For those unable to attend the event, the City of Mount Gambier will live stream the proceedings, which can be viewed at facebook.com/cityofmountgambier
