Greater Hume Australia Day Winners 2024

Published on 29 January 2024

Australia Day 2024 in Greater Hume was held at the fantastic Wymah Recreation Reserve in Wymah, it was a fabulous ceremony, with over 400 people attending.  Some of the highlights were the wonderful addresses given by our Australia Day Ambassador, Allan Sparkes CV OAM VA FRSN, Billabong High School captain’s Harry Doig and Callie Metcalf, Sussan Ley, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Justin Clancy MP, Member for Albury and Cr Tony Quinn, Mayor, Greater Hume Council. The Australian flag was unfurled by representatives of the Wymah Community. Anne Haywood led Advance Australia Fair accompanied by Peter Cominos and Stephen O’Connell.

Congratulations to all the award nominees and winners who were recognised for their hard work on behalf of the Greater Hume community, and the winners were:

  • Citizen of the Year – Allison Scott, Henty
  • Young Citizen of the Year – Tahlie Weston, Henty
  • Sports Person/Team of the Year – Lucy Grills, Holbrook
  • Sports Volunteer/s of the Year – Jada Murphy, Henty
  • Community Event of the Year – joint winners Festival by the Sub, Holbrook and Henty Streetscape 2023                                                         

 

School Citizenship Awards:

Brocklesby Public School                       Lucinda Severin

Burrumbuttock Public School                 Tierre Lindner

Culcairn Public School                            Lacey Hocking

Gerogery Public School                          Zara Byrne

Henty Public School                               Allira Cocking

Holbrook Public School                          Jasmine Purcell

Jindera Public School                             Lily Vroomen

St John's Lutheran School                     Victor Wang

St Mary MacKillop College                     Toby Smith

St Joseph’s Primary School                    Chloe Meacham

St Patrick's Primary School                     Willow Hulme

St Paul's Lutheran Primary School          Micah Klemke

St Paul’s College                                     Natasha Beckett

Walbundrie Public School                        Ernest Lieschke

Walla Walla Public School                       Charlotte Ryall    

                                   

A big thank you to:

  • Wymah Community - For their outstanding job of working through the logistics of holding Australia Day in such a lovely setting and for providing a delicious breakfast and morning tea.
  • Morgan Country Car Club and the Vintage Car Club
  • St John’s Ambulance
  • Australia Day Council of NSW and National Australia Day Council

 

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