Greater Hume Australia Day Winners 2025
Published on 28 January 2025
Australia Day 2025 in Greater Hume was held at the fantastic Henty Recreation Grounds, it was a fabulous ceremony, with over 350 people attending. Our Master of Ceremonies, Cr Brian Liston ran the official ceremony, announcing the local nominees and winners for our award categories. Some of the highlights were the wonderful addresses given by our Australia Day Ambassador, Mr James Pittar, St Paul’s College captain’s Archie Frohling and Jessica Martin, and Cr Lea Parker, Mayor, Greater Hume Council. The Australian flag was unfurled by a representative of the Henty Community, Harlan Candy. The Henty Singers led Advance Australia Fair and provided entertainment throughout the ceremony.
Two residents of Greater Hume became Australian citizens following an official Australian Citizenship Ceremony, they were:
- Alison Crilly, Culcairn
- Alana Rickard, Little Billabong
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 – Alison Schuster, Henty
- Youth Empowerment Award – Lucy Grills, Holbrook
- Individual Volunteers of the Year – joint winners, Kerry Small, Henty, Colin Barrett, Henty and Andrew Kotzur, Walla Walla
- Group Volunteers of the Year – joint winners, Holbrook Meals on Wheels and Rural Care Link Op Shop Volunteers, Jindera
- Sports Person/Team of the Year – Ashley-James Bender, Holbrook
- Sports Volunteer/s of the Year – joint winners, John Mullavey, Walla Walla and Debbie Mills, Holbrook
- Community Event of the Year – joint winners Brock-Burrum Big Freeze and Walla Walla Lutheran Church Centenary
School Citizenship Awards:
| Billabong High School |
Iilysh Retalick |
| Brocklesby Public School |
Gracie Buckingham |
| Burrumbuttock Public School |
Taylor Hawkins |
| Culcairn Public School |
Maddison Lloyd-Wilson |
| Gerogery Public School |
Mollie Cornell |
| Henty Public School |
Charlie Chambers |
| Holbrook Public School |
Lachlan Saunders |
| Jindera Public School |
Isaac Thompson |
| St John's Lutheran School |
Molly Ginnivan |
| St Joseph’s Primary School |
James Thomson |
| St Patrick's Primary School |
Heidi Hulme |
| St Paul's Lutheran Primary School |
Zoe Lieschke |
| St Paul’s College |
Jaiah Disher |
| Walbundrie Public School |
Dylan Phillips |
| Walla Walla Public School |
Ashton Jacob |
A big thank you to:
- Henty Community and Lion’s Club - For their outstanding job of working through the logistics of holding Australia Day in such a lovely setting and for providing a delicious breakfast.
- Our Master of Ceremonies, Cr Brian Liston
- Munyabla Rural Fire Brigade
- Morgan Country Car Club
- St John’s Ambulance
- Feed the Soul for the delicious morning tea
- Australia Day Council of NSW and National Australia Day Council
Photos below courtesy of Leanne Bickley Photography:
- 2025 Citizen of the Year, Alison Schuster, Henty
- Andrew Kotzur, Walla Walla, Colin Barrett, Henty and Kerry Small, Henty – joint Individual Volunteers of the Year 2025
- James Pittar, Ambassador giving his address to the Australia Day crowd in Henty.