Australia Day Awards
2024 Awards
Citizen of the Year – Dr Devinder Grewal
Nominees – Shirley Mundy, Kaylin Chetty, Jenny Grantham, Courtney Nowak, Steve Lasiter, Adam Wilson, Anne Marie Seagrim, Emily Holden
Young Citizen of the Year – Blake Packard
Nominees – Charlotte Ford, Kimjoline Dunham
Community Event of the Year – The Port August RSL Sub-branch – Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial Centenary Rededication
Nominees – South Augusta Football Club – Port Augusta All Star v Emergency Service Charity Match 4, South Augusta Football Club – Jodi Lee Bowel Cancer Awareness Event, South Augusta Football Club – The Inaugural South Augusta Football Club Hall of Fame, South Augusta Football Club – The Dementia Australia Mid-Summer Ball 3, Ladies Who Dine at Dusk, Connecting to Culture – Indian and South Asian Festival, Wharfest – APEX Port Augusta, The Port Augusta Soccer Club Reunion, The Port Augusta Park Run, Partnership in Positive Aging Expo, The Port Augusta Indigenous Community and Army Football
Award for Active Citizenship – Paul Smith
Nominees – Paul Smith, Ignite Cheer and Dance Extravaganza, Ladies who Dine @Dusk, Kaylin Chetty, Jenny Grantham, Courtney Nowak, Steve Laister, Adam Wilson
Environmental Sustainability Award (Individual) – Shirley Mundy
Nominees – Emily Howard
Environmental Sustainability Award (Group) – Port Augusta Coastcare
Nominees – Caritas College – Nature Playground, Port Augusta Garden Club, Friends of the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Gardens
Find more information about the winners and the Australia Day Celebrations: Media Release
About the Australia Day Awards
Australia Day Citizen Awards, Young Citizen Awards and Community Event of the Year Award are presented annually to local citizens/groups who have made outstanding contributions to the community.
The Awards are provided by the Australia Day Council of South Australia and are administered by Local Government Authorities throughout the State on behalf of the Council.