Published on Tuesday, 28 January 2025 at 11:55:57 AM
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Hopetoun Community Centre for the 2025 Australia Day community breakfast and celebrations!
We had a lovely time sharing a meal with everyone and celebrating the 2025 Community Citizen of the Year Award recipients.
These awards recognise individuals and organisations making a notable contribution or providing outstanding service to our community.
The Community Citizen of the Year Award recipients for 2025 are:
Community Citizen of the Year
Chris Biddulph
Young Community Citizen of the Year
Gabby Tempero
Senior Community Citizen of the Year
Trixie Boyd
Active Citizenship (Group or event)
Munglinup Community Group
Community Citizen of the Year Chris Biddulph and Shire President Tom Major.
Young Community Citizen of the Year Gabby Tempero and her family.
Senior Citizen of the Year Trixie Boyd shakes hands with finalist Peter MacMahon.
Active Citizenship Group the Munglinup Community Group.
Citizenship for Colin
Australian citizenship ceremonies are an important part of Australia Day celebrations, with more people becoming citizens on January 26 than any other day of the year.
This year more than 14,600 people from over 150 countries became citizens at ceremonies all over Australia.
In Hopetoun long-time local Colin Hughes made the Australian citizenship pledge with his friends and family looking on.
Colin is pictured below with Lyn Daw who celebrated her 80th birthday on Australia Day.
2026 Community Citizen of the Year Award nominations open
Now is the perfect time to start thinking about who you might want to nominate for next year's Community Citizen of the Year Awards.
The Awards are made up of four categories:
- Community Citizen of the Year (for individuals over 16 years)
- Young Community Citizen of the Year (for individuals aged 16-30 years)
- Senior Community Citizen of the Year (for individuals aged 65 years and over)
- Active Citizenship (for community groups or events)
Nominations can be made for contributions to education, health, fundraising, voluntary services, business, sports, arts, the environment, social inclusion or any other area that enhances the wellbeing of our community. For the full criteria, visit: www.citizenshipawards.com.au/criteria
To nominate someone, please visit: https://www.citizenshipawards.com.au/nominate/
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