2023 Community Citizen of the Year Award Recipients
Take a look at some of our 2023 recipients
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| Council | Community Citizen | Young Community Citizen | Senior Community Citizen | Active Citizenship (Group/Event) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | Geoffrey Bastyan | Angus Bowles | Robert Rees | |
| Armadale | Mark Thompson | Graeme Hart | 2nd Chance Op Shop | |
| Ashburton - Onslow | Matt Bishop | Deagan McLean | ||
| Ashburton - Pannawonica | James Gorman | |||
| Ashburton - Paraburdoo | Ivan Dias | Kieran Boatwright | Darryl Gnezdiloff | Paraburdoo Men's Shed |
| Ashburton - Tom Price | Nicole Kelly | Jack Watson | Tom Price Emergency Services Cadet Corporation | |
| Bayswater | Sue Fletcher | Lucy Rule | Timothy O'Brien | Perth Homelessness Support Group Inc. |
| Boddington | Trudy Bryant | Abby Metcalf | Dennis Veitch | Boddington Hospital Auxiliary |
| Bridgetown-Greenbushes | Santo Pratico | Katie Davies | Jennie Linto | Bridgetown Greenbushes Combined Fire Brigades |
| Broome | Kate Garstone | Moira Greenhalgh | Chris Malone (Skate Rats) | |
| Busselton | Marshall Grosse | Delys Elaine Forrest | ||
| Busselton - Dunsborough | Joshua Whiteland | |||
| Carnarvon | Cherie Sibosado | Rena Abreu | John Tomkins | Carnarvon Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service |
| Chitteirng | Liz Coles | Zac Camiller | CWA Bindoon Belles | |
| Cockburn | Serena Gamble | James Wild | Serene Anderson | Yangebup Family Centre |
| Coorow | Kelvin Bean | Maxine Kau | Coorow Country Women's Association | |
| Coorow - Green Head | Geoffrey Angwin | Bill Kenworthy | Green Head Coast Care | |
| Coorow - Leeman | Alice Walker | Leeman Townscape and Tourism Group | ||
| Corrigin | Steven Bolt | Kimberley McLeary | ||
| Cottesloe | Shane McGurk | |||
| Cue | Ian Dennis | Jenni Dennis | St John Ambulance Sub Centre | |
| Cunderdin | Cunderdin Mission and Opportunity Shop | |||
| Dandaragan | Adam Mackay | |||
| Dardanup | Ashlea Bluett | Raya Noonan | Dardanup Heritage Collective | |
| Derby/ West Kimberley | Anthony Collard | Paris Miller | Vivienne Welch | CWA Soup Kitchen Derby |
| Donnybrook Balingup | Benjamin Anderson | Geoffrey McMullen | ||
| Dundas | Kylie Tibbles | David Pascoe | Norseman Today Newspaper | |
| East Pilbara - Marble Bar | Jessica Jenkins | Judy Dewing | Marble Bar VFES | |
| East Pilbara - Newman | Connie Reed | Colin Reed | Newman Vets Football Club | |
| Esperance | Meredith Waters | Dane Holdman | Veronica Lavars | Esperance Care Services |
| Exmouth | St John Ambulance Exmouth Sub Centre | |||
| Exmouth | Grace Keast | Exmouth Haunted House/Learmonth Solar Observatory Staff & Crew | ||
| Fremantle | Diane Brennan | |||
| Fremantle | Leighton Bradfield | Talei Williams | Paula Amaral | Kidogo Irish Aboriginal Festival - Joanna Robertson |
| Gingin | Debbie Jordaan | Wendy Nottle | The Yarning Circle Koorunga CWA Branch | |
| Gnowangerup | Kingsley Vaux | Gnowangeurp Containers for Change Edith Robertson | ||
| Gosnells | Jawaria Mahmood | Samuel Thomas | Dorothy Burke | Forest Lakes Thornlie Family Centre |
| Greater Geraldton | Nicholas Austin | Hannah Miles | Karen Giles | Marina Parkrun |
| Greater Geraldton - Mullewa | Anthony Critch | John Peet | ||
| Harvey | William Russell | |||
| Harvey - Brunswick | Lyndon Edwards | Brunswick Junction Men's Shed | ||
| Harvey - Leschenault | Karen McCarthy | |||
| Harvey - Australind | Greg Campbell | Gillian Dober | ||
| Harvey - Cookernup | Colin Beauchamp | |||
| Irwin | Jim Phillips | Raine Jeffery | Graeme Roberts | Dongara Osprey Girl Guides – Kylie Wynne |
| Joondalup | Snezhana Stacey | Elouise Syers | Simon Walker | Sweet Melodies |
| Kalamunda | Bryzlyn Sin | Barry Nicholls | ||
| Kalamunda | Amelie Farrell | Norma Walsh | ||
| Katanning | Katanning Environmental Container Cash In | |||
| Katanning | Moolay Ta Loh | Dorothy and Vince Cacciola | Katanning & Districts Pool Association | |
| Kellerberrin | Monica Gardiner | Harrison Gardiner | Rose Bowen | A Night of Colour |
| Koorda | Marissa Chandler | |||
| Kulin | Donald Bradford | Janet Colbourne | ||
| Lake Grace | Bradley Watson | Phyllis Dunham | Lake Grace-Pingrup Football Club 100 Years Celebration | |
| Lake Grace - Newdegate | Melissa Cugley | Newdegate Machinery Field Days 50 Years Celebrations | ||
| Lake Grace - Newdegate | Stephanie Clarke-Lloyd | Newdegate Historical Society Centenary Celebrations 2022 | ||
| Mandurah | Natasha Upcott | Baylee Freitag | Kaye Seeber | Marine Rescue Mandurah |
| Manjimup | Jodi Johnston | Regan Marsh | Lynn Minchin | Rotary Club of Manjimup |
| Melville | Irina Bradley | Jack Anderson | Lawrie Carr | The Volunteers of Bottle Top Hill |
| Merredin | Jaden Willis | Wildflower Society of Western Australia Merredin Branch | ||
| Morawa | Leonie Aspin | Peter Sweeney | Motown Community Shed | |
| Mosman Park | Hengky Pratama | Ruth Lilly | Wellington Wishes | |
| Murray | Trevor Delaporte | Noah Tippett | Carl Duxbury | Pinjarra Community Men's Shed |
| Narembeen | Catherine (Lucy) Lines | Narembeen Town Team | ||
| Narrogin | Pip Porter | Dakota Bolton-Black | Coral Mahony | Narrogin Volunteer Bushfire Brigades |
| Nedlands | Neville Blesing | |||
| Northam | Lisa Giorgi | Joshua Patrick | Elaine Pollard | Turn Up In Blue |
| Peppermint Grove | Gwenyth Elaine Lennon | |||
| Peppermint Grove | Anthony Wayne Lennon | Cottesloe Primary School P&C 125th Anniversary Fair | ||
| Perenjori | Leah Curtin | Kevin Varischetti | Shape | |
| Perth | Megan Krakouer | Sian Williams | Jim Morrison | Short Back and Sidewalks |
| Plantagenet | George Corke | Robert Clarke | Mount Barker Tourism | |
| Ravensthorpe | Marcia Norrish | Pam Finn | Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show | |
| Rockingham | Lily Tyler | |||
| Rockingham | Claire Willans | Luke Tammen | Laurie Smith | Team Fred |
| Serpentine Jarrahdale | Julie Richards | Reece Jerrett | Judy Curtis | Serpentine Jarrahdale Food and Farm Alliance |
| South Perth | Sarah Yates | Emily Lassam | Peter Cole | Friends of South Perth Wetlands |
| Stirling | Kate Miller | Scott Guerini | Jean Jolley | Motion by the Ocean |
| Swan | Pedus Eweama | Helen Maher | Cracovia Club Inc | |
| Three Springs | Gemma Mclevie | Cathy Reed | ||
| Toodyay | Sandra Cousins | Kyla Browne | Desrae and Wayne Clarke | Toodyay District High School Parents & Citizens Assocation |
| Victoria Plains | Gary Manning | |||
| Wagin | Brenden Hall | Grace Williams | ||
| Waroona | Jenny McNamara | Marion Herkes | Waroona Men's Shed | |
| Wyalkatchem | Jay Hammond | Shirly Maitland | Wyalkatchem Rodeo | |
| Wyndham East Kimberley | Amanda McLean | Scott Gore-Birch | Rada Biorac | Kununurra Neighbourhood House |
| York | Margaret Collins | Dawn Ainsworth | The York Agricultural Society - The York Show |
