2025 Community Citizen of the Year Award Recipients
Take a look at our 2025 recipients
See photos of the recipients here.
Names and photos are published once they are announced and submitted.
| Council | Citizen | Young | Senior | Group/Event |
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| Albany | Jennifer McRae | Felicity Ericsson | Steve Marshall | Two Rivers Garden Group |
| Armadale | Samantha Saffioti | Dexter Moyo | Nalin Jayawardena, Angi McCluskey |
Kelmscott Agricultural Society, Wednesday Warriors |
| Ashburton | D'Arcy Pickering, Tapapa Lewis, Hayley Norris, Kylie Spencer |
Jaimie Bravington | Fortescue National Football League, The Pilbara Bruthas, Pannawonica Pythons Football Club, Onslow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Group |
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| Bayswater | Kara Perrin, Alison Scott |
Rodrigues Niyongere | Greg Elliott | Maylands Historical and Peninsula Association Inc |
| Boddington | Graeme Reynolds | |||
| Bridgetown-Greenbushes | Lisa Pratico | Matilda Miller | Didith Atkin | Bridgetown Greenbushes Tourism Association |
| Broome | Bernadette Egan | Ash Schaffer, Ash Schaffer |
Di Vomiero | |
| Busselton | Sarah Barclay | Drew West | Robert Guelfi | Go Blue For June Campaign |
| Canning | Linda Ross | Bryzlyn Sin | Monika Wong | Rossmoyne Riverton Shelley Community Sewing (for Charity) |
| Carnamah | Sandie Wallace | |||
| Carnarvon | Amosa Sipili | Lachlan Ellis | Dennis Wade | Carnarvon Old Bastards |
| Chittering | Shelley Walter | Peter Louden | Celebrating 25 years of the Chittering Landcare Centre | |
| Cockburn | Maureen Fisher-Sim | Atlas Pillinger | Lucia Scata | Treeby Community Association |
| Coorow | Hannah Smyth | Kevin Scarr | ||
| Cottesloe | John Robertson | Don Howe | Cottesloe Surf Lifesaving Club | |
| Cue | Naydene Robinson, Michelle Lowen |
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| Cunderdin | Courtney Thomson | |||
| Dandaragan | Judy Carter | |||
| Dardanup | Brendan Putt | Tyler Brown | Kaye Holmes | Shire of Dardanup Youth Advisory Group |
| Derby/West Kimberley | Kierin Thompson | Lionel Marr | Fred Russ | CWA Derby/West Kimberley Air Branch |
| Donnybrook-Balingup | Garry Davis | Khloe Watson | Damien Cameron | Balingup Medieval Carnivale |
| Dundas | Doreen Peckham | |||
| Esperance | Lyne Kidd | Rod Taylor | The Esperance Fundraising Group | |
| Exmouth | Kylie Showman | Hugo Lengele | Sharon Lister | Exmouth Community Garden |
| Fremantle | Rosslyn de Souza | Rose Shute | Robert Chapman | Hilton Precinct Group |
| Gingin | Sue Hicks | Dylan Bak | Tom Cabassi | Lower Coastal Community Association (LCCA Bus Group) |
| Gosnells | Rodney Glossop | Emily Dutton | Allen Holloway | Sam's Spares |
| Greater Geraldton | Celeste Larkins | Tempany Rehu | Anne Dixon | Binmaga Dance Group, Just Raptors |
| Harvey | Dean Mullins, Kathryn Bufton, Glenys Chambers, Michael Papalia |
Josephine Marston | Holly Nutley | Yarloop Country Women’s Association, The Leschenault Men’s Shed |
| Irwin | Trish Parker | Cassandra Baxter | Margaret Rossiter | Dongara Denison Surf Life Saving Club - Surf Patrols |
| Joondalup | Christina Papafilis | Aimee Wright | Roger Howell | Dolphin Program - Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club |
| Kalamunda | Wayne Garwood | Leo Russel | Thomas Hogg | |
| Karratha | Carl Wangemann | Fern Van Beek | Dereka Van Beek | The Northwest Multicultural Forum and Festival 2024 |
| Katanning | Joel Anyon, Katherine Anderson |
Paul Bradley | Australian National Shearing & Wool Handling Sport Shear Katanning | |
| Kellerberrin | Chris Turich | Paige Tiller | Richard Marek, Doreen Dowding |
100 years of Harness Racing in Kellerberrin |
| Kulin | Derek Young, Yvonne Bowey |
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| Lake Grace | Walter (Wally) Newman, Annette Argent |
Latisha McGlinn | Christopher Harvey | Newdegate Machinery Field Days, Lake Grace Reconnect |
| Mandurah | Chris Stickland | Brooke McIntosh | Sue Edge | Zonta Club of Peel |
| Manjimup | Luke Carr | Nicholas Vince | Jenny Macdonald | Northcliffe 100th Anniversary Celebration |
| Melville | Emma Charlton | Mike Nichol | Melville Youth Steering Group | |
| Merredin | Daina Sutherland | Tom Downsborough | Julie Townrow | Burracoppin Daffodil Day Committee |
| Moora | Brendan Pratt | Adeline Chapman | David Brown | Watheroo Primary School Closure Event |
| Morawa | Mia Andrews | John Lloyd | Morawa Tigers Sports Club Ladies Day | |
| Mosman Park | Brooke Sumner | Anne Pickard | The Mighty Camelot Community Choir | |
| Murray | Tanya Langford | Mervyn Williams | Murray Toy Library | |
| Narembeen | Sheree Thomas | Joan Cusack | Bin to Bin Marathon (Hurt to Help) | |
| Narrogin | Vicki Chadwick | Mia Ewen | Colin Ward | Divine You |
| Nedlands | Scott Bailey | Anaia Kakulas | Janet Millar | Melon Hill Bushland Group |
| Northam | Jessica Joy | Zoe Blurton | Brenton Haynes | Northam Town Team |
| Perenjori | Tara Bradford | St John Ambulance Perenjori | ||
| Perth | Joe Tuazama | Zoe Cornelius | Sandra Cornell | Volunteer Coordinators - Read Write Now |
| Plantagenet | Deb Smith | Maggie Shanklin | Karlup Animal Sanctuary | |
| Port Hedland | Jacinta Behrend | Betty Steer | Janet Stewart | Hedland Bushfire Brigade |
| Ravensthorpe | Christopher Biddulph | Gabby Tempero | Beatrice Boyd | Munglinup Community Group |
| Rockingham | Stephenie Fielding | Mia Hendy | Gordon Murdoch | Cycling Without Age Rockingham |
| Serpentine Jarrahdale | Bruce Hilliard | Casey Nikola | Margaret Ward | SJ Farmers Market |
| South Perth | Maryann Tsai | Dillon Monteiro | Linda Deutsch | Southcare Inc |
| Stirling | Carol Marinkovich | Peyton Maguire | Douglas Simpson | Friends of Inglewood Triangle |
| Swan | Loren Pratt | Katie Williams | Roma (Middle name is 'Penny') Winmar, Sophie Jakotic |
Midland Meals |
| Three Springs | Kylie Yeo | Angela Addison | Susan Sinfield | Three Springs MEEDAC, A Meal For U |
| Toodyay | Kylie Burton | Zoe Harrington | John Pearce | Toodyay Raceclub Inc |
| Wagin | Kath Powell | Peter & Cindy Oldfield | Wagin's Bush Fire Brigades | |
| Waroona | Michael Simpson | Robyn Sutton | Waroona Historical Society & Museum, STEMathon |
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| Wyalkatchem | Dennis Pease | |||
| York | Monique Hutchinson | Helen Grainger | Healthy Self Wellness York |
