2026 Community Citizen of the Year Award Recipients
Take a look at our 2026 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 | Guiseppe Lembo | Peter Findlay | Dorothy Field | Community Bank All Abilities Ball |
| Armadale |
Emily Addink, Daniel Ramsell |
Christine Cairns | Armadale Police Rangers | |
| Ashburton |
Bria Bovell, Matthew Gamble, Hayley Brett |
AWARE Group, The Pilbara Bruthas |
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| Bayswater | Darren Peterson | Chloe O'Donoghue | James Chantry | Berringa Park Friends Group |
| Boddington | Jayne Ventris | Liljana Gillis | ||
| Bridgetown-Greenbushes | Sarah Youngson | Rotary Club of Bridgetown | ||
| Broome | Darren Muir | Jaquarn Shoveller | Wendy Knox | Broome Basketball Association |
| Busselton | Heather Hunt | Mia Anderson | Graeme Durward | Dunsborough Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade |
| Canning | Darren Hamley | Sheandra Perera | Stephen Johnston | Friends of Shelley Rossmoyne Foreshore |
| Carnarvon | Wayne and Jeanette Taylor | Jana Eastwood | Carnarvon Church of Christ | |
| Chittering | Mark Kay | Emily Kay | Bev Fleetwood | Koorunga Branch of the Country Women’s Association |
| Cockburn | Clory Carrello | Lilijana Nicholls | Mike Graham |
Community Collective Hamilton Hill inc, Harvest Lakes Residents Association |
| Coorow |
Raymond Willoughby, Carl Ciml |
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| Cottesloe | Katrina Tiller | Imogen Gracie | Gail Robertson | Cottesloe Parkrun |
| Cunderdin | Andrew Moore | Lukas Walker | Carolyn Barker | Cunderdin Bandicoot Express Volunteers |
| Dandaragan | Christie Felber | Isabella Voss | ||
| Dardanup | Ron Tyrrell | Chloe and Tasha Gunson | Jennifer Gardiner | Eaton Foreshore Festival Committee |
| Derby/West Kimberley | Denise Andrews | Joe Lloyd | Lindsay Le Lievre | Derby Animal Welfare Group |
| Donnybrook-Balingup | Stuart Walls | Barbara Carroll | Balingup Progress Association | |
| Dundas | John Edward Patrick Hogan | NORSEMAN POLICE AND COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTRE | ||
| Esperance | Zen Frost | Neil Livingstone | Esperance Mothers Day Classic | |
| Exmouth | Heather Kay | Exmouth Toy Library | ||
| Fremantle |
Freya Cheffers, James Rakich |
West Australian Skateboarding Association (WASA) | ||
| Gingin | Sharon Bodle | Bree Del Borrello | Pat Shinnick | Lancelin Primary School, Monster Fete |
| Gosnells | Kylie and Joel Burns | Hania Usman |
Rajeshwary Krishnan, Janice Baker |
City of Gosnells Walking Groups |
| Greater Geraldton | Rohan Prowse | Mina Elliott |
Lorraine Chapman, Peter & Beverly Crudeli |
Walkaway Community Group |
| Harvey | Jeff Gale | Sophia Tomas | Ann Ryan | Brunswick Junction Community Men’s Shed Inc |
| Irwin | Kirsty Wilson | Mieke Polman-Short | Frances McAllen | The Roadside Rubbish Relics |
| Joondalup | Janine Gaskell | The Periscope Crew | Russell Wright | Joondalup City RSL |
| Kalamunda | Amandah-Kayte Lead | Taynan Lilydale | Kalamunda Rotary | |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder | Nick Fardell | Reilly Fowler | Esther Roadnight | ARTGOLD Arts & Culture Goldfields Association Inc. |
| Karratha | Michael Whittaker | Ella Dale | Elizabeth Smith | Karratha Basketball Association |
| Katanning | Serena Sandwell | Jayde Wolfe | Kenneth Quartermaine | Katanning Tennis Club |
| Kellerberrin | Gavin Morgan | Frances Ibbotson | Kellerberrin Community Bookshop | |
| Kulin | Cassandra Kempton | Harold Proud | ||
| Lake Grace |
Louise Teale, Carla Hyde, Natalie Thompson, Christine Fyfe |
Joseph Goy |
Lynnette Ellard, Ross Chappell |
All Abilities Playground Committee |
| Mandurah | Emeritus Professor Lyn Beazley AO | Millie Penman | John Stone | Backpack Buddies Program |
| Manjimup | Lionel Lee | Lee Shuard | Quinninup Community Association | |
| Melville | Alex Foster | Sascha Finlay-Collins | Lynda Chapman | Willagee Community Centre - Youth Drop In |
| Merredin | Jasmin Cockram | Jacob Billing | Robert Endersbee | Merredin Churches Fraternal - Su Riley |
| Moora | Tarlee Brown | David McQueen | Wednesday Group at Delmoor | |
| Mosman Park | Sue Conlan | Zenda Johnson | ||
| Mount Magnet | Emma McKeown | Aurora Tyler | Old School Seniors Group | Marlu Murchison Football League |
| Murray | Belinda Brown | Amelia Ticehurst | Wilbur Graham | Murray Music and Drama Club |
| Narrogin | Loshni Mercuri | Sophie Rosich | Doug Sawkins | Narrogin Repertory Club |
| Nedlands | Linda Griffin | Grace Ratneser |
Eleanor Sanders, Richard Leake |
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| Northam | Kym Edwards | Tayah Joy | Kenneth Bainbridge | Clean Up Northam Community |
| Perenjori | Reece Sutherland | Justice Golby-Brittain | Perenjori Sports Club Committee | |
| Perth | Michael Felix | Zac Cawdron | Barbara Harris | Friends of Kings Park |
| Plantagenet | Suzanne Etherington | Ali Hussain Jafari | Jane Forward | Narrikup Sports and Community Group Inc |
| Port Hedland | Shellene Remihana | Matilda Thompson | George Pitt | HARTZ Hedland Arts Council |
| Ravensthorpe | COLIN LLOYD HUGHES | ELLA-PAIGE GROVES | PETER JAMES MACMAHON | HOPETOUN CLAY TARGET CLUB INC. |
| Rockingham | Patchara Weggers | Rayne Mansfield | Lynette Sellin | Country Women's Association - Rockingham |
| Serpentine Jarrahdale | Stuart McLellan | Jake Branley | Merri Harris | SJ Lions |
| South Perth | Troy Dixon | Alessia Maio | Roger Reynolds | South Perth Lions Club Carols at Sunset |
| Stirling | Vicky Young | Alexandria Nielsen | Terence Merchant | Perth Rhinos Basketball |
| Swan | Steven Bertoli | Georgina Rogers | Graham Cox | Ballajura Youth Committee |
| Three Springs | Heidi Taylor | Kevin Enright | The Breakfast Club | |
| Toodyay | Liz & Stephen Ferguson | Thomas & Nicholas Thornton | Barry Keens | Toodyay Cricket Club Inc. |
| Victoria Plains | Mary-Anne Harvey | Yerecoin Centenary | ||
| Wagin | Jane Matera | Barbara Pugh | BlazeAid | |
| Wanneroo | Janine Wood | Brady Fulcher | Maxine Kluge | Challenge Brass Band |
| Waroona | Naomi Purcell | Angelina Dimasi | Christine Hyde | St John Western Australia (SJWA) Waroona Sub Centre |
| West Arthur | Shirley Marsh | Roy Flowerdew | Shire of West Arthur Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades | |
| York | John Crook | Chloe Buckingham | Peter & Cherie Thorp | Eliza's Game |
