Australia Day Committee
Australia Day 2025
To nominate for the awards you can complete online forms, download the nomination forms below, or collect them from Rick Firman's Menswear (230 Hoskins Street, Temora) or Council office (105 Loftus Street, Temora). Please hand in completed nominations at Council
There are three Australia Day awards for nomination in Temora Shire.
Committee Objective: To organise an appropriate event to celebrate Australia's National Day in Temora; to participate in the ambassador program and ensure that the ambassador is appropriately utilised.
Community celebrations are held throughout Temora Shire each Australia Day, with awards presented to leading local citizens, who have contributed to their community throughout the year.
Chair: Cr Graham Sinclair
Past winners:
Order of Australia recipients
1981 - Hector Allan Skidmore
1986 - Ronald Holland Martin
1993 - Ian James Murphy
1997 - Reginald John Bateup
1998 - Athol Harold Hetherington
1986 - Colonel Patrick T.H. Thorne
2002 - Leslie Gustav Schulz
2002 - Malcolm George Reid
2003 - David Hillel Lowy
2004 - Brian Henry Kahlefeldt
2005 - Dr Ajit Kamath
2006 - Lindsay Cameron Frater
2007 - Edward George Macauley
2008 - Peter Melville Speirs
2009 - Nigel Ashley Judd
2011 - Richard Wayne Lehmann
2012 - Elisabeth Wilma Burton Kirkby
2013 - Mervyn Victor Brill
2015 - Rick Bruce Firman
2016 - Malcolm Austin McGregor
2016 - Patricia Dawne Thomas
2017 - Scott Peter Reardon
2018 - Neville John Thompson
2018 - Arthur Stafford James Bradley
Freedom of Temora Shire recipients
Citizen of the Year winners
1984 - AJM (MAX) BROWN
1985 - RG (RON) MASLIN
1986 - DM (DULCIE) WELLS
1987 - LR (LYLE) HOAD
1988 - MF (MIKE) BRENNAN
1989 - RJ (REG) BATEUP
1990 - AJ (ADRIAN) KEELY
1991 - GA (GRAHAM) WILLIAMS
1992 - AB (AILSA) SINCLAIR
1993 - RJ (JOHN) NEW
1994 - MF (MEG) MELZER
1995 - PJ (PHIL) READ & HA (HELEN) THATCHER
1996 - VM (VALERIE) BENT
1997 - AR (ALICE) GRIEF
1998 - RB (RICK) FIRMAN & WE (BILL) WEHRSTEDT
1999 - DR (DIANNE) BERESFORD
2000 - DJ (DANNY) PINNEY
2001 - KJ (KEN) & WH (WILMA) McCUBBIN
2002 - CN (COL) & SA (SHIRLEY) PIKE
2003 - CD (CECIL) KALMS
2004 - HC (HARRY) CODDINGTON
2005 - JK (JOHN) DUCKER
2006 - MJ (MAVIS) BEAN
2007 - L (LYNDSAY) & A (ALISON) FRATER
2008 - R (RAYMOND) TIER
2009 - D (DOUGLAS) OLIVER
2010 - DM (DIANE) GALLAGHER
2011 - PJ (PETER) CARTWRIGHT
2012 - RV (RUTH) FRITSCH
2013 - EC (EDDIE) SAMS
2014 - NR (NEIL) MARTIN
2015 - TO (THELMA) REID
2016 - JJ (JEFFREY) CORNFORD
2017 - EM (ENID) CODDINGTON
2018 - DE (DIANNE) SCOTT
2019 - GJ (GRAEME) SING
2020 - BN (BRENDON) FRITSCH
2021 - JL (JILL) DUNN
2022 - RA (ROSLYN) HARTWIG
2023 - RE (BOB) BRABIN
2024 - R (ROBERT) MASLIN
Young Citizen of the Year winners
1991 - RICK FIRMAN (INAUGURAL AWARD)
1992 - STEPHANIE CONNOLLY
1993 - BELINDA EDIS
1994 - NOT AWARDED
1995 - JODIE REDDIE
1996 - NOT AWARDED
1997 - MICHAEL FLOYD
1998 - CLARE REARDON
1999 - AMY WELLS
2000 - ANNE GRANLEESE
2001 - KATIE DUCK & ANDREA FRITSCH
2002 - SARAH LA TROBE
2003 - JESSICA MCSHANE, ZACHARY HOLDEN & JAMES STACEY
2004 - CHRISTINA REA
2005 - NICOLE BLACHUT
2006 - AMY DERRICK
2007 - ZAC STORM
2008 - LUKE BREUST
2009 - JACK MAGUIRE
2010 - JASMINE KITE
2011 - RYAN HEFFER
2012 - ROBERT MATTHEWS
2013 - RYAN KENNEDY
2014 - LACHLAN REICHSTEIN
2015 - JOSHUA HOLDEN
2016 - THOMAS McGRATH
2017 - SHANIA CORBY
2018 - MIKAYLA McGUIRK-SCOLARO
2019 - COREY BRADLEY
2020 - BEN RAYNER
2021 - LEXI WOOD
2022 - WILL MATTHEWS
2023 - ELIZABETH WEST
2024 - EMMA RUSSELL
Event of the Year winners
2003 - Temora Women’s Gathering
2004 - Bectric Hall Centenary Weekend & School Reunion
2005 - ‘Temora Can Assist’ – Cancer Association
2006 - Sunday in Pink
2007 - Ariah Park Village Centenary Celebrations
2008 - The Centenary Celebrations of the Sacred Heart Church
2009 - Bikers for Boobs Fundraising Committee
2010 - NATFLY 2010
2011 - Ariah Park B & S Committee
2012 - Temora & District Education Fund – Governor General’s Dinner
2013 - Fisherama – The Whiddon Group
2014 - Temora High School Cabaret
2015 - Springdale Anzac Memorial Dinner
2016 - Regency Ramblers – Hot Rods ‘Country Weekend’
2017 - Ariah Park Central School – “Working it Out”
2018 - Temora Christmas Carols 2017 – Presbyterian Church
2019 - Resurrection of All Saints Community Church Springdale
2020 - Temora Youth Team
2021 - Temora Youthmade Market
2022 - Bikers 4 Boobs
2023 - A Coo-Ee to Marie
2024 - Temora High and Beyond