2024 Australia Day Award Nominees
Published on 02 January 2024
Mayor Ruth Fagan said that Council was delighted with the outstanding nominations for the 2024 Australia Day Awards.
“With a vast array of volunteers in the Cowra Shire, another wonderful group of individuals and organisations have been nominated for the Australia Day Awards. The nominations put forward each year continue to showcase the truly outstanding individuals and groups that we have living in the Cowra community,” said Cr Fagan.
Cowra’s 2024 Australia Day celebrations will start with a free community breakfast in Civic Square at 8am, followed by the official flag raising and World Peace Bell ceremony, before the awards presentation, citizenship ceremony and Australia Day ambassador address at the Cowra Civic Centre at 9am.
The nominees for the 2024 Cowra Australia Day Awards are as follows. Full biographies can be found here(PDF, 131KB).
Young Citizen of the Year
- Kai Fitzgerald
- Samuel Haeata
- Cohan Howden
Cowra Citizen of the Year
- Karren Cave
- Andrew Fisher
- Penny Smith
Community Group of the Year
- Cowra Amateur Musical and Dramatic Society
- Gooloogong Recreation Park Markets
Dr Warren Whiley Memorial Award
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