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Home>Our Council>Civic Events>Australia Day>Congratulations to our 2013 Australia Day Award recipients
The Glenelg Shire Council was pleased to announce the Australia Day Award 2013 recipients at the Australia Day celebrations on Saturday 26 January.
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| The Glenelg Shire Council was pleased to announce the Australia Day Award 2013 recipients at the Australia Day celebrations on Saturday 26 January.
The Citizen of the Year award was shared by Mr Rawson Orchard of Tyrendarra and Mr Steve Zippell of Casterton, with Miss Sarah Davey of Portland awarded Young Citizen of the Year and Friends of the Great South West Walk awarded Community Group of the Year.
Mr Zippell was presented with his joint Citizen of the Year award by Mayor Cr Karen Stephens at the Casterton Australia Day celebrations and Mr Orchard was presented with his joint Citizen of the Year award in Portland.
Mr Zippell has been a dedicated volunteer in the Casterton community over many years and actively involved in a large number of community groups. As well as his volunteering efforts, Steve was President of the Casterton Business and Tourist Association for six years, helping to organise town events, he is President of the Casterton Junior Basketball Association, and has also been associated with the Casterton Coleraine Junior Football Association since 2004. Steve has always been a role model, encouraging sportsmanship and active participation, and always willing to officiate for any organisation that he is involved with.
Joint Citizen of the Year winner Mr Rawson Orchard as an outstanding individual who has made a huge impact in his local community over a number of years. Rawson continues to be active in a number of organisations crucial to the development of the Tyrendarra and surrounding communities. Rawson is a life member of both the Tyrendarra Football Netball Club and the Tyrendarra Tennis Club, he has been Treasurer and Public officer of the Pavilion Committee for the past 20 plus years, is heavily involved in the successful running of the annual Tyrendarra Rodeo and he is Secretary for the Recreation reserve Committee, just to name a few of his commitments.
Young Citizen of the Year award recipient Miss Sarah Davey’s leadership and mature attitude have been clearly evident at school and in the Portland community. Sarah has always volunteered and participated in a wide range of community events and community groups in the Glenelg Shire and she is a role model for younger Shire residents.
The recipients of the Community Group of the Year award, Friends of the Great South West Walk are enthusiastic and community spirited, volunteering in excess of 4,000 hours annually towards administration, maintenance, environmental work, marketing, meetings and liaising with other groups. The significance of the Great South West Walk to the Glenelg community is threefold; it provides a means for residents and visitors to enjoy and experience the natural landscape, it is a major tourist attraction accessible 365 days a year and it has forged important and valued associations with a number of other community groups.
Congratulations to our 2013 Australia Day Award recipients.
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| 2014 Australia Day Awards | | In the Glenelg Shire we have a wonderful system for recognising the achievements of our citizens. The Australia Day Awards are unique in that it gives every person the opportunity to nominate a fellow citizen who has made an outstanding contribution to their community.
Nominations are not made by some higher authority, they are made by people like you. Look around and see who are the quiet achievers or volunteers in your community and ask should their efforts be recognised.
Nominations for the 2014 Australia Day Awards open on 1 September 2013. Please contact Kylie Walford for further information.
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| Award Categories |
 | Glenelg Shire Citizen of the Year is awarded to a Shire resident aged over 25 who has achieved the most distinguised performance and/or made the most outstanding contribution to the Shire community in the current year or over a number of years.
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| Glenelg Shire Young Citizen of the Year is awarded to a Shire resident aged under 25 as at 26 January 2013 who has made a significant contribution to the community in the current year or over a number of years.
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| Glenelg Shire Community Group of the Year is awarded to an organised community group based in the Glenelg Shire which has made a significant contribution and exceptional service to the local community in the current year or over a number of years.
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