2025 Alpine Shire Australia Day Award Recipients

John Gibbons (Local Achiever Kiewa Valley) & Zoe Gray (Local Young Achiever Kiewa Valley)

Congratulations to the winners of the
Alpine Shire Australia Day Community Awards 2025

• Citizen of the Year | Isabelle Cooke
• Lifetime Achievement Award | Marian 100
• Community Event of the Year | Bright Twilight Tastings
• Local Achiever Bright & District | Marianne Dredge
• Local Young Achiever Bright & District | Billy Michie
• Local Achiever Kiewa Valley | John Gibbons (Tawonga South)
• Local Young Achiever Kiewa Valley | Zoe Gray (Tawonga South)
• Local Achiever Myrtleford & District | Debbie Geddes
• Local Young Achiever Myrtleford & District | Jack Byrne

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the 2025 Awards
including all citations

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2024 Alpine Shire Australia Day Award Recipients

Pictured from left: Councillor Tony Keeble, Bev Bantick (Lifetime Achievement), Fay Mason (Writers Festival — Community Event of the Year), Helen McDougall (Kiewa Valley Local Achiever), Baylin Ford (Kiewa Valley Local Young Achiever), Gill Harrowfield: president and Paul L’Huillier: secretary (Mount Beauty Tennis Club — Community Organisation of the Year)

Congratulations to the winners of the
Alpine Shire Australia Day Community Awards 2024

  • Citizen of the Year | Paul Tanner (Myrtleford)
  • Local Achiever Bright & District | Lois Beggs
  • Local Achiever Myrtleford & District | Paul Tanner
  • Local Achiever Kiewa Valley | Helen McDougall (Mount Beauty)
  • Local Young Achiever Kiewa Valley | Baylin Ford (Mount Beauty)
  • Local Young Achiever Bright & District | Kira Mack
  • Local Young Achiever Myrtleford & district | Hanna Pear
  • Community Organisation | Mount Beauty Tennis Club
  • Lifetime Achievement Award | Bev Bantick (Mount Beauty)
  • Community Event | Mount Beauty Writers Festival

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2023 Alpine Shire Australia Day Award Recipients

Congratulations to Meg Crebbin on your Australia Day Awards — Local Achiever Kiewa Valley & Citizen of the Year (for the whole Shire). Very well deserved. Thank you for all you have done and still do in our community. Pictured from left: councillor Tony Keeble, Tim McCurdy (MP), Meg and Alpine Shire CEO Will Jeremy presenting Meg with her awards.
Pictured is Alpine Shire CEO Will Jeremy presenting the Local Young Achiever of the Year Award – Kiewa Valley to Callum Bowring.

Congratulations to the winners of the
Alpine Shire Australia Day Community Awards 2023

  • Local Achiever Kiewa Valley and Citizen of the Year | Meg Crebbin
  • Local Achiever Bright & District | John Atkins
  • Local Achiever Myrtleford & District | Gayle South
  • Local Young Achiever Kiewa Valley | Callum Bowring
  • Local Young Achiever Bright & District | Amaya Chula
  • Local Young Achiever Myrtleford & District | Alex Cameron
  • Community Organisation | Ovens Valley United Cricket Club
  • Lifetime Achievement Award | Bright Croquet Club

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2022 Alpine Shire Australia Day Awards

From Left: Ken Bell (UKVCA Award), Dick Puttyfoot, Councillor Kelli Prime presenting, Mary Pike & Noah Tanzen

Congratulations to the winners of the
Alpine Shire Australia Day Community Awards 2022

• Local Achiever Kiewa Valley & Citizen of the Year | Richard Puttyfoot
• Local Achiever Bright and District | Rosie Spicer
• Local Achiever Myrtleford and District | Lis Meehan
• Local Young Achiever Kiewa Valley | Noah Tanzen
• Local Young Achiever Myrtleford and District | Hannah Leverton
• Community Event | Wandiligong Nut Festival
• Community Organisation | Myrtleford and District U3A
• Lifetime Achievement Award | Robyn Downey and Mary Pike (Mount Beauty)

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