Kiewa Valley Awards

Here is the list of Alpine Shire Australia Day Award recipients
for the Kiewa Valley from 2001 to 2024

2024 Australia Day Awards

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is 600px-wide.jpeg — **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

Click [HERE] to read about the Awards
including all citations

Read all about the 2024 Awards [HERE]. It is very comprehensive including citations of all winners.

2023 Australia Day Awards

Congratulations to Meg Crebbin on your Australia Day Awards — Local Achiever Kiewa Valley & Citizen of the Year (for the whole Shire). Very well deserved and 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 and district | John Atkins
Local Achiever Myrtleford and district | Gayle South
Local Young Achiever Kiewa Valley | Callum Bowring
Local Young Achiever Bright and district | Amaya Chula
Local Young Achiever Myrtleford and district | Alex Cameron
Community Organisation | Ovens Valley United Cricket Club
Lifetime Achievement Award | Bright Croquet Clubhe Alpine Shire Australia Day events are proudly sponsored by Alpine Shire Council and National Australia Day Council.

2022 Australia Day Awards

Congratulations to Dick Puttyfoot on your Australia Day Awards — Local Achiever Kiewa Valley & Citizen of the Year (for the whole Shire). Very well deserved and thank for all you have done and still do in our community. Pictured is councillor Kelli Prime presenting Dick with his awards. Click [HERE] to read about the awards.

Mark Pike was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for her services to the Kiewa Valley community in many roles.

Pictured is councillor Kelli Prime presenting Noah Tanzen with the Local Young Achiever Kiewa Valley Award.

Pictured is Upper Kiewa Valley Community Association president Jodee Betheras presenting Ken Bell with the UKVCA Award for his services over many years as editor of the local magazine ‘This Week in Falls Creek & Mount Beauty’ and as a Rotarian.