2024 Australia Day Award Recipients

Today we celebrated the 2024 Australia Day Award recipients at a ceremony in Atherton.

‘It was a great day to recognise these amazing people and organisations in our community, and remind ourselves why the Tablelands Region is such a great place to live, work and play,’ said Mayor Rod Marti.

‘Arts, sports, recreation, community services and events in our region would be nothing without the support and contribution of these people and organisations.

‘Congratulations to all the nominees and award recipients.

‘It was also a great honour to welcome five new Australian citizens into our community,’ said Mayor Marti.

From 38 nominations across the region, the 2024 TRC Australia Day Award recipients are:

Citizen of the Year — Bob Walker
Young Citizen of the Year — Paige Grose
Community Event of the Year — Malanda Bull Ride
Community Service — David McConnell
Inclusion — Lions Club of Malanda
Sports Supporter — Netta Stringer
Junior Sports — Bronte Grose
Sports — Karli Duesbury
Cultural — Khalida De Ridder
Junior Cultural — Tahalia Durrand and Madison Stansby

See the Australia Day Awards program (trc.qld.gov.au/download/australia-day-awards-program) including nominee information.

Mayor Rod Marti and Young Citizen of the Year Paige Grose. Photo by John De Rooy — Tableland Photography.