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What it feels like when you've spent your life making Australia better
Local councils in Katherine and Southern Highlands honor volunteers for community service in emergency response, sport, history, and animal welfare at Australia Day ceremonies.
- Katherine Town Council confirmed winners will be announced from 10 am to 12 pm at Godinymayin, while Wingecarribee will reveal awards in Berrima Village on Monday, 26 January 2026.
- To celebrate Australia Day, councils collected nominations and picked finalists for the Citizen of the Year and Young Citizen of the Year awards, recognising service in emergency response, health, sport and volunteering.
- Notable nominees include James Fitzgibbons, co‑founder of the Australian DIY Families Institute, who said `It makes me feel honoured and very grateful`, and Dr Keith McKellar Stewart, with over 45 years' service in the Southern Highlands.
- Minor eligibility issues surfaced after the council received under‑age nominations for Eliana Green and Neveah Willcox, while unusually young nominee Taitt Green serves as Cadet Warrant Officer and firefighter.
- Nominees from sport and heritage groups show the awards' wide local reach, including Francesca 'Fran' Angus, Andrea Read and Simmone Croft whose efforts shape life across the Southern Highlands.
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