Carpentaria Shire hosted their Australia Day Awards ceremony last week in Normanton, merging the usual two events into one.
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Mayor Jack Bawden said many outstanding individuals were acknowledged in a team effort.
“There’s a lot of people involved. One person gets the award but it’s usually all who deserve it,” he said.
Mayors Award: Niani Thomas. Volunteer of the Year: Irene Fitzsimmons. Junior Sports Person: Storm Crossland, Nahlani Ah Kit. Citizen of the Year: Shannon Gallagher. Event of the Year: Gulf Christian College’s Family Fun Night. Committee of the Year: Normanton Rodeo Association. Sports Administrator: Rofeta Olobeni. Rural Citizen of the Year: Wendy Wockner. Senior Sports Person of the Year: Andrew Voll. Arts/Cultural Award: Trevor Henry.
