Flinders Shire Council has congratulated all the nominees across their Australia Day Awards categories.
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Council said there were so many important people who contribute to making the Flinders Shire a wonderful place to live and these awards give them a great opportunity to acknowledge these special people.
Held at the Diggers Entertainment Centre on Tuesday, the council announced winners across five different categories.
The winners were:
Sarus Crane Award - Trevor Pugh
Local Hero Award - Kerry Davison
Community Volunteer Award - Sara Haydon
Junior Citizen of the Year - Danielle Sladden
Citizen of the Year - Mick Fletcher
Celebrity gardener Ross McKinnon was Australia Day ambassador on the day.
Council also held a citizenship ceremony and an afternoon of fun activities at the Hughenden Recreational Lake.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
