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Gannawarra Shire Council's Australia Day Awards recognise the contribution residents make to their communities.
Winners are announced the week leading up to Australia Day celebrations.
Pictured Mayor Garner Smith (centre) with 2026 Gannawarra Shire Council Citizen of the Year, Graeme Peace (left) and Young Person of the Year, Brylee Clingan.
Council congratulates the winners of the 2026 Gannawarra Shire Council Citizen of the Year, Graeme Peace and Young Person of the Year, Brylee Clingan, who were recognised during a presentation held on 21 January 2026 at The Glasshouse.
To view a video of this presentation, please click on the image below.
Citizen of the Year: Graeme Peace
Young Person of the Year: Brylee Clingan
Citizen of the Year: Sandra Bennett
Young Person of the Year: Rory Martin
Citizen of the Year: Jacqueline Hibbert
Young Citizen of the Year: Fifi White
Citizen of the Year: Ramon Steel
Young Citizen of the Year: Deaken Fawcett
Citizen of the Year: Ross Bateman
Young Citizen of the Year: Taylah Clements
Citizen of the Year: Pattie McDonald
Young Citizen of the Year: Tayla Hore
Citizen of the Year: Leo Parker
Young Citizen of the Year: Mitchell Gross
Citizen of the Year: Dick Walters
Young Citizen of the Year: Kaila Wilson
Citizen of the Year: Jodie Hay
Young Citizen of the Year: Maddison Makeham
Citizen of the Year: Julie Davey
Young Citizen of the Year: Stacey Barbagallo
Senior Citizen of the Year: Joyce Gee
Community Group of the Year: U3A Kerang and District Inc
Citizen of the Year: Ken Jenkins
Young Citizen of the Year: Lenny Brown
Senior Citizen of the Year: Alison McKenzie
Community Service Award: Cubby House Quilters
Citizen of the Year: Andrew Neil
Young Citizen of the Year: Ashleigh Rogers
Senior Citizen of the Year: Carmel Tyers
Community Service Award: Kerang Historical Society
Citizen of the Year: Kelly McKnight
Young Citizen of the Year: Anthony Doyle and Shelby Garlick
Senior Citizen of the Year: Geoff Molin
Community Service Award: Cohuna Lions Club
Citizen of the Year: Carol Barton
Young Citizen of the Year: Luke Parker
Community Group/Event of the Year: Quambatook Tractor Pullers Association
Citizen of the Year: Lorraine Learmonth and Susan Dunne
Young Citizen of the Year: Shannon Knight
Community Group/Event of the Year: Lakes Arts and Cultural Association
Citizen of the Year: Bill Hastie
Citizen of the Year: Jim Ross
Young Citizen of the Year: Ashlee Hammond
Community Group/Event of the Year: 1st Platoon A Foot - Cohuna Golf Club Gunbower Rangers
Citizen of the Year: Hugh Webb
Young Citizen of the Year: Tamara Charleson
Community Group/Event of the Year: Gay Chalmers Dance Band
Citizen of the Year: Gary Myers
Young Citizen of the Year: Samuel Fenton
Community Group/Event of the Year: Murrabit Country Market - Murrabit Progress Association
Citizen of the Year: Joy Cassidy
Young Citizen of the Year: Kathryn Parry
Community Group/Event of the Year: Cohuna Bridge to Bridge
Citizen of the Year: Merril Kelly
Young Citizen of the Year: Brendan Flynn
Community Group/Event of the Year: Music on the Creek - Friends of Treetops
Citizen of the Year: Brian Drummond
Young Citizen of the Year: Jarrod Flack
Community Group/Event of the Year: Golden Rivers Redgum - Forest to Furniture Showcase
Citizen of the Year: Ina Peel
Community Group/Event of the Year: Kerang Business Council - Business Excellence Awards
Citizen of the Year: Audrey Napier
Community Group/Event of the Year: Cohuna - Come Back Jack Concert
Citizen of the Year: Carol Webb
Young Citizen of the Year: Jacob, Miriam, Samuel and Hannah Crane
Community Group/Event of the Year: Cohuna Patchwork Group
Citizen of the Year: Michael Hallinan
Young Citizen of the Year: Luke Raffin
Citizen of the Year: Kevin Bailey
Citizen of the Year: Keith Morison
Young Citizen of the Year: Heather Milley
Citizen of the Year: Byron Reid
Young Citizen of the Year: Simon Raffin
Citizen of the Year: Dawn Billman
Young Citizen of the Year: Kylie Strachan
Citizen of the Year: Ivan Clempson