Community Recognition Awards

The Community Recognition Awards aim to recognise Australian citizens who have made a significant contribution to the Launceston municipal area through volunteer work. 

Do you know a person within your organisation who has contributed significantly through their work in our community? Or has your organisation staged a successful community event during the year? If so, we encourage you to submit a Community Recognition Award nomination.

Past recipients have been awarded across four categories:

  • Citizen Award
  • Sports Award
  • Community Event of the Year Award
  • Young Citizen Award

Nominations for the City of Launceston Community Recognition Awards 2024 have now closed.

Guidelines and criteria

View the guidelines and criteria for the City of Launceston's Community Recognition Awards by downloading the PDF below.

Nominations have now closed for the Community Recognition Awards 2024.

Download the guidelines and criteria

Nomination form

Nominations have closed for the Community Recognition Awards 2024.

For further information please contact Elizabeth Clark,

Civic Affairs Officer, phone: 6323 3142

Email: Elizabeth.Clark@launceston.tas.gov.au

Community Recognition Awards recipients 

Since 1986 the City of Launceston has called for nominations to recognise members of our community who have made a significant contribution to the Launceston municipal area through volunteer work or have gone above and beyond without recompense in their paid work. 

From 1986 to 2018 the program was the Australia Day Awards. Following a Council decision in 2019 the awards were renamed to the Community Recognition Awards.

View past recipients from 1986 - 2023 by downloading the PDF(PDF, 325KB).

Below are the names of those who received recognition for their work in the community over the years.

(Note: some years are missing as there were no nominations or recipients)

 Year
Citizen Award
Sports Award
Young Citizen Award
Other

2023

Citizen Award

Jill Dearing

   

Community Event of the Year

Veterans Cricket over 70s National Championships

2022

Citizen Award

Darren Papworth

Pooja Joshi

   

Community Event of the Year

Launceston Connect

Launceston Community Harmony Day

2021

 

Citizen Award

Janine Healey

   

Community Event of the Year

REMADE 2020

Harvest Launceston

Soggy Bottom Regatta

Minds Do Matter

Mt Barrow Challenge

2020

Citizen Award

Carol Fuller

   

Community Event of the Year

Harmony Day Launceston

2019

Citizen Award

Denise Delphin OAM

   

Community Event of the Year

Tamar Valley Peace Festival

2018
 

Young Citizen Award

Carey-Lee Richards

Community Event of the Year

2017 Australian National Band Championships

2017

Citizen Award

Alan and Win Gray

Pearl and Keith Treasure

   

Community Event of the Year

Community Kitchen (Migrant Resource Centre and Inveresk Tavern)

2016

Citizen Award

Kristen Desmond

Sports Award

Leonard Potter

Sheryl Burnie

Young Citizen Award

Chloe Cunningham

 

2015

Citizen Award

Roger Valentine OAM

Group "Bounty": - Graham and June Walford, Wayne Walford, John Byers,

Esala Sakita

   

 

2014

Citizen Award

Mervyn Whybrow

Joan Green OAM

Sports Award

Max O'Toole

Mark Brown

 

Community Event of the Year

Simon's Ball

2013

Citizen Award

Rosalind Lewis

   

Community Event of the Year

Under 18 National Bowls Championships hosted by North Launceston Bowls Club

Jesus Christ Superstar presented by Encore Theatre Company

2012

Citizen Award

Diane Hayes

Sports Award

Adam Sanders

David Brasher

Young Citizen Award

Fiona Miller

 

2011

Citizen Award

Margaret Hanstein

Anthony Roper

Sports Award

Charmaine Colbeck

Judith Casey

Narelle Cameron

Young Citizen Award

Fiona Abernethy

 

 

2010

Citizen Award

Marlene Williams

Maurice Lowe OAM

Kenneth Bassett

Donald Macdonald

 

Young Citizen Award

Danny Gibson

 

 

2009

Citizen Award

Kim Schneiders

Ray Willis

Harold Williams

Sports Award

Wim Vaessen

Young Citizen Award

Elana Andrews

 

2008

Citizen Award

Pamela Watkins

Peter Dunphy

Sports Award

Geoffrey Lyons

Andrew Willis

Young Citizen Award

Belinda Hanson

 


 

2007

Citizen Award

Hazel Dawe

Martin Edward O’Bryan OAM

Janise Main

Sports Award

Kerry Dawkins

Kim Gillard

Young Citizen Award

Jaime-Lee Bailey

RSL Award

John McKenna

 

2006

Citizen Award

James Byrne

Heather Barker

Stanlin Laughlin

Sports Award

James Witheford

   

2005

Citizen Award

Beverley Jackson

Lex Van Dongen

Errol Rossiter

Dianna Baker

Sports Award

Luke Vaessen

Matthew Goss

Rebecca Quail

   

2004

Citizen Award

Lilah Fitzallen

Cheryl Shuttleworth

Barry Triffitt

George Viney

Sports Award

Patrick Coleman

Brandan Long

Tiah Simmons

Louise Yaxley

 

Design Award

Gary Cleveland

 

2003

Citizen Award

Barry Birtwistle

Patricia Coward

Irving Fong

Ray Norman

Sports Award

Belinda Goss

Emily Williams

Stephanie Williams

   

2002

Citizen Award

Ronald Barber

Michael Morrison

Jack Munting

Sports Award

Deon Birtwistle

Mark Strochnetter

Naomi Williams

   

2001

Citizen Award

Gus Green OAM

Rex McLean

Elaine Piggott

Bill Tann

Sports Award

Daniel Geale

 


   

2000

Citizen Award

Mollie Campbell-Smith

MBE AM

Beck Harwood

Jeff Hockley

Helen Moir

Sports Award

David

Brickhill-Jones

Kristy Moore

   

1999

Citizen Award

Eileen Digney

Margaret East

Henry Harris

Brian Maple

Sports Award

Jayne Badcock

Samuel Wright

Young Citizen Award

Natasha Chokilat

Symon Tanton

 

1998

Citizen Award

Marjory Walker

Sports Award

Louise Daveron

Sean Sullivan

   

1997

Citizen Award

May Milner

Jean Baulis

Kenneth Dickinson

Sports Award

Jo-anne Hoare

Georgina Hardwick

Young Citizen Award

Clint Freeman

John Gregory

 

1996

Citizen Award

Ruth Mainsbridge OAM

Margaret Moore AM

Winifred Price

Sports Award

Carmen Miller

North Launceston Football Club

Tornadoes (Women’s Basketball)

   

1995

Citizen Award

John Dunn

Robin Elkerton

Sports Award

Brendon Allanby

Roger Barns

Young Citizen Award

Elizabeth Tasker

 

1994

Citizen Award

Aileen Atkins

Ross Game

Lynne Neep

Jan Siejka OAM

Sports Award

Amanda Inman

Fiona Morse

Ricky Ponting

Young Citizen Award

Tony Chapman


1993

Citizen Award

Claire Clarke

Betty Mayhead

Colin Smith

Sports Award

Greg Crick

Simon Youl

Michael Siggins

 

Community Event of the Year

Festivale

1992

Citizen Award

Hugh Coull

Nita Neil

Jean Peck

Aileen Smith

Sports Award

Leigh Bryan

Louise Fairfax


   

1991

Citizen Award

Allan Gittus

Errol Cooper

Pat Igoe AM

Sports Award

Mark Matthews

Matthew Gilmour

   

1990

Citizen Award

Dr Lachlan Hardy-Wilson

Frances Poxon

Hazel Chatwin

Gwen Walsh

Sports Award

Greg Campbell

Sarah Gregg

Jan Walley

Young Citizen Award

Lynn Tanner

Rhonda Goiser

 

1989

Citizen Award

Inspector Laurie Leaver

Reg Leslie

Verna Willis

Sports Award

David Boon

   

1988

Citizen Award

The Very Reverend

Dean Edwin Lloyd

Kathleen Lee

Bert & Pat Howard

Sports Award

Malcolm Campbell

Shirley Brasher

Dr Harold Roberts-Thomson

Belinda Barrett

Michael Cheney

   

1987

Citizen Award

Morton Jones

Hazel Lambert

Dr Geraldine Archer

Bruce Watling

Angela Bradley

Sports Award

Gino Fratangelo

Young Citizen Award

Joanne Sinclair-Burke

 

1986

Citizen Award

Gweyneth Targett

Lindsay Powell

Jean Neilson

Sports Award

Lisa Ruffin

Fiona Bardenhagen

Young Citizen Award

Jocelyn Millar-Cubit