Australia Day Award Recipients 2023
King Island Citizen
of 2023
Jan Van Ruiswyk
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King Island Young Citizen
of 2023
Murphy Summers
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King Island Community Event or Organisation of 2023
Community Car Group
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Australia Day Award Recipients 1992 – 2022
| Year presented | Citizen of the Year | Young Citizen of the Year | Community Event of the Year |
| 2023 | Jan Van Ruiswyk | Murphy Summers | Community Car Group |
| 2022 | Amanda Gill | Leada Blackie | Christmas Decorations Event |
| 2021 | Shirley Stebbings | Michael Laskey | King Island Golf Club – 50th Golf Open |
| 2020 | Troy Smith | Matthew Button | Foundations to Flourish |
| 2019 | Valerie McGarvie | Stewart McSweyn | King Island Race Club |
| 2018 | Robert Jordan | Not given | Festival of King Island |
| 2017 | Kevin Laidler & Roseanne Fowles Joint award | Campbell Keeler | Netherby 2016 |
| 2016 | Bernadette Weitjens | Samantha Constable Craig Constable | King Island Boat Club |
| 2015 | Jane Roebuck | Not given | Not given |
| 2014 | Rod McGarvie | Adrian (Billy) Vellekoop | King Island Imperial 20 committee Vernon Philbey, Bernadette Weitjens, Lorraine Grave, Ian Allen, Deb Delaney, Beth Vellekoop, James Hill, Mark Goode |
| 2013 | Donna Whitehouse-Summers | Rachael Johnson | Movie Star Night fundraiser for 2 cancer patients La’shay Joslin, Emma Hutchinson, Stacy Martin, Renae Munday |
| 2012 | Robert Skipworth | Tiffany Morrison Sam Lee-Keys | Cape Wickham 150th Celebration |
| 2011 | Peta Klumpp | Sarah Ashley | Currie Football Club Centenary celebrations |
| 2010 | Rosemary Hallett | Dale Reed | KI District High School Students & Tasdance |
| 2009 | Linda Newby | Sarah Ashley | KI Boat Club Stonehaven Cup 2008 |
| 2008 | Greg Morris | Brianna Lee-Hadden | Australia Day Celebrations 2007 – Heidi Weitjens |
| 2007 | Bruce Clarke | Teegan Batey | King Island District High School – Theatre Restaurant |
| 2006 | Rev. Richard Minol | Dale Ellis | King Island District High School – Theatre Restaurant |
| 2005 | Caroline Kinnimonth | Barry Brooks | King Island Imperial 20 |
| 2004 | Duncan McFie | Clarissa Walsh | Baudin Celebrations |
| 2003 | Catherine (Kate) Summers | Monique Woodcock | Not given |
| 2002 | Nance Larkey | Neville Stott | Not given |
| 2001 | Bernard Hodgeman | Elizabeth Bowden | Not given |
| 2000 | Valda & Albert O’Neil | Not given | Not given |
| 1999 | Laurence Addison | Not given | Not given |
| 1998 | Recipient declined – no award given | Not given | Not given |
| 1997 | Ron Waterton | Not given | Not given |
| 1996 | Not given | Not given | Not given |
| 1995 | Allan Robins | Not given | Not given |
| 1994 | Kath French | Not given | Not given |
| 1993 | Not given | Not given | Not given |
| 1992 | Mrs Janet Sullivan | Bradley Stansfield | King Island Hospital & Health Care Centre – King Island Health Forum |
Awards Nomination Process
The selection is made on the basis of service to the King Island Community in any field considered appropriate by the Selection Committee.
Congratulations to these individuals and group for their outstanding contribution to our community.
A call for nominations for the 2024 Awards will be announced later in the year.