Congratulations to the Hilltops 2022 Australia Day Award Winners.
Boorowa
Lions/Apex Club Citizen of the Year – Justin Fleming
Rotary Young Achiever of the Year Award – Jack Fahey
Community Awards – Phil Riles, Helen McGrath and Julie Poplin
The Len & Joan Oxley Memorial Award – Bert McMahon
Senior Sportsperson of the Year – Toby McGrath
Junior Sportsperson of the Year – Tamsyn Ritchie
Junior Sportsperson of the Year (12 years and under) – Xavier Roffey
Sporting Team of the Year – Boorowa Rugby Club
Club Person of the Year – Des Grimson
Young
Citizen of the Year – Daryl Hammond and James Sheehan
Junior Citizen of the Year – Jannat Bakri
Business of the Year – Young Physiotherapy and Sports Injuries Centre
Harden-Murrumburrah
Citizen of the Year – Glenn and Ros Stewart
Junior Citizen of the Year – Chloe Wade
Senior Citizen of the Year – Jim Ryan
Special Community Award (Posthumous Award) – Phyllis Summerfield
Towncare Award – Ross and Lorraine Pollock (Clean up Australia Day)
Community Involvement in Sport – Jason and Jody Pollard (Harden Murrumburrah Rugby League club)
Wombat
Wombatian Citizen of the Year – Jessica Holmes
Wombat Senior Sports Person of the Year – Skye Smith
Wombat Junior Sports Person of the Year – Grace Card
2022 Australia Day Ambassadors
Four ambassadors visited the Hilltops Region to help residents and visitors celebrate 2022 Australia Day.
Tour de Cure co-founders Samantha Hollier and Geoff Coombes OAM of Tour De Cure have been announced as the Australia Day Ambassadors for Boorowa, Founder of Good360 Australia philanthropist and social entrepreneur, Alison Covington will be on hand in Harden, while Olympian Sprint Kayaker and motivation speaker Jo Brigden-Jones OLY will be in Young.