Current and previous award recipients

Council holds annual Community Awards which celebrate the outstanding achievements of individuals and groups in the region.

2024 - Current Recipients

• Citizen of the Year - Leon Stensholm
• Senior Citizen of the Year - Ken Mewburn
• Young Citizen of the Year - Kurt Jones
• Community Group or Organisation - EndED
• Healthy Planet – Craig Hosmer and Daryl Reinke, and Hinterland Bush Links (tied result)
• Creative Arts – (Aunty) Helena Gulash and (Uncle) Paul Calcott (tied result)
• Healthy People - Trevor Picken
• Biosphere Business of the Year - Go for Zero

2023

• Citizen of the Year - Michelle Lipner
• Senior Citizen of the Year - Gary Langford
• Young Citizen of the Year - Mason Hope-Kassulke
• Community Group or Organisation – Sunshine Coast Riding for the Disabled, and The Board Meeting Surf Charity (tied result)
• Sustainability - Bamboo Projects
• Creative – Sunshine Coast Art Group
• Sport and recreation – Motiv8sports Sunshine Coast

2022

• Citizen of the Year – Mark Ellis
• Senior Citizen of the Year - James Coles
• Young Citizen of the Year - Sophie Greenhalgh & Jack Watson (tied result)
• Community Group or Organisation - Mooloolaba Surf Life Saving Club
• Sport and Recreation - Dr Bridie Kean
• Creative - Toni Eggleston & John Waldron (tied result)
• Environment and Sustainability - ECOllaboration

2021

• Citizen of the Year - Cheryl Harris
• Senior Citizen of the Year - Carmel Crouch
• Young Citizen of the Year - Angelique Hallett
• Community Group or Organisation - Lions Club Mooloolaba
• Environment and Sustainability - Reef Check Australia
• Creative - Aleesah Darlison
• Sport and Recreation - Stephen Ossedryver

2020

• Citizen of the Year - Mark Forbes
• Senior Citizen of the Year - Mark Skinner
• Young Citizen of the Year - Ella Woodborne
• Community Group or Organisation - Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge
• Environment and Sustainability - Ten Little Pieces
• Creative - Jennifer Radbourne
• Sport and Recreation - Robert Angus & Brendan Powell and Scott Park (tied result)

2019

• Citizen on the Year - Debra Knight
• Young Citizen of the Year - Evie Marshall
• Senior Citizen of the Year - David Woodrow
• Community – Group or Organisation - endED
• Environment and Sustainability - Wildlife Volunteer Association (WILVOS) and Junior Eco-Leaders, Coolum and North Shore Coast Care (tied result)
• Creative - Art on Cairncross
• Sports and Recreation - Maroochy Athletic Club

2018

• Citizen on the Year - Bruce and Denise Morcombe (tied result)
• Young Citizen of the Year - Olivia Lindsay
• Senior Citizen of the Year - Donald Moffatt
• Community – Group or Organisation - Daniel Morcombe Foundation
• Environment and Sustainability - Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
• Creative - Judy Pippen
• Sports and Recreation - Sunshine Coast Lightning

2017

• Citizen on the Year - Julie Penlington
• Young Citizen of the Year - Jak Hardy
• Senior Citizen of the Year - George Farmer
• Community – Group or Organisation - Innovation Centre, Sunshine Coast
• Environment - Rhondda Alexander
• Creative - Robyn Ernst
• Sports and Recreation - Ron Grabbe
• Outstanding achievement Award - Lachlan Smart

2016

• Citizen on the Year - David Larkin
• Young Citizen of the Year - Nathan Tressman and Brooke Pratt (tied result)
• Senior Citizen of the Year - Anne Wensley
• Community – Group or Organisation - Suncoast Community Legal Service
• Environment - The Millington Family
• Creative - Maria Salmon
• Sports and Recreation - Marayke Jonkers

2015

• Citizen on the Year - Chris Turner
• Young Citizen of the Year - Sarah Morcom
• Senior Citizen of the Year - Prudence Cawley
• Community – Group or Organisation - Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC)
• Environment - Derek Foster and Reef Check Australia (tied result)
• Creative - Ferre De Deyne
• Sports and Recreation - Julie Templeton

2014

• Citizen on the Year - David Dangerfield
• Young Citizen of the Year - Bindi Irwin and Samara Welbour ne (tied result)
• Senior Citizen of the Year - Greg McKean
• Community – Group or Organisation - Queensland Air Museum
• Environment - Eumundi Wildlife Rehab Centre Inc.
• Creative - Steven McLeish
• Sports and Recreation - Tim Sheridan

2013

• Citizen on the Year - Garry Church
• Young Citizen of the Year - Adem Crosby
• Senior Citizen of the Year - Esma Armstrong
• Senior Citizen of the Year - Colin White
• Community -  Supporting Teenagers with Education, Mothering and Mentoring (STEMM)
• Environment - Noosa and District Landcare Group
• Creative - Jean Sandell
• Sports and Recreation - Leanne Hipwood

2012

• Young Citizen of the Year - Ailish Bolt and Ashley Ogilvie (tied result)
• Senior Citizen of the Year - Ruth Bode
• Community - Jessie Wen Jie Li
• Business - Ross Hopper
• Environment - Kerry Jones
• Creative - Jacqui O'Connor
• Sports and Recreation - Gordon Howitt
• Outstanding Achievement (Posthumous) - Stan Tutt

2011

• Young Citizen of the Year - Manual Barth and Nathanael Ford (tied result)
• Senior Citizen of the Year - Kevin Franzi
• Community - Glenda Lloyd
• Business - Amber Werchon
• Environment - Leigh Warneminde
• Creative - Cynthia Morgan
• Sports and Recreation - Guy Tanner
• Outstanding Achievement - Jessica Watson

2010

• Young Citizen of the Year - Bianca Bond
• Senior Citizen of the Year - John Cooke
• Community - Dawn Wilson
• Business - Donald McBryde
• Environment - Vernon Flood
• Creative - Ross and Tamsin Kerr
• Sports and Recreation - Kristy Ellis
• Posthumous Award - Allan and Kari Taylor

2009

• Young Citizen of the Year - Laura Monaghan
• Senior Citizen of the Year - Malcolm Graham
• Community - Valerie Zwart
• Environment - Coolum District Coast Care Group
• Creative - Lisa Chandler
• Sports and Recreation - Roger Newton