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Previous award recipients

View a list of past Award recipients.

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

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 – (Tie)
  • Sunshine Coast Riding for the Disabled
  • The Board Meeting Surf Charity
  • 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 (Tie)
  • 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