Pictured above are Nick Chapman, Australia Day Ambassador Wayne Scott Kermond, Victor Dao, Mayor Lyall Kennedy, Nikita Thompson and Ebony Roberts
Ashfield’s Australia Day Award Ceremony is a key event in our civic calendar. At its heart is a celebration of our strong and resourceful community - a community that is built on people like all of our nominees, who volunteer their time and energy to help others. Our annual Awards is an important programme to publicly acknowledge and thank the recipients for their enormous contribution to our local community.
This year Council received 14 nominations for Australia Day Awards across the categories, all of an exceptional standard.
The Citizen of the Year is Mr Nick Chapman – a Haberfield resident who has been actively promoting the GreenWay vision. For the past 10 years, Nick has also championed environmental education at
The Young Citizen of the Year is Nikita Thompson who attends
The Young Artist of the Year is Victor Dao who attends Ashfield Boys High. He has excelled at his school in the visual arts. He participated in the schools mural program and has worked with the community to share his love of the arts.
The Young Sportsperson of the Year is Ebony Roberts who attends
The Australia Day Achievement Award Winners 2012 are