The City of Wollongong Australia Day Award recipients for 2023 were announced at a ceremony today, January 20, at City Beach function centre in Wollongong.
Congratulations to all the award winners!
- Citizen of the Year: SALLY STEVENSON AM
- Young Citizen of the Year: SHANNON FOX
- Senior Citizen of the Year: NYAN THIT TIEU
- Lord Mayor’s Award: KIM BELL & JUDY SKILLER
- Rising Star Award: JACK KHAN
- Environmental Achievement Award: SAUL GRIFFITH
- Arts & Cultural Achievement Award: WOLLONGONG CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC
- Sports Achievement Award: FLYNN OGILVIE
- Innovation Achievement Award: SANDRA PIRES
- Community Group of the Year: WOLLONGONG HOMELESS HUB & HOUSING SERVICES
- Diversity and Inclusion Award: JONATHAN GOERLACH
- Wollongong to the World Award: DR MEGANNE CHRISTIAN
Scroll through the gallery above for photos from today's ceremony and read more about the 2023 award recipients in Awards highlight 'the best of us'