Australia Day celebrations return to Nowingi Place for 2024
Published on 18 January 2024
Nowingi Place will once again host Mildura Rural City Council’s annual Australia Day event, with another big crowd expected.
The free community celebration will get underway from 8.30am and feature a free breakfast and coffee van.
Those attending will also enjoy live entertainment, while helping to acknowledge the winners of Council’s 2024 Australia Day awards.
Winners will be announced across three categories: Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and Community Event/Project of the Year.
Mildura Mayor Cr Liam Wood encouraged the community to mark the occasion by the riverfront.
“Our Australia Day celebrations are a great time for our community to come together and reflect on what it means to be a part of our community, and our wonderful country,” Cr Wood said.
“I certainly encourage our community to bring along a chair or picnic rug and enjoy the morning.”
Cr Wood said the unveiling of the 2024 Australia Day Award winners is one of the many highlights of the day.
“Council’s annual Australia Day Awards celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals, community organisations and groups in our region,” Cr Wood said.
“These prestigious awards are one of the highest honours Council can bestow to publicly acknowledge local heroes, whose dedication and contributions may otherwise go unnoticed.”
Nominees received for the awards include:
Citizen of the Year
- Kieran Kelly
- Kevin Willersdorf
- David Searle
- Brendan Bell
Young Citizen of the Year
- Callum Turner-Witte
- Brylie Allender
- Jackson Mugenzi
- Kasey Fox
- Madison Beard
- Nicholas Coe
- Rhianna Bailey
- Sofia Ghidinelli-Matheson
- Tenay Davy
- Mildura Branch Victorian Surf Life Saving Club Members:
- Lachlan Harkin
- James Herbert
- Jae Knobben
- Jameson Adams
Community Event/Project of the Year
- AMES Multicultural Cup Soccer Tournament
- Dreamtime at the P
- Mildura Kart Club Northwest Titles 50th Anniversary
- Relocating & Reopening of the Mildura Campus of the Mildura Toy Library
- Walking Off the War Within Mildura 2023
- Walpeup Memorial Hall Centenary
Local community groups and clubs across the region are also hosting events to mark the day.
- Irymple: Henshilwood Recreation Reserve, 7.30am to 9.30am
- Merbein: Kenny Park, 8am to 11am
- Red Cliffs: Barclay Square, 8.30am to 10am
- Colignan: Colignan Recreation Reserve (Mudhut), 9am to midday
- Murrayville: Pioneer Park, 10am to 2pm
- Millewa: Johansen Recreation Reserve, Cullulleraine, 9am to 11am
- Ouyen: Council Service Centre Lawns (71 Oke Street), 7.30am to 10am
- Underbool: Underbool Swimming Pool, 2pm-7pm (barbecue from 5.30pm)
- Walpeup: Walpeup Wayside Shop, 7.30am to 10.30am
For more information visit www.mildura.vic.gov.au/AusDay24
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