Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 City of Greater Dandenong’s Australia Day Awards. The winners were recognised for their service to our community in a special ceremony at Dandenong Park as part of the Australia Day Festival.
- Citizen of the Year - Yvonne Smith
- Young Leader of the Year - joint winners Angela Beveridge and Deng Yong Deng
- Volunteer of the Year - Celine Tauro
- Leadership Award - Jo Raphael
- Multicultural Award - Atiq Abed
- Sports Person of the Year - Sophie Molineux
- Corporate Citizen of the Year - Ronald Anson
- Community Hall of Fame Award - Vajira Ekanayake
- Sports Hall of Fame Award - Ross Hepburn
Angela participated in the Young Leaders Program and has gone on to become a program mentor for other Young Leaders.
Atiq works actively within the local community to support stronger communities and social inclusion.
Celine has been a volunteer tutor with the Too Low in English program organised through St Mary’s parish in Dandenong for 13 ye
David Willersdorf is a highly-respected member of Greater Dandenong’s business community whose philanthropic support of local c
Deng has assisted other young people through The Weekend Academy (an activities program for South Sudanese youth), the Bounce B
Jo has been involved with Fusion Theatre since 1997.
Ronald is the owner and operator of the Norden Group – a transport and automotive business based in Dandenong.
Ross has dedicated many years of community involvement towards his passion for cricket. Ross is a life
Sophie plays women’s cricket at local, state and international level and has been selected for the inaugural women’s Big Bash L
Vajira is a very worthy recipient of the Community Hall of Fame Award. He has dedicated himself to helping others ove
Yvonne is a Noble Park resident who is a long term volunteer contributor to the Country Women’s Association, Noble Park RSL, Th