Recognising our 2023 outstanding citizens at the Georges River Council Australia Day Awards

At the 2023 Australia Day Awards ceremony, Council welcomed 130 new citizens to the Georges River community.

Our local Australia Day Ambassador, Professor Veena Sahajwalla, an internationally recognised materials scientist, engineer and inventor in the field of recycling science and 2022 NSW Australian of the Year award recipient, presented this year’s awards.

Congratulations to the following 2023 Georges River Council Australia Day Award recipients:

Ann Madden – Citizen of the Year

Hussein Ali Elsayed – Young Citizen of the Year

John Tyler - Volunteer of the Year

To learn more about the event or how you can get involved next year, visit the Australia Day Festival and Awards page on Council’s website.