Download the Australia Day Citizen Awards 2010 - Nomination Form (190 kb)

Clarence City Council is pleased to recognise those individuals and groups who have made an outstanding contribution to the community.

Awards were presented on Australia Day, 2009:

Citizen of the Year - Mrs Elizabeth Cloudsdale

Elizabeth Cloudsdale has been a volunteer for many years for many community organisations, particularly since her retirement. Widowed for over forty years, she drove for Meals on wheels for twenty years and has since devoted herself as a voluntary reader and presenter with 7RPH, Radio for the Print Handicapped.

As a reader/presenter, Mrs Cloudsdale assists the 17% of the community who have difficulty accessing printed information. For many people, the 7RPH presenter/readers form an important link with the outside world, enabling them to participate as best they can with the wider community.

Mrs Cloudsdale has been a community contributor to the St Marks Opportunity Shop in Bellerive for over 46 years, where a sense of belonging in the community is fostered and small acts of kindness are the currency.

Young Citizen of the Year - Ms Alice Stoneman

Alice is an outstanding citizen who has contributed through her school and in the community in a wide variety of ways. As a member of the Rosny College Student Representative Council, Alice has organised a College recycling system and been Red Cross liaison officer for the College's blood donation contribution. She studied Auslan to better represent deaf students on the Representative Committee and introduced Operation Christmas Child as a highly successful and on-going charity program run by the Student Representative Council.

In the wider community, Alice has volunteered for the Save-a-Mate Program (drug and alcohol education) and talked at many high schools about the program. She talks to groups about Responsible Use of alcohol and Safe Party planning and works in 'Recovery Tents' at music festivals.

Alice has also run Alcohol and other Drugs Emergency Courses in high schools and college throughout Tasmania and is a volunteer with St Johns Ambulance.

Junior Citizen of the Year - Miss Hannah Marmion

Hannah has displayed hard work, perseverance and determination to balance and wide range of activities at Clarence High School and in the community.

At Clarence she has served as Head prefect and Peer Supporter in 2008 and received a General merit Award and Academic Excellence Award for each year of her High School attendance. She is involved in fundraising work through the MS Read-a-thon (Special Achievement Certificate 2008), Relay for Life, Guide Dogs for the Blind, Red Shield Appeal Leukaemia Foundation and the 40 Hour Famine.

Through Scouting, Hannah recently received the Scouting medallion form the Governor of Tasmania and has been consistently involved in scouting activities in the community, including clean up days, tree planting and as a member of the 'clean team' at the Clarence Jazz Festival. She is heavily involved in music and dance, including Clarence High School ensembles and recently choreographed the Scout/Guide Gang show.

Community Event of the Year - Shannons Car and Bike Expo

The Shannon's Car and Bike Expo is a partnership between Shannons Insurance, local car clubs, local business, the Rotary Club of Lindisfarne and the Clarence City Council.

It is the biggest expo of its type in Tasmania, attracting 620 entries from Tasmania and interstate, plus 18 trade stalls and estimated 5,000 spectators. 2008 saw the creation of a children's area.

This local idea is now being emulated by other states around Australia.