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Local Hero Award

Established in 2018, this annual award recognises Eurobodalla residents who make outstanding contributions to our community; people who give up their own time for the benefit of others and for our community as a whole.

  • Nominations open Monday 1 September 2025
  • Nominations close Tuesday 30 September 2025

Read the award guidelines before you start your application.

Nominations

Local heroes

  • 2024 Local Hero: joint winners Jan Frikken and Maricel  Ceniza, for their dedication to inclusion in the multicultural community.
  • 2023 Local Hero: David Oliphant, given over 25 years of service to the Eurobodalla Shire. He is a member of Gulaga Reconciliation Group, Elmgrove Sanctuary Trust and Tilba Open Sanctuary Group.
  • 2022 Local Hero: Dr Jenny Munro, AO, served the Narooma community as a well-loved GP since the 1970s and is now president of the Narooma Chamber of Commerce.
  • 2021 Local Hero: Pam Hamory, Red Cross champion and all round “extraordinary Australian”
  • 2020 Local Hero: Joint winners Anthony Bellette and Mathew Hatcher, for their lifechanging efforts during and after the Black Summer bushfires.
  • 2019 Local Hero: Janine Halasz, Tilba community stalwart and driving force behind the Tilba CWA and School of Arts Trust
  • 2018 Local Hero: Lindsay Boyton, Moruya Showground and Eurobodalla District Show Society “go to man”

More information

For more information, please contact Megan Weyman