Australia Day Award Winners and Citizens 2022

Our full list of winners and Citizens

Posted: Tuesday, 1 February 2022

On Wednesday 26 January we welcomed 17 new citizens to the Barkly, which is a record effort for us here. The full list of new Australians is:

•             Ms Dorothy Tsitsi Jamela 

•             Ms Tendai Flora Jazi 

•             Mr Jack David Littler 

•             Mrs Stephy Thomas and Naithan Jake Printo 

•             Mrs Shainy Thaiparampil Peethambaran and Vedic Vijesh 

•             Mr Atama Malaqereqere Vibau 

•             Mrs April Rose and Miss Elisha Aika Carson

•             Mr Erickson Basco Carson

•             Mr Liam Andrew Garlick and Miss Hannah Liu 

•             Mr Atul Atul, Nikhil Ansal, Hemaank Ansal and Mrs Satinder 

In addition, we celebrated nominations and winners in the following categories:

Citizen of the Year Nominees:

·         Merrin Ashton-Thompson

·         Ben Whippy - Winner

Senior Citizen of the Year Nominees:

·         Susannah Nakamarra Nelson - Winner

·         Ben Whippy

·         Alma Dick

Sportsperson of the Year Nominees

·         Thomas Machin & Chris Combridge (Sports Hub)

·         Aymeric Giordana - Winner

Volunteer of the Year Nominees

·         Adrian Calyun-Sice - Winner

Community Event of the Year

·         Lions Club – Quiz Night

·         TC Speedway – Mayday Weekend

·         TC Pistol Club Open Day

·         Barkly Arts – Territory Day Concert 2021

·         Tennant Creek RSL – Remembrance Day - Winner

Young Citizen of the Year

·         Nicholas Ray - Winner

Mor pictures to follow. Congratulations to all of those who participated on the day.