MORE than 80 nominations have been received for the Kalbar Australia Day Awards.
The annual awards presentations, held in the open air at the Kalbar Showgrounds on Wednesday, January 26, have always drawn a ‘crowd’ of nominations and well wishers and the event is set to follow the upward trend again in 2022.
“It is very obvious that Australia Day in Kalbar has come of age and is considered an important community event,” said Wilson Neuendorf, one of the organisers of the event hosted by the Kalbar Baptist Church.
“The number of nominations for the different categories has increased dramatically and the nominees are from every corner of what was the old Boonah Shire.
“Many thanks to all who have nominated a family member, friend or someone who you consider is making a worthy contribution to the community in which they live.”
The event will follow the tried and true format.
“The Fassifern Lions will serve a free Aussie breakfast from 6.15am to 7.30am and the Freiberg Family will again be providing the musical entertainment.
“The Australia Day address will be given this year by the Fassifern Salvation Army’s Captain Wes Bust.”
Captain Bust was the recipient of the 2021 Community Leader Award.
“Wes has endeared himself to the Fassifern community through his tireless community and religious activities and we believe he is a worthy choice to bring this year’s Australia Day address.”
The presentation of the awards across the five categories will begin at 8am.
Wilson added that the event was designed to cater to the Summer weather and the pandemic.
“We always aim to complete the presentations before the heat of the day and our tables and chairs are set out in the open air and in the shade.”
Wilson said the Kalbar Baptist Church was proud to organise the event each year.
“As Australians, no matter where we go or who we listen to, there is one message that is constant and one which we can be justifiably proud – Australia is the greatest place in the world to be and to live.
“On Australia Day we celebrate our worth as citizens of this great nation and give thanks for those who laid down the firm foundation that has given us our way of life.
“We come together to give thanks for our freedom, our past, for those who have endured the tough times to provide the future we now claim as our own.”
And the nominees are (in alphabetical order):
Young Farmer Award
Jack Abbott
Daniel Abraham
Jacinta Ashton
Monique Ashton
Stewart Ashton
Aiden Bichel
Zac Christensen
Billy Goetsch
Jake Goetsch
Ethan Grey
Ryan Harvey
Angus Kelleher
Alex List
Maddy McInnes
Jackson Rieck
Oliver Stephan
Joanna Verrall
Justin Wenzel
Griffin Windley
Ben Woodforth
Young Achiever Award
Jedd Abbott
Monique Ashton
Marcus Bennett
Kye Beutel
Angel Fantuzzi
Daniel Hayes
Harry Holdway
Courtney Host
Troy Keats
Holly McLaren
William Moffatt
Jay Neuendorf
Zac Pennell
Ben Perrem
Abbie Smith
Danielle Turner
Caitlyn Yarrow
Innovative Farmer Award
Glenn Abbott
Taylor Brothers
Bill Casey
Elder Flower Farm
Neil Goetsch
Russell & Jenny Jenner
Dave McCabe
David Moore
Mark Swinton
Garry Wenzel
Liam West
Chris Williams
Best Business Award
All in One Plumbing
Beauty by Tilly
BMK
Boonah Blossoms
Farmcraft
Glens Diner
Harrisville Country Bakehouse
Kalbar Engineering
Harrisville Mechanical
Harrisville Post Office
Kalbar Mitre 10
Kalbar Postie
Kalbar Post Office
Kalbar SPAR
Kalbar Show Society
Kalfresh
Peak Vets (Kalbar)
Rangeview Equestrian
Roadvale Hotel
Scenic Rim Farm Box
Scenic Rim Fruit & Veg
True Blue Handyman
Community Leader Award
Corey Bock
Dick Buckham
Paul Cornwell
April Cornwell
Joanna Gurd
Paul Holdway
Nathan Keogh
Kingsley Miller
Anthony Neibling
Josh Piper
David Reiser
Michael Rieck
Jarrod Robinson
Genevieve Windley
