General News
21 January, 2026
Citizens of year to be revealed
THE winners of the Cassowary Coast Australia Day Awards are announced on Friday (23 January) at the Tully Country Club, Pratt St, Tully, from 5.30pm.
The awards provide the opportunity to publicly celebrate, acknowledge and honour the outstanding contributions of individuals and groups working tirelessly to improve the Cassowary Coast community by promoting the social, cultural, economic and environmental prosperity of our region through personal accomplishments, inspirational behaviours and/ or successful completion of projects, initiatives or events.
The awards include:
Citizen and young citizen of the year
Lifetime contribution award
Community event of the year
Sportsperson and young sportsperson of the year
Service to sport
Cultural and young cultural award
Young sustainable environment award
Young entrepreneur/s award
First Nations’ fire award.
Doors and the bar will open at 5.30pm, for a 6pm start. Local entertainment will be provided on the night and nibbles will be available.
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