Mildura Rural City Council is encouraging the community to grab a picnic rug or chair and join family, friends and the rest of the community for a morning of Australia Day celebrations along Mildura’s iconic riverfront on Monday 26 January.
Returning once again to Nowingi Place on Hugh King Drive, Mildura Rural City Council’s Australia Day celebrations will get under way from 8:00am, with a free Lions Club breakfast and coffee, plus live entertainment.
The event will also see Council announce winners of the annual Australia Day Awards across three categories – Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and Community Event/Project of the Year.
Nominees received for the awards include:
Citizen of the Year
- Rob Sinclair
- Rohan Morris
- Russell Gittins
- Chris Brouwers
- Lisa Crowhurst
- Don Seward
Young Citizen of the Year
- Kaitia Phillis-Thorton
- Austin Burgess
- Annalise Hunt
- Dylan Leerson
- Emily Rundell
- Mariah Reagan Pain
- Marth Ebora
- Myla Knobben
- Olivia Cirillo
- Olivia Starikov
Community Event/Project of the Year
- Ouyen Mallee Root Festival
- Make the Lake – Art Exhibition and Community Festival
- Cullulleraine Music Festival 2025
- The Mallee Drifters Club Show & Shine 2025
- Murrayville Wetlands and Walking Trails
- Sunraysia Toy Library’s 45th Birthday Celebrations
- GreenConnect Dementia Respite Project, Mildura
Local community groups and clubs across the region are also hosting other events to mark the day.
- Underbool: Underbool Swimming Pool, 5.30pm, 26 January
- Irymple: Henshilwood Recreation Reserve 7.30am to 9am, 26 January
- Merbein: Kenny Park (The Croquet Grounds) 8:00am to 11:00am, 26 January
- Red Cliffs: Barclay Square, 8:00am to 11:00am, 26 January
- Colignan: Colignan Recreation Reserve (Mudhut), 9:00am to midday, 26 January
- Murrayville: Pioneer Park, 10:00am to 12:00pm, 26 January
- Millewa: Johansen Recreation Reserve, Cullulleraine, 8:00am to 10:00am, 26 January
- Ouyen: Council Service Centre Lawns (71 Oke Street), 7:00am to 10:00am, 26 January
