With temperatures soaring in January, Kyabram Rotary secretary John Martin expects their Australia Day Awards, slated for Monday, January 27 at John Pilley Reserve, to be back dropped by picturesque weather.
Set to kick off at 8am and close with a scrumptious bacon and eggs breakfast on offer at 10am, the celebrations will include entertainment, involvement from community groups such as the Kyabram 1st Scouts and a surprise guest speaker.
Along with a hope for some great weather, Mr Martin expects the turnout to the annual event will be great forecasting 200 to 250 attendees to come along.
Mr Martin said the event and the attendance it usually gets for Australia Day shows off the “great community atmosphere” Kyabram has.
The highlight of the event will be the Citizen of the Year awards, which will be awarded to a community member who has made the most impact in the past 12 months.
While being nominated for such an award is a distinguished honour, the task of judging these accolades presents a challenge.
Sitting in the judging seats this year are past winners of the award, last year’s winner Trish Worsfold, 2023 winner Mitchell Bull and 2022 winner Mick Simpson.
Along with the Citizen of the Year award, the judges also share the difficulty of choosing the winners of the Young Citizen of the Year and Community Group of the Year
Mr Martin said nominations had been rolling in since they opened in November and he expected the judges would have a tough time choosing the winners for this year.
“I’m glad I’m not the judge,” he said.
“Seeing the applications that I’ve got, the town will be very excited by whoever (the judges) select.”
