Fisher Community Awards
2024 Fisher Community Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Fisher Community Awards. In their 7th year, the Fisher Community Awards are one of the Sunshine Coast’s most prestigious community awards programs, highlighting truly unsung volunteers and achievers across the Sunshine Coast who make a difference in education, the environment, business and the community.
I want our part of the Sunshine Coast to be the place to be for Education, Employment and Retirement. I want to recognise those individuals and organisations who are leading the way in making that a reality with their contribution to our community. I need your help to find those unsung local people.
If you know an individual or an organisation who has made a contribution to our community and deserves to win an award in any of my 10 categories, please tell me about them, and why they deserve to win, in this questionnaire before 11.59pm, Sunday 21 July 2024.
All nominations are made anonymously and we will not give your contact details to any third party. After submitting your nomination, if you want your nominee to know that you have nominated them, please contact them directly. For privacy reasons we will not reveal your nomination to anyone.
Please note that to be eligible for an award, the nominee must live or do their work in the Federal Electorate of Fisher. A map of Fisher may be found here.
Please ensure you fill in all of the information required for your nomination including full names and contact details. Nominees that cannot be identified by our team from the details you have provided will not be included for consideration. If your nominee is shortlisted they will be advised via email toward the end of July 2024.
All nominees, nominators, finalists, and family will be invited to attend, with a handful of spots set aside for each of the 30 finalists. If you receive an invitation to attend – get in QUICK, because spots will go fast.
Previous Award Winners
2023
- The Andrew Wallace Award: Project Paradigm Australia
- Educator of the Year: Sandi Wallace, Chancellor State College
- Student of the Year: Ciara Treacy, University of the Sunshine Coast
- Education Provider of the Year: Kairos Community College in Caloundra
- Environmental Leader of the Year: Bamboo Projects
- Business of the Year: Just Sing Out! Music Academy
- Employee of the Year: Alicia Lucas, Griffiths Parry
- Innovator of the Year: Manufacturing Excellence Forum Sunshine Coast
- Senior of the Year: Mathew Broeckx
- Senior Community Group of the Year: SconeTime
2022
- The Andrew Wallace Award: Mooloolaba SLSC
Runner Up: Caloundra Coastguard & Caloundra Chamber of Commerce - Educator of the Year: Murray Finch
Runner Up: Elena Gerbo - Student of the Year: Chloe Maxwell, Currimundi Special School
Runner Up: Amanda Boyes, University of the Sunshine Coast - Education Provider of the Year: Kairos Community College in Caloundra
Runner Up: Kawana Waters State College - Environmental Leader of the Year: Mooloolah River Landcare
Runner Up: Matthew Lynn - Business of the Year: QLD Landscape and Drainage Group
Runner Up: Helimods & Your Employment Solutions - Employee of the Year: Josie Tully, Helimods
Runner Up: Lauri Adams, Whites IGA - Innovator of the Year: Silicon Coast
Runner Up: Greaseboss - Senior of the Year: Catherine Scully
Runner Up: Bronwyn Fullick - Senior Community Group of the Year: Uniforms4Kids
Runner Up: Glasshouse Country Care
2021
- The Andrew Wallace Award: Young Veterans Sunshine Coast
- Educator of the Year: Lara Taylor-Hayhurst (Mooloolaba OSHC)
- Student of the Year: Charlie Bidgood (Glasshouse Christian College)
- Education Provider of the Year: Sunshine Coast Technical Trade Training Centre
- Business of the Year: The Bottle Community
- Employee of the Year: Kate Clarke (Halcyon Parks Retirement Village)
- Innovator of the Year: The Allied Health Team
- Senior of the Year: Sheila Vickery
- Senior Community Group of the Year: Little Village Theatre
2020
- The Andrew Wallace Award: Gateway Care
- Educator of the Year: Jodi Salmond (Reef Check Australia)
- Student of the Year: Mia Seefeld (Chancellor State College)
- Education Provider of the Year: Sunshine Coast Technical Trade Training Centre
- Business of the Year: Home Care Assistance Sunshine Coast
- Employee of the Year: Lyn Gale (Currimundi Special School)
- Innovator of the Year: BakSlap
- Senior of the Year: Sharon Garrick (Alex Surf Club)
- Senior Community Group of the Year: Maleny & District Senior Citizens
2019
- The Andrew Wallace Award: The Board Meeting Sunshine Coast
- Educator of the Year: Rob Reid
- Student of the Year: Jazmin Simmons (Caloundra State High School)
- Education Provider of the Year: RYDA
- Business of the Year: The Wharf, Mooloolaba
- Employee of the Year: Shivawn Davis, Birtinya
- Innovator of the Year: GoFly Aviation
- Senior of the Year: Ivon Northage, Glass House
- Senior Community Group of the Year: Palmwoods Singers Theatrical Society
- Senior Support Service of the Year: Caloundra Senior Citizens Club Inc
2018
- The Andrew Wallace Award: SunnyKids Inc
- Educator of the Year: Simon Richardson
- Student of the Year: Tea Carter
- Education Provider of the Year: STEPS Pathways College
- Business of the Year: All Love Pest Control & Carpet Cleaning
- Employee of the Year: Millie Thomas
- Innovator of the Year: Dr Evan Jones
- Senior of the Year: Malcolm Scott
- Senior Community Group of the Year: CCSA Hall
- Senior Support Service of the Year: Coastal Caring Clowns Inc
