It’s also a day to recognise the hard-working people that make our communities so great.

This Australia Day, award ceremonies will be held across the region with presentations in Aberdeen, Cassilis, Murrurundi and Scone.

See the full scheduale here.

The Australia Day Ambassadors will share their stories and help to present the Australia Day awards in each region for Community Group, Citizen and Young Citizen, Achiever and Young Achiever of the year and more. In Merriwa there are also awards for Sustainability in Business and Environmental Achievement.

The Upper Hunter Shire Australia Day Citizen of the Year and Young Citizen, are chosen from the town winners.

Congratulations to all the Upper Hunter Shire 2019 Australia Day nominees:

Mr & Mrs Garry (Doc) and Sue Milton

Mr Jonathon McMahon

Miss Millie Fisher

Mr Campbell Hollis

Aberdeen Little Athletics

Under 13's Rugby League Team- St Joseph's High School

Mr Mike Gilder 

Mr Peter Saunders and Ms Ita O'regan

Mrs Maria Cameron 

Mrs Cassandra McLaren

Mrs Kim Clydsdale 

Mrs Eva Towler 

Miss Darcy Taaffe 

Mr Clancy Martin 

Mr John Russell 

Mr James Munro

Miss Justine Cooper

Mr John Burraston

Ms Margie Cooper

Mr Colin Stanford

Mr Jaiden Summers

Mr Judd Brown

Boomerang Bags

Doing It for the Farmers

Murrurundi Fire and Rescue Team

Murrurundi Meals on Wheels

Mrs Danielle Brown

Mr Robert Mailer

Mr Brad Smith

Miss Kim Cummins

Miss Charlotte Heaton

Mr Lleyton Hails

Miss Kayley Kennedy

Miss Phoebe Weatherley

Miss Anna Atkinson 

Miss Katrina Gorman

Mr Tyler Kelly

Mr Max Patterson

Mr Charlie Richardson

SGS Primary Rugby League

SGS Primary Rugby Union

Scone Thoroughbreds RLFC  

Scone Films 

Showstoppers Performing Arts Company

Scone Hospital Auxiliary

Where There's a Will