Dowerin's Australia Day Award Winners Over The Years

2006
Individual Award: Les Metcalf
Community Group/Club Award: Friends of the Cemetery
2007
Individual Award: Phillip Pickering
2008
Individual Award: Jamie Newton
Community Group/Club Award: Dowerin Goomalling APEX Club
2009
Individual Award: Judy Cutting
Community Group/Club Award: P & C Committee
Under 25 Award: Melissa Couper
2010
Individual Award: Steven Geerdink
2011
Individual Award: Thelma Hatwell
2012
Individual Award: Shirley Hagboom
Community Group/Club Award: Dowerin Goomalling APEX Club
2013
Individual Award: Scott Flavel
Community Group/Club Award: Dowerin Recreation Steering Committee
2014
Individual Award: Aileen Thornett
Community Group/Club Award: Dowerin Bowling Club
2015
Individual Award: Tammy Mann
2016
Individual Award: Noela Newman
Community Group/Club Award: Dowerin Community Childcare Inc
2017
Individual Award: Trevor Gerrard
Community Group/Club Award: Allan (Tige) Anderson
2018
Community Group/Club Award: Lynley Arnott
2019
Community Citizen of the Year:

Shirley Hagboom

2020
Community Citizen of the Year:

Julie Bailey

2021
Community Citizen of the Year: Rob Proud 
2022
Community Citizen of the Year: Patsy Metcalf 
2023 
Community Citizen of the Year: Wes Hagboom