Past Citizen of the Year
Citizen of the Year 2022
Joint Citizen of the Year Ray & Clara Sims
Ray & Clara Sims of Orroroo have been jointly awarded the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton Citizen of the Year for 2022 in recognition of their service to the community.
Ray & Clara came to Orroroo in the 1950’s and have immersed themselves in the Orroroo community, volunteering with numerous groups and organisations.
Their main passion is the Orroroo Historical Society where they have been involved since 1990, holding Vice President and President positions. Their dedication to preserving the history of Orroroo is commendable with many long hours of researching, sorting and cataloguing. They often assist with family history requests and are a wealth of information when contacted.
Ray & Clara have also been the tour directors and newsletter editors for the Orroroo Probus Club and involved in the Orroroo Memorial Hall Committee, Orroroo Swimming Pool and Club, Orroroo Community Library Board, Orroroo Tidy Towns Committee,
Ray is a volunteer driver at both the Northern Passenger Transport Network and Orroroo Meals on Wheels for which he has just notched up 20 years.
Other clubs that Ray has been involved with in a volunteering capacity include the Orroroo Racing Club, Orroroo Show Society, Orroroo Golf Club, Orroroo Football Club and Orroroo CFS.
Clara has volunteered over the years with numerous community groups including the Orroroo Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, fundraising and assisting in projects at the Hospital to improve the facilities. She was also involved in the Orroroo CWA Committee and as the secretary for the Handicraft committee.
Clara has also been a volunteer at the Orroroo Community Home, Orroroo CFS Brigade Ladies Auxiliary, Orroroo Quilters Group and the Early Settlers Cottage.
Margaret Wilson (2021 Citizen of the Year)
Kym Christine & Heather Bertram (2020 Joint Citizen of the Year)
Malcolm Byerlee (2019 Citizen of the Year)
Trevor Laskey (2018 Citizen of the Year)
Lynette Bollinger (2017 Citizen of the Year)
Julianne O'Dea (2016 Citizen of the Year)
Kate Williams (2015 Citizen of the Year)
Ian and Susan Ellery (2014 Combined Citizen of the Year )
Denise Ogilvy (2013 Citizen of the Year)
Terry Williams (2011 Citizen of the Year)
Trevor Hoare (2010 Citizen of the Year)
Susan Foulis (2009 Citizen of the Year)
Aileen Tapscott (2007 Citizen of the Year)
Tom Case (2006 Citizen of the Year)
Ian Dyer (2005 Citizen of the Year)
Beth Catford (2004 Citizen of the Year)
No Awards were presented in 2003
Roger Mortimer (2002 Citizen of the Year)
Glenda McCallum (2001 Citizen of the Year)
Desmond Fromm (2000 Citizen of the Year)
Robert Wilson (1999 Citizen of the Year)
John Schmidt (1998 Citizen of the Year)
John Cozens (1997 Citizen of the Year)
Geoff and Joan Gibb (1996 Citizen of the Year)
Fran Teague (1995 Citizen of the Year)
Joan Ellery (1994 Citizen of the Year)
Betty Cox (1993 Citizen of the Year)
Gerald Kuerschner (1992 Citizen of the Year)
Fay Jansen (1991 Citizen of the Year)
Kevin Ford (1990 Citizen of the Year)
Edna Probert (1989 Citizen of the Year)
Murray Gibb (1988 Citizen of the Year)
Ray McCallum (1987 Citizen of the Year)