Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Award winners
The Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Awards recognise and celebrate young people and groups who have:
- made a big personal achievement
- been actively involved in the community.
This includes community work, sport, education, science, culture, the arts or the environment.
Find the 2025 winners at Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Awards.
2024
- Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Award: Vando Celestina Emmy Rabi
- Young Achiever Award: Seth Burr
- Personal Achievement Award: Jasmine Eldridge
- Individual Community Services Winner: Madison (Casey) Barancewicz
- Environment and Sustainability Award: Anjali Sharma
- Arts and Multimedia Award: Tahalianna Mahanga
- Group Achievement Award: St Mary Mackillop College Year 12
2020 to 2023
2023
- Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Award: Tayla Scarcella
- Young Achiever Award: Ananth Ravi
- Personal Achievement Award: Jana Ayad
- Individual Community Services Winner: Rhianna Connors-Johnston
- Environment and Sustainability Award: Eco-délégués, Telopea Park School
- Arts and Multimedia Award: Daniel Bartholomaeus
- Group Achievement Award: ANU Auslan Club
2022
- Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Award: Connor Winfield
- Young Achiever Award: Veronica Whitnall
- Personal Achievement: Hayley Whatman
- Individual Community Service: Mijica Lus
- Environment and Sustainability: Eco Kids’ Team of St Joseph’s Primary School
- 2022 Arts and Multimedia: Jemuel (MN Cappo) Chadwick
- Group Achievement: The STOP Campaign’s SRT sub-committee
2021
- Young Canberra Citizen of the Year: Kat Reed
- Young Achiever Award: Skyler Pope
- Personal Achievement Award: Jacob Norris
- Individual Community Services Award: Jahin Tanvin
- Environment and Sustainability Award: Ngalan Gilbert
- Arts and Multimedia Award: Alexandra Ding Wang
- Group Achievement Award: Kingsford Smith School Imaging Team
2020
- Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Award: Rose Clifford
- Young Achiever Award: Paris McMahon
- Personal Achievement Award: Jason Howes
- Individual Community Service Award: Ben Shipard
- Environment and Sustainability Award: Matilda Webb
- Arts and Multimedia Award: Beniah Colbourn and Travis Salviejo (Homegrown)
- Group Achievement Award: Calwell High School SAGA (Sexuality and Gender Alliance)
2017 to 2019
2019
- Young Canberra Citizen of the Year: Joshua Gonzalez and Oscar Gonzalez
- Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Junior Award: Lily Haskins
- Environment and Sustainability Award: James Jayatilaka
- Personal Achievement Award: Shiralee Sankey
- Individual Community Service Award: Tilleah Roselli
- Arts and Multimedia Award: Julia Faragher
- Group Achievement Award: Young Women Speak Out
2018
- Young Canberra Citizen of the Year: Dhani Gilbert
- Personal Achievement Award: Shay-Leigh Willis;
- Individual Community Service: Maddie Diamond
- Group Achievement Award: Jasiri Australia
2017
- Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Award: Mustafa Ehsan
- Environment and Sustainability Award: Ryu Callaway
- Personal Achievement Award: Caitlin Figueiredo
- Individual Community Service Award: Kate Barton
- Group Achievement Award: SPARK: The Ginninderry Joint Venture Training and Employment Initiative
- Arts and Multimedia Award: Lucy Sugerman