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Geelong Youth Awards

Celebrating young people making a difference across greater Geelong

2025 Geelong Youth Awards

2025 Youth Award Winners

Active Achievement Award (two winners)

  • Tahlia Denham
  • Simon Wolfe

Arts and Music Award (two winners)

  • Fiston Baraka
  • Heidi Cahir

Citizenship Award

  • Daniel Lim

Cultural Awareness Award

  • Nazdana Husseini

Innovation Award

  • Casper Horne

2025 Geelong Youth Award nominees

Congratulations to the 2025 Geelong Youth Awards nominees.

Aashriya Sharma
Ace Walker
Alexander Serra
Alexis Tanner
Ali Agha Wali Zada
Annabelle Lane
Anusha Kendre
Arlo Gust
Bailey Sutherland
Bille Gillam
Caleb Stephenson
Carla Williams
Casper Horne
Charlee Sutherland
Charli Cox
Charlie Meadows
Charlie Sandich
Chloe Aspinall
Cody Bell
Daoud Pashio
Declan Chandler
Ehab Fahad
Erin Barling
Ethan Vines
Farzana Mohammad Aref
Friday Nuneza
Georgia Edwards
Hadi Norouzi
Hanis Collins
Harvey Macpherson
Idris McChesney
Imogen O’Shannessy
Imtaz Smagh
Isabelle Ross
Jackson Barker
James Logan
James Herbert
Jayden Manley
Jessie Moore
Joshua Wai
Josiah Dafter
Julia Thu
Kai Wondwossen Kassie
Kaiga Rossa
Kiah Wake
Lana Pagram
Layla Sheedy
Leo McCaughley
Lexie Morrison
Liam Hair
Mackenzie Sinclair
Marcus Chu
Marella Mars
Mathanki Mehra
Matthew Migao
Maya Lazzaro
Maya Kalia
Maylee Howard
Mehdi Mohammad Aref
Mustafa Habibi
Natalie Grisenti
Nick Riordon
Nyi Tipyi Soung
Olivia Sagor
Orlando Bellia
Paige Hames
Pascaline Bunguke
Regina Maung
Rezai Rehman
Ruhaniat Parri Kaur
Rushneet Gill
Sabrinahfelin Montenegro
Samuel Luak
Sebastian Johnston
Shafer Sagor
Shen Gonzales
Sienna Lazic
Tara Swann
Te Aroha Kara-Cozens
Thoma Kacprzak
Thomas DeFrancesco
Thomas Robinson
Tyler Collins
Vanessa Zhao
Vannie Tran
Vincent Hilditch
Wien Jock
Will Anderson
Xavier Cunningham
Zoe Winiecki
Zoe Van Halen

Prizes and recognition

  • All nominees will receive a certificate.
  • Award winners will be announced at a Gala Award ceremony at the Norlane Arc on Friday 5 September 2025.
  • Award winners will receive a personal trophy and a $500 contribution to support their ongoing interests and education. 
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