Celebrating young people making a difference across greater Geelong
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.