This Award is presented to the citizen judged to have made the most outstanding contribution to the City of Cessnock during the past year.
Nomination for this Award is open to all residents of the City of Cessnock and is presented to recipients on 26 January each year.
1983
Cec Anstey, Jim Comerford, Alec McIntosh
1984
Frank Scanlon
1985
Frank Evans
1986
Joyce Fren
1987
Jack King
1988
Jim Hayes
1989
Bill Charlton
1990
Cessnock Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
1991
Coogan Frame
1992
Beth Masterman
1993
John Hall
1994
Judie Wilson
1995
Trevor Milgate
1996
Marcia Bartlett
1997
John Knipe
1998
Neville Bothwell
1999
Judith Jackson
2000
John Munro
2001
Margaret Watson
2002
Margaret Mahoney
2003
Narelle Heaney
2004
Marcia Maybury
2005
Alexander Horne
2006
Barbara and Greg O’Hearn
2007
Margaret Albury
2008
Emma and Roger Neville
2009
Phillip Baird
2010
Warren and Catherine Parsons
2011
Joy Laws
2012
Herbert Leslie Elvin