Previous Recipients

2020 AWARDS

Congratulations to Jeanette and John Oliver, Cliff Sandrey and Olga Dodd who were awarded a Civic Award in 2020. Thank you for the work you do in our community.

NAME	AWARDED FOR
Jeanette and John Oliver	Services to the CCS Disability Action, Riding for the Disabled, Holy Trinity Church, Justices of the Peace Association, Girl Guides and Brownies.
Cliff Sandrey	Services to the Runanga Community.
Olga Dodd	Services to the Paroa and West Coast Federation of Women's Institute, Blind & Low Vision NZ, Abbeyfield, Probus and the RSA.

2019 AWARDS

Congratulations to the following people who were awarded a 2019 Civic Award for their outstanding voluntary service to our community:

NAME	AWARDED FOR
Allan Cox	Services to Blackball St John, Blackball and Ngahere Fire Brigades, Blackball School BOT, WC Kennel Association and Blackball Swimming Club.
Brian Heveldt	Services to Marist Rugby Football Club.
David Larkin	Services to NZ Fire Service, Coastguard NZ,Lake Brunner Yacht Club and the Moana Community.
Ian Tennent	Services to Grey United Tennis Club and Greymouth Hockey Club.
John (Jack) Flood	Services to Friends of History House, Greymouth Grey Power, Regent Theatre Trust, Air Training Corps, Ratepayers Association and Greymouth Community.
Kevan and Judy Hay	Services to SPCA, Greymouth Boating Club Inc, Grey District Youth Trust and Rapahoe Domain Committee.
Keith Barrow	Services to Greymouth Athletic Club and Greymouth Squash Club.
Waldo Shannon ( Canine)	Grey District Library, Cobden, Grey Main, Hokitika and Paroa Schools, Karoro Learning, Grey Base Hospital, Dixon House and Granger House, Kowhai Manor and Allen Bryant Rest Home, Greymouth Community Dog Walk, Two Brown Dogs and a Cat.

2018 AWARDS

We like to acknowledge outstanding voluntary community service by our citizens. A big thank you and congratulations to the following recipients of the 2018 Civic Awards:

NAME	AWARDED FOR
Peter Henry	Services to Greymouth Municipal Band, Just Jazz, Greymouth SPCA and Greymouth Community.
Brian Blackman	Services to the band 'Not Just Jazz', Greymouth Tennis Club, St Patricks Church and Greymouth Community.
Greville Wood	Services to the Holy Trinity Church, Greymouth Rotary Club, Kowhai Project and Greymouth Community.
James ( Harry) Piner	Services to the NZ Fire Service, St Johns and the Runanga Community.
John Thomas ( Tom) Cameron	Services to the Blaketown Rugby Club, Greymouth Fire Brigade and West Coast Rugby Union.

2017 AWARDS

We like to acknowledge outstanding voluntary community service by our citizens. A big thank you and congratulations to the following recipients of the 2017 Civic Awards:

NAME	AWARDED FOR
Barney Donaldson	Services to the Blackball Fire Brigade, Blackball WMC and MSA, Waro-Rakau Rugby League Club and Blackball Domain Board
Conrad Richards	Services to the Greymouth Jockey Club (55 years)
Iain Whyte and Mary-Anne Hefford	Services to Greenstone Park
Margaret Becker	Services to the Kaiata Community
Tony Sullivan	Services to the Greymouth Rotary Club, Greymouth Marist Rugby Club, Catholic Parish of Greymouth and the Life Education Trust
Vinay Chandra	Services to C.A.R.E, Greymouth SPCA, Greymouth Rotary Club and the Greymouth Community

Recipients of 2017 Civic Awards presented by Mayor Tony Kokshoorn (August 2017, photo supplied by Swasti Chandra)

2016 AWARDS

NAME	AWARDED FOR
Thomas Daly	Fire Services - Ngahere
Roger Devlin	Services to the Community
Alan McEnaney	50 Years Service to the Fire Brigade
Raymond "Barnie" McEnaney	50 Years Service to the Fire Brigade
Frank McGuire	50 Years Service to the Fire Brigade

2015 AWARDS

Congratulations to the following recipients of Civic Awards for 2015:

NAME	GROUP/S
Jean and Russell Adams	Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's West Coast
Mervyn Ashby	Greymouth Aero Club and Community Patrol
Maurice "Chips" Robinson	Greymouth Harrier Club, Rotary Club of Greymouth, Greymouth Jockey Club and West Coast Basketball Association
Ken Smythe	West Coast Lawn Bowls and Cobden Bowling Club
Judy Tutcheon	C.A.R.E. and other West Coast Health Groups
Leonie and Barry Uddstrom	Greymouth SPCA