2023 Australia Day Awards nominees
Citizen of the Year
- Allison Blines
- Brenda Windsor
- Carmelo Pasquale
- Col Benson
- Denise Home
- Djordje (George) Banic
- Doug Petersen
- Dr Judith Wake
- Dr Kerry Summerscales
- Earl Neilsen
- Edie Weiss
- Eunice Armstrong
- Fallon Drewett
- Frances Eiteneuer
- Gary Minter
- Geoffrey Baguley
- George Newton
- Jay Shipston
- Jody Burrows
- John Edwards
- John Mansfield
- Justin Rule
- Kathryn Andrews
- Katrina Hoare
- Kay Thrupp
- Kimberly Doyle
- Krysten Butcher
- Lauren Costello
- Leslie Kemp
- Linda Nugent
- Luke Mathews
- Margaret Mcgill
- Murray Gibbs
- Narelle Klazema
- Nicole Pasquale
- Nigel Dalton
- Penny McMahon
- Raj Sharma
- Robert Kidd
- Stephen Oberg
- Tegan Philpott
- Tracey Hackfoorte
- Wendy Baynton
Young Citizen of the Year
- Adam Lamb
- Benjamin Penning
- Clancy Morgan
- Dominic de Moura McCarthy
- Keira Brown
- Matthew Vella
- Rosie Cook
- Sana Syed
- Sara Marie Herringe
- Tayla Hunt
- Tiffany Vella
Arts and Culture Award
- Alison Richardson from Crossroad Arts
- Clancy Morgan
- Geoffrey Baguley
- Glenda Hobdell
- Max Kingsbury
- Rosie Cook
- Sara Marie Herringe
- Tiffany Vella
- Zoe McLellan
Community Group Award
- Australian Navy Cadets
- Australian Street Aid Project Ltd
- By Your Side: Chronically Ill Ladies
- Habana Carols Under the Stars subcommittee of HADPA
- Happy Paws Happy Hearts
- Just Saying Project
- Mackay Northern Beaches Neighbourhood Watch
- Mackay Pet Rescue Incorporated
- Mackay Riding for the Disabled
- North Mackay Saints AFC
- Orange Sky Laundry Mackay
- Pioneer Valley Machinery Preservationists Inc
- Project Booyah Mackay
- Queensland Multicultural Lions Club
- Rotary Club of Mackay North Inc.
- Save Our Northwall
- SNAGS Special Needs and Group Support
- Special Olympics Mackay Fire
- St Anne's P&F aka FOCUS Group
- St Paul's Uniting Church, Mackay, Queensland, Uniting Church in Australia
- The Scout Association of Australia, Queensland Branch, Hibiscus Coast District
Environment Achievement Award
- Dr Judith Wake
- Earl Neilsen
- Edie Weiss
- Frances Eiteneuer
- Irene Champion
- Luke Mathews
- Murray Gibbs
- Penny McMahon
- Robert Gregg
- Save Our Northwall
- Suzanne McCormack
Lori Burgess Community Volunteer Award
- Allison Blines
- Brenda Windsor
- Carmelo Pasquale
- Col Benson
- Damien Watts
- Denise Scarpelli
- Dominic de Moura McCarthy
- Doug Petersen
- Eunice Armstrong
- Gary Minter
- George Newton
- Jay Shipston
- Jeanne Ronald
- Jody Burrows
- John Edwards
- John Mansfield
- Karen Turner
- Kathryn Andrews
- Katrina Hoare
- Kay Thrupp
- Keira Brown
- Kelvin Richard Clulee
- Kimberly Doyle
- Krysten Butcher
- Les-Lee Reid
- Leslie Kemp
- Lisa Jamieson
- Matthew Vella
- Narelle Klazema
- Neil Wallace
- Nicole Pasquale
- Peter Bonaventura
- Raj Sharma
- Robert Gregg
- Robert Kidd
- Sana Syed
- Stephen Oberg
- Tayla Hunt
- Tegan Philpott
- TJ Straw
- Tracey Hackfoorte
- Wendy Baynton
Senior Sports Award
- Brenda Windsor
- Hamish Wright
- Janine Wood
- Jeanne Ronald - Bakers Creek AFC
- Justin Rule
- Justin Rule
- Kelvin Richard Clulee
- Les-Lee Reid
- Linda Nugent - Coach of the Stingers, Mackay Dragon Boat Club
- Luke Van Den Heuvel
- Nigel Dalton
- Tara Smyth
- TJ Straw
Young Sports Award
- Adam Lamb
- Connor Parish
- Cooper Whitestyles
- Harper Shields
- Jaxon Maluga
- Luke Reedman
- Rosie Cook