LIONS YOUTH of the YEAR QUEST
Click on links for pictures – Date for Group, Name for Winner (i.e. coloured text) Needs some updating – soon
The Quest is designed to encourage student interest in leadership and the qualities required to take an active and constructive role in the community.
It seeks a high level of academic, leadership, sporting, public speaking and citizenship achievement in its potential winners. By emphasizing these qualities, it hopes to provide outstanding role models for the youth of Australia and an overall increase in the confidence of young men and women.
The Quest is an excellent means of assisting Australia’s youth and promoting the essential role of leadership development and community service organisations in maintaining Australia’s high standard of living.
CLUB INVOLVEMENT
The Lions Club of Bundaberg has been part of the Quest for many years. From the earliest days of the Club, a Youth of the Year representative has been selected to move through to higher levels of judging including the State finals.
This Club project fell into recess for a few years in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. It was re-activated in 1996 and remains a strong Club project with enthusiastic support from our access school, Bundaberg State High School.
ABC Radio Widebay Interview with Cadence Taylor. (Click)
Youth of the Year club-level winners from Bundaberg Lions Club in more recent times were:
YEAR CLUB WINNER
1965 Paul Anderson
1967 John Goldston
1968 Roger Clarke
1969 Denis Donaghy
1971 John Pearson
1974 Murray Bent
1976 David Cullen
1978 Ross Higgins
1979 Richard Burton
1998 Scott Savage
2000 Tamara Green Also moved through to Regional Final
2003 Megan Schulte
2004 Daniel Hand
2008 Gemma Manns
2011 Richard Lawton Also moved through to Regional Final
2012 Tianna Rasmussen Program of 201Q4 Regional Final Media Release Region 3 Final
2014 Ethan Todd also moved through to Zone and Regional Final
2015 Madison Young Programme of Zone 8
2016 Georgia Davie News Release Club YOY with Alma Ing O.A.M. Club YOY Bulletin
2017 Natalia Frick Club YOY Bulletin
2018 Jaden Collin Club YOY Bulletin
2019 Alex Buckholz Club YOY Bulletin Zone YOY Bulletin Also though to Regional Final
2020 Katie McCord Club YOY Bulletin Zone YOY Bulletin Also through to Regional Final but Covid cancelled..
2021 Breeanna Pegg (Bundaberg) Hannah Munro (Bargara) Club YOY Bulletin
2022 Lleyton Peterson (Bundaberg) Brayden Sander (Bargara) Club Judging
2023 Georgia Herbener (Bundaberg) Nicole Seesink (Bargara) Club Judging Newspaper National Final Program
2024 Sophie Moore (Bundaberg) Cadence Taylor (Bargara) Club Judging Newspaper Cadence also wins Regional, District, Queensland State, and National level. The Winner of 2024.
