Hume residents and groups have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to the city at the 2025 Hume Community Awards.
The annual awards recognise the people who go above and beyond to strengthen the city’s sense of pride, connection and inclusivity.
Seven locals were recognised at the awards night on Thursday, August 14 at Town Hall Broadmeadows.
The 2025 recipients included Dr Muhammad Haris who received the Academic Excellence Award; Advocacy and Social Justice Award winner Almir Colan ; Afreen Sayyada who was given the Arts and Creative Expression Award; Glenn Ogston who took home the Community Service Excellence Award; Outstanding Cultural Leadership Award recipient Kazim Ates; Gina Dougall who received the Outstanding Community Leadership Award; and Paul Higginson who was given Sports and Recreation Achievement Award.
With nearly 150 nominations received, the nominees all show Hume’s growing community spirit, through classrooms, sporting fields, cultural leadership and grassroots volunteering, council said.
Hume mayor Jarrod Bell, who hosted the awards night, congratulated the recipients and all nominees.
“Our city is full of people who care deeply about their community and work tirelessly to make a difference. These awards are our chance to pause and celebrate those efforts,” he said.
“Every nominee represents the values of kindness and resilience that make Hume such a wonderful place to live, work and learn. I congratulate our winners for their exemplary leadership and dedication to making the city better every day.”
The annual community awards invite Hume residents to celebrate and honour individuals within the community who have made outstanding contributions to the city.
The awards aim to highlight and appreciate the diverse range of achievements that positively impact the social, cultural, environmental and more aspects of Hume.
Anyone who resides in Hume or has made positive contributions to the Hume community were eligible for the awards.
