The winners of the 2012 Australia Day Awards are:

Community Event of the Year

• Coast Out Festival

Sports Person of the Year Award

• Damian Phillips

Volunteer of the Year Award

• Stephen Metcher

Young Citizen of the Year

• Rachel Hall

Citizen of the Year 

• Frances Blake

This year's nominees were:

 Community Event of the Year

• BCU Coffs Coast Cycle Challenge
• Coast Out Festival

Sports Person of the Year Award

• Joshua Chapman
• Nicole Gusman
• Keith Jervis
• Damian Phillips
• Rodney Watson

Volunteer of the Year Award

• Alison Palmer
• Betty Wright
• Denise Hudacek
• Faye Urquhart
• Stephen Metcher
• Elise Crofts 

Young Citizen of the Year

• Rachel Hall

Citizen of the Year 

• Helen Sikkens
• Frances Blake
• Ken Pay
• Sue Martyn