The event, hosted by the ABC’s Lisa Leong, was a glamorous occasion with much of the Eyre Peninsula and Western community on show to congratulate all winners and commendations.

Ceduna Foreshore Hotel was commended for completing “its $8 million redevelopment, including extensive renovations of the accommodation areas and upgrades to the new function room”.

As a community hotel, it has donated $46,000 for an x-ray processing machine for the Ceduna Hospital and has raised $29,000 for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal.

Wudinna’s Nippy’s Sport Award was won by Wudinna’s South Australian Freestyle Motor Cross Championships.

It was commended for raising $80,000 for various local sporting clubs, emergency services and the local hospital.

“The competition is recognised as one of Australia’s best and well organised. The event is a mammoth task running on a large community and generous sponsor funded budget, drawing people from all over Australia,” judges said.

Kyancutta resident Ann Olsen was highly commended in the Westpac Community Individual Award for her volunteer work for St John Ambulance and the South Australian Ambulance Service since 1991 and 1992 respectively, currently holding the rank of Superintendent of St John in Lock.

Miss Olsen was recently nominated to become a member of the Order of St John and received her medal in May this year.