Nathan makes historywith Bre Australia Day Awards win
Nathan Johnson, who manages the ‘Memories of Brewarrina’ Facebook page, received the Shire’s 2025 Australia Day Community Achievement Award for his efforts in preserving the community’s memories and stories.
Nathan grew up in Brewarrina, graduating from school there in 2014.
He now lives in Newcastle with his family, but his dedication to the history of the the Brewarrina district is ongoing.
“The Memories of Brewarrina page was started by my cousin Nina Barker in 2001,” Nathan said.
“She really deserves a lot of credit for establishing it; I came on board about a year later and started posting a few things and doing the admin and got a huge response from the Bre community.
“It was a real surprise to win the Community Achievement Award and my mum, Ellen Barker and dad, Norman Johnson, who still live in Brewarrina, accepted the award on my behalf.”
Mr Johnson said he is still extremely passionate about his home shire and keeping a historical record of the area. With over 5000 followers on the ‘Memories of Brewarrina’ Facebook page, it’s clear many other people feel the same.
“I think it provides people with that sense of nostalgia,” Nathan said.
“I post all sorts of things. I look around everywhere on the internet for material including on Trove. I hear stuff by word of mouth as well. Sometimes I will reach out to people and see what they know, and they will usually send a photo or provide a bit of history. (…)
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