2024 winner – Julia Mueller (German)

With many years of dedicated teaching, Julia has significantly impacted the field of Languages Education. Since the beginning of her Languages teaching career in Australia, she has actively contributed to the Teachers’ Association of German WA (TAGWA) and the Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Western Australia (MLTAWA).

Julia’s innovative and inclusive teaching practices challenge and engage students across year levels. She fosters a supportive learning environment and shares her expertise through mentorship, professional development and conference presentations at both state and national levels. Her leadership as Vice-President of TAGWA and her commitment to German language education have been instrumental in promoting language learning, along with her contributions to the MLTAWA in various committee roles over the years.

Julia’s dedication to student inclusion, differentiation and experiential learning are evident in her work and this has resulted in her recently attaining Level 3 Classroom teacher status which was well deserved. Her passion and commitment to excellence make her a truly deserving recipient of the Hilde Dixon Award for 2024.

Past Recipients

The MLTAWA Hilde Dixon Award reflects the values exemplified by Hilde during her teaching career and was presented to:

2024 Julia Mueller (German)

2023 Stephanie Wignell (Chinese)

2022 Colleen Barclay (Italian) and Francesca Candate (Italian)

2021 Tanya Colgan (German)

2020 Margot Whittle (Japanese)

2019 Bonnie Woo (Chinese) and Sandra Jackson (Indonesian)

2018 Sue Cooper (Indonesian)

2017 Nathan Harvey (Japanese)

2016 Helen Kuehs (German)

2015 Bianca Petale (Italian) and Jieqi Zhang (Chinese)

2014 Esther Blood (Italian)

2013 Kate Reitzenstein (Indonesian)

2012 Anita Chong (Chinese)

2011 Suzette Rose (Japanese)

2010 Clare Leong (French)

2009 Noburo Hagiwara (Japanese)

2008 Angela Signorile (Italian)

2007 Lesley MacPherson (French)

2006 Fulvia Valvasori (Italian)