Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders has congratulated those in the region who were presented Australia Day awards.
Mr Saunders attended events in Dubbo and Wellington and while this year’s celebrations were different to normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he said the recognition of community-minded people showed what makes Australia such a great place to live.
“Everyone who was given an Australia Day award received it because they have given so much of themselves to their communities,” Mr Saunders said.
“We’ve seen during the pandemic that we have amazing resilience in our part of the world but that is because we have amazing people, and I think everyone who was recognised on Austalia Day should be proud that their work has been noticed within their communities.”
Award recipients were:
DUBBO
Citizen of the Year – Terry Clark
Young Citizen of the Year – Alex Boney
Senior Citizen of the Year – David Pattinson
Cultural Person of the Year – Kellie Jennar
Young Sportsperson of the Year – Isabelle Russell
Service to Sport Award – David Wrigley
WELLINGTON
Citizen of the Year – Gay Bennison
Senior Citizen of the Year – Rod Althofer
Community Service Awards – Garry Meisch and Corey Sutherland
Young Sportsperson of the Year – Daniel Mezes
MID-WESTERN
Citizen of the Year – Dr Alex Ghanem and Dr Gary Moore
Young Citizen of the Year – Max Beechy
Community Event of the Year – Kandos Street Machine and Hot Rod Show
Glen Johnston Memorial Award, Music and Arts – Des Kelly
Sports Award – Charlotte Wilson
Volunteer Services Award – Ellen Riley
Wall of Reflections – Michael Chapman, Heath Gay, William Knowles, Geoff Pitt, Michael Preston, and Kevin Robson
NARROMINE
Citizen of the Year – Carolyn Egan
Senior Sports Award – Christine Cooper
Junior Sports Award – Eloisa Purtell
TRANGIE
Citizens of the Year – Cathy Gillespie and Ian Hilder
Senior Citizen of the Year – Lyn McAnally
Senior Sportsperson of the Year – Madeleine Bretag
Junior Sportsperson of the Year – patrick Burns
Childrens Champion Award – Zalia Terry