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Dedication to helping others recognised in Australia Day Awards
Hundreds of hours of volunteering, and a commitment to helping the community, has been recognised in Yarra Ranges Council’s annual Australia Day Awards. Council’s annual awards were handed out in a ceremony on Thursday, 26 January, following a ceremony for community members receiving their Australian Citizenship.
Yarra Ranges Mayor, Jim Child, said this year’s recipients share a passion for improving the world around them.
“It’s been a rough few years for our community – in some ways, we’re bouncing back and, in others, we’ve got a while to go,” Cr Child said.
“But through adversity, through loss and the uphill battle of pushing for better, we have so many people locally who are willing to put their hand up, to set aside their time and dedicate their skills to improve the world around them.
“Our awards this year celebrate a fantastic variety of people – people of all ages who regularly put the effort in to make the Yarra Ranges the best it can be – and I’m so pleased we can pay a little recognition to these wonderful leaders in our community,”
“Congratulations to this year’s award winners and our certificate recipients. Each one of these people is someone who we’re proud to have in our corner of the world, people that inspire others to do better, try harder and live with more empathy and kindness.”
