Ashfield Council Australia Day Awards 2012

 

Pictured above are Nick Chapman, Australia Day Ambassador Wayne Scott Kermond, Victor Dao, Mayor Lyall Kennedy, Nikita Thompson and Ebony Roberts

 

Ashfield’s Australia Day Award Ceremony is a key event in our civic calendar.  At its heart is a celebration of our strong and resourceful community - a community that is built on people like all of our nominees, who volunteer their time and energy to help others. Our annual Awards is an important programme to publicly acknowledge and thank the recipients for their enormous contribution to our local community.

This year Council received 14 nominations for Australia Day Awards across the categories, all of an exceptional standard. 

The Citizen of the Year is Mr Nick Chapman – a Haberfield resident who has been actively promoting the GreenWay vision. For the past 10 years, Nick has also championed environmental education at Kegworth Public School. His extensive and innovative work has developing a Mural Project on the GreenWay and setting up the school gardening committee.

The Young Citizen of the Year is Nikita Thompson who attends Bethlehem College. She was a leader on the school’s Council, a Class Councillor and College Ambassador. She worked on the Faith in Action program, and also participated in the 40 Hour Famine and Clean Up Australia Day campaigns.

The Young Artist of the Year is Victor Dao who attends Ashfield Boys High. He has excelled at his school in the visual arts. He participated in the schools mural program and has worked with the community to share his love of the arts.

The Young Sportsperson of the Year is Ebony Roberts who attends Bethlehem College. She has represented the school in athletics at both Regional and State levels. She came 3rd in the NSW State Basketball Competition and has excelled in a variety of other sports.

 


The Australia Day Achievement Award Winners 2012 are

  • Mrs Cynthia Dragovic
  • Mrs Judith Molloy
  • Mrs Margaret Conway
  • Mrs Anne Fahey.
  • Mrs Jenny King
  • Mr Brian Hughes
  • Mr Filippo Ragusa
  • Mrs Alison Easton
  • Jack Edwards
  • Brendan Murphy