Kevin Hogan (Page, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I would like to congratulate all the recent winners of the Kyogle Australia Day Awards. The Citizen of the Year Award went to Larry Condon, the Senior Citizen of the Year Award went to John Shirley, the Senior Sportsperson was James McPaul, the Senior Student was Marne Petherbridge, the Junior Student was Rueben Flower, the Junior Sportsperson award went to Miles Brown, the Sub Junior Student went to Maycee Deszecsar, the Sub Junior Sportsperson to Garnett Donnelly, and the Australian Day Committee Achievement Award went to a wonderful family, the Campbell family: Doug, Pam and Jason. Well earned!

I would also like to acknowledge the West of the Range winners. Citizen of the Year was Russell Carr, the Young Citizen of the Year was Daniel Sorenti, and the Sports Team of the Year was the Tabulam Public School cricket team. Well done! The Community Group Award was won by the Tabulam Race Committee, and the Services to the Indigenous Community Award went to Grant Martin and the award for Community Act of Kindness to Cheryl Allan.

Finally, the winners in the Woodenbong region were: the Citizen of the Year, Gregory Gulliver; the Young Citizen of the Year, Jacinta Grimmett; and the Sportsperson of the Year, Remy Leonard, who is soon going to Turkey for an archery competition. The Community Event or Organisation Award went to the Woodenbong and District Golf Club. Congratulations to all the award winners.

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