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Kingston’s top citizens SOME of the City of Kingston’s most deserved community volunteers and advocates have been recognised in the 2017 Kingston Australia Day Awards. Four awards were announced during the Australia Day breakfast last Thursday (26 January) at the Kingston City Hall - Citizen of the Year, Outstanding Citizen Award, Community Group of the Year and Young Community Group of the Year. Presenting the awards, Kingston mayor Cr David Eden said the winners were selected from a fantastic group of nominees, all of whom had helped make Kingston a stronger community. “The winners, and indeed all of the nominees, have made outstanding contributions across a wide range of areas in Kingston,” Cr Eden said. “We have some amazing volunteers in Kingston and these awards are a great way to thank them for their efforts and acknowledge the positive impact they make.”
Environment protector: Citizen of the Year Mary Rimington. Picture: Gary Sissons
Citizen of the Year For many of the newcomers to the beautiful, leafy bayside suburbs of Mordialloc and neighbouring Beaumaris, the name Mary Rimington may not be familiar. But if it were not for the ongoing efforts of Ms Rimington and many of her fellow environment saviours, these areas would not be what they are today. Ms Rimington has dedicated more than forty years to protecting the area’s environment and heritage and has been instrumental in many projects to protect the area’s special flora and fauna and keep inappropriate develop-
ment at bay. She has been an active member of several environment groups, including the Mordialloc Beaumaris Conservation League, Kingston Conservation & Environment Coalition, Australian Conservation Foundation, Environment Victoria and the Port Phillip Conservation Foundation. This is not the first time Ms Rimington has been recognised for her tireless
work. In1995 she received an OAM for her services to conservation and the environment and in 2001 was included in the Victorian Woman’s Trust publication Ordinary Woman Extraordinary Lives. Some of the highlights of her time as an environmental campaigner within the city of Kingston include successfully lobbying for the closure of sewage works that degraded Dandenong
Dear Resident, I appreciate that not everyone is able to come to my Mordialloc office when they need information or assistance. That’s why I’ll be holding mobile offices near you on Saturday 25 February.
Kingston Community Grants Applications now open
I will be in your area to hear your views at the following times: Saturday 25 February 2017
The City of Kingston invites applications for its 2017-2018 Grants Program
9am – 9:45am @ Corner Warren Road and Brownfield Street, Parkdale. 10am - 10:45am @ Outside Bonbeach Cafe, 533 Nepean Highway, Bonbeach.
Find out everything you need to know about the Grants Program and the Annual Grants information sessions by visiting kingston.vic.gov.au/ communitygrants or call 9581 4862
Authorised by M Dreyfus, 566 Main St Mordialloc.
Annual Grants
566 Main Street, Mordialloc VIC 3195 T: 03 9580 4651 www.markdreyfus.com PAGE 4
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Applications open: 1 February Applications close: midnight 2 April More information: community@kingston.vic.gov.au 9581 4862
Access and Equity Grants
Applications open: 1 February Applications close: midnight 2 April More information: elisabetta.robecchi@kingston.vic.gov.au 9581 4783
Arts Grants
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Children’s Week Grants
Applications open: 1 February Applications close: midnight 2 April More information: alison.johns@kingston.vic.gov.au 9581 4885
Youth Festival Grants
Applications open: Enquiries from April More information: lydia.sorensen@kingston.vic.gov.au 1300 369 436