Awards for vital volunteers A LOCAL fishing legend is among those who have been honoured at the 2021 Frankston Volunteer of the Year awards. The winners of the 2021 awards were Glenn Cooper, Andrew Maling, Hannah Swinnerton, Anne Clare, and local charity Local 2 Community. A $1000 prize to help fund Christmas hampers was handed to Local 2 Community.
There are approximately 17,000 volunteers giving their time in the Frankston area. Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke has thanked those that donated their time to better the community. “I am humbled to celebrate our local volunteer champions who have stepped up when our community need them,” he said. “Our community punches well
above its weight when people need help and it’s our volunteers who are on the front line so it entirely appropriate that we acknowledge these modest community champions. Congratulations to all our Frankston winners, you thoroughly deserve this award.” The Impact Volunteer of the Year awards have been handed out since 2017.
Nominations have also opened for the 2022 Frankston Citizen of the Year award. Frankston councillor Nathan Conroy said “we would ask people to think about those they can’t thank enough for what they have done during these difficult times and then nominate those people. It might be the school teacher who went to extraordinary lengths to keep students engaged in a disrupted
year, an aged-care worker who consistently alleviated feelings of isolation, an advocate who helped tenants keep a roof over their heads, or perhaps a sporting coach who kept players connected and active during the longest of off-seasons.” To nominate someone to be citizen of the year, visit frankston.vic.gov. au/Citizen-of-the-Year. Nominations close 31 October.
FRANKSTON City Volunteer Awards recipients (top to bottom) Andrew Maling, Glenn Cooper, Hannah Swinnerton, Anne Clare, and Alisha Boyle from Local 2 Community. Picture: Supplied
Before we can do the thing we want to do, there’s something we all need to do first. Book your COVID-19 vaccination. Visit Australia.gov.au or call 1800 020 080.
Authorised by the Australian Government, Canberra. Frankston Times
19 October 2021
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