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Awards time: Mornington Peninsula mayor Cr Bryan Payne with Australia Day award winners Jeff Weir, Matthew Mayne, Karen Fankhauser, Diane White and Bill Goodrem. Picture: Supplied
Shire honours for top citizens KAREN Fankhauser has been named Mornington Peninsula Shire’s 2018 Citizen of the Year. The shire’s Young Citizen of the Year is Matthew Mayne. The Australia Day winners were presented with their awards at a ceremony on Friday at Rosebud Memorial Hall. Ms Fankhauser was born with
muscular dystrophy and started using a wheelchair four years ago. She grew up in Main Ridge but now leads an active and independent life in McCrae. She is an inclusion advocate, qualified tax accountant, and vicechairperson of the shire’s All Abilities Consultative Committee (AACC). As part of her AACC role, Ms Fankhauser is involved in advocacy
for Changing Places facilities at Arthurs Seat and at Mornington, the Mt Martha beach access project, and the AACC’s submission and presentation to the federal government on the National Disability Strategy. She also makes regular submissions on shire policies, strategies and developments, including the Rosebud pool. She is involved in the development
of the shire’s Disability Action Plan (2018-22), and advocated for universal design in community buildings and houses. She is also working on an education campaign to help peninsula businesses and community groups better understand why access and inclusion “is everyone’s business”. Matthew Mayne, 17, is active in the sporting community and a volun-
teer with Mornington RSL. He has achieved numerous sporting “goals” including last year raising almost $12,000 for the EJ Whitten Foundation for cutting his “famous” mullet. He promoted his campaign extensively and appeared in the media on several occasions to raise awareness and funds for men’s health. Continued Page 10
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