40 YEARS A
olunteer
Above: Alan Moore receiving his award.
By Peter McCullough Photos Supplied
A
t a recent ceremony in Government House war veteran Alan Moore was named Victorian Senior Achiever. The Mornington Peninsula resident won the award for his outstanding contribution to the community which has included over forty years of volunteer service.
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January 2020
Alan was born in the family home in Camberwell on 20 November, 1920 and his only sibling, an older sister, died of infantile paralysis when quite young. After starting his schooling at Camberwell Grammar, Alan transferred to Melbourne Grammar and by his final year he was a School prefect, a House Captain,