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AVENEL - EUROA - LONGWOOD - NAGAMBIE - STRATHBOGIE - VIOLET TOWN Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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GRATEFUL: Libby Woodhouse on her porch with her loyal companion Lexie said she was grateful for the Citizen of the Year award and reflected on what community spirit meant for her. PHOTO: Clemence Carayol
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Community matters RECIPIENT of the year for Australia day award “Citizen of the Year” for Euroa as well as for the whole Strathbogie Shire, Libby Woodhouse, had many stories to tell The Euroa Gazette about her involvement in the community. “Before moving to Euroa, we were living in Avenel and Longwood but I’m from Melbourne originally,” Mrs Woodhouse said. The Woodhouse family has been living in the district for decades, because they found here a sense of community which holds
Citizen of the Year finds reward and balance in volunteering g BY CLEMENCE CARAYOL ccarayol@ nemedia.com.au
a special place in Mrs Woodhouse’s heart. “What makes Euroa is the people, everyone is very friendly here,” she said. “People ask you to join in, that’s a special country thing. “People are simply welcoming around here.” Getting the “Citizen of the
Year” award was for her a surprise. “I was surprised to be awarded because the very people that nominated me contribute tremendously to the community and have done for many years and in all sorts of ways,” she said. Mrs Woodhouse said she admired the other selfless locals who contributed to causes dear to her heart up to a very old age. “These people are so very inspiring,” Mrs
Woodhouse said. Community spirit for her is about living with people who do not necessarily share the same conviction or perception, whereas in a bigger city, people get more divided. “Here, you are always included, even if you’re from a different background or fuse than others,” she said. She also said being so busy with volunteering was possible because she was retired.
Mrs Woodhouse’s energy and good spirits seems to be endless, as she is involved in numerous groups of the Euroa community, such as the Euroa Arboretum where she gives up her time for the committee of management and as a nursery volunteer. “One of my main interests is nature, that’s why I joined the Arboretum, because I like being out there,” she said. ■ Continued page 2
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