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Council News CITY OF WAGGA WAGGA
FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 30 JANUARY 2021
Issue No: 330
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Wagga Wagga welcomes new citizens
PROUD DAY: New Australian citizens (from left) Nader Rezkalla, Mourine Mansour, Karin Rezkalla, and Daniel Rezkalla, originally from Egypt, receive their Australian Citizenship Certificate and gift from Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga Cr Greg Conkey OAM and Member for Wagga Wagga Dr Joe McGirr MP. They were among 41 conferees at the Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony at the city's Botanic Gardens. See full story on page 3.
Australia Day honours The achievements of an impressive line-up of public spirited and hardworking citizens were celebrated at Wagga Wagga’s Australia Day Awards ceremony this week.
Eleven residents were nominated in recognition of their contribution to the community, five nominated for the recently established Environmental Citizen of the Year Award. Belinda Crain was named 2021 Citizen of the Year for her outstanding contribution to multiculturalism through her work with
the Multicultural Council of Wagga Wagga. Over many years Ms Crain has dedicated herself to supporting new members of our local community and has developed the Multicultural Council of Wagga Wagga into an organisation able to support the needs of diverse communities. Ms Crain has been instrumental in supporting families and individuals to establish themselves in our community and to make Wagga Wagga their home, including helping community members gain qualifications leading to employment. Clare Lawlor was named the 2021 Young Citizen of the Year. Ms Lawlor founded the Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga Rotaract Club, a global organisation empowering students and young professionals to create positive and lasting change in themselves, their local
community and around the world. Edward Maher of Wagga Wagga Urban Landcare was named the 2021 Environmental Citizen of the Year. Mr Maher has shown a strong commitment to environmental sustainability, establishing partnerships with local businesses and organisations to educate people about revegetation, weed control and community engagement. The 2021 Walk of Honour Inductee Award was posthumously awarded to Bill Jacob. Mr Jacob spent over 40 years championing athletics in Wagga Wagga, and was one of the founding members of the Kooringal-Wagga Athletics Club. His award was accepted by his wife, Robin Jacob. Continued on page 2.
MAKING OTHERS WELCOME: Belinda Crain, 2021 Citizen of the Year, with Member for Riverina the Hon Michael McCormack MP. Ms Crain has helped countless new arrivals make Wagga Wagga their home.
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