Recognised At Australia Day Awards

Community Group Award: Pioneer Valley Machinery Preservationists Society

They also educate the community at events and older members are always teaching new members new skills. Younger members who have joined are being taught skills in problem solving, restoration, machinery, fitting, research and more.

Senior Sports Award: Brenda Windsor

it again in 2023.

The 777 involves running seven marathons, in seven states, over seven consecutive days. Each time she has had to raise $10k to be able to participate and in doing so has held numerous raffles. She even ran 77.7km (from Koumala to Mackay) to raise funds. She finished this run at Sarina State High School where she was cheered on by all the staff and students.

Brenda volunteers at Parkrun Mackay and has run over 180 events herself, often with her grandkids.

he was six years old. To the Mirani High School student, BMX is life, and his goal is to be chosen in the 2032 Olympic team. With a slew of local wins and high placings in regional, state and national competitions, he’s on the right track.

The Pioneer Valley Machinery Preservationist Society is a group that has a strong sense of community. Members are constantly looking after each other. They assist each other to finish projects or find parts, they share transport to shows and events and they are always watching out for members’ health and well-being.

The group is also integral in the preservation of local history. They are actively restoring local farming history and preserving this for future generations at their own cost.

Brenda Windsor has dedicated countless hours and kilometres to raise money and shine a spotlight on the child protection work that Bravehearts do. She has run their 777 twice now and intends on doing

Junior Sports Awards: Connor Parish

Connor and his brother Aiden recently competed in the Oceania BMX Championships in Brisbane where they qualified to represent Australia at the World Championships. Connor brought home a second (24”) and fourth (20”) at the competition.

The pair then travelled to Nantes, France in July 2022 where they competed alongside 3000 other riders from all over the world and rubbed shoulders with some of their idols. Connor made the semi-finals (24”) and he also qualified for the 20” competition.