Eight-year-old Rhianne and five-year-old Tyson enjoy the Australia Day celebrations at Autumn Place Reserve, Doveton.
VOLUNTEERS and organisations were honoured for their contribution to the community at Australia Day celebrations at Autumn Place Reserve, Doveton.
Anthony Byrne MP presented the 2009 Holt Australia Day Awards to 25 volunteers who had strengthened the community through their services.
“The people that we honoured with an award demonstrate what it means to be Australian,” he said.
“Their generosity in the large amount of time they give to their community, in a typically understated way, cannot be measured.
“I hope that the presentation of these awards in some small way shows that our community really values the work they do.”
Mr Byrne also recognized the Berwick and District Woodworkers’ Club for giving away thousands of toys to local community groups and charities for many years.
“This commitment from the Woodworkers Club and the dedicated volunteers deserves to be recognized,” Mr Byrne said.
“I congratulate all those receiving a Holt Australia Day Award and thank them for their tireless and selfless efforts in making our community and country a great place to live,”
Recipients of this year’s awards were:
Anne Atkin from Hallam; Robina Bell from Berwick; Les Boyes from Doveton;
Brenda Chessum from Narre Warren East; Judaline Fonceca from Hampton Park; Gamini Fonseka from Lynbrook; Choul Gai from Dandenong South; Justin Gray from Lysterfield; Michele Halsall from Hampton Park; Allison Harvey from Hampton Park;
Michael Kaisner from Hampton Park; Lady Uppity Crust from Narre Warren; Patrick Merrett from Doveton; Wendy Murphy from Hampton Park; Anton Nadarajah from Endeavour Hills; Brian Neave from Narre Warren; Brett Owen (address withheld); Sankara Subramanian from Lynbrook; Michael Tucker from Cranbourne West; Kumararuban Vairananthan from Hallam; Marisa Walters from Endeavour Hills;
Hennie Watts from Cranbourne; Sri Lankan Elders’ Welfare Association in Doveton;
Berwick and District Woodworkers Club in Berwick; and Medal of the Order of Australia winner Carlos Loyola from Endeavour Hills.
