Australia Day was celebrated around Inverell and districts to great success with upstanding members of the community honoured in ceremonies in Tingha, Ashford, Delungra and Inverell.

Jeanette Baumann was named Citizen of the Year for her work and achievements for the benefit of the South Inverell area and the wider community.

Jeanette is the Community Development Officer with the Linking Together Centre in Inverell, a position she has held for five years.

The Linking Together Centre was originally developed to improve the outcomes for the residents of South Inverell but has now expanded to include the wider community.

The Linking Together Centre supports many aspects of the community and this has come about partly thanks to Janette’s commitment and respect for the community she calls home.

Inverell’s Young Citizen of the Year is Aleisha Brown who has proven herself to be a valuable and inspirational member of the Inverell community.

In her position as Indigenous Circulation and support services officer at the Inverell Library she is very dedicated and helpful to everyone but is particularly passionate about indigenous material and one of her projects was the recording of the oral histories of Aboriginal Elders.

Aleisha is also a committed member of the Christian Life Centre where she is a youth leader and has also spoken to many young people around Inverell’s schools.

The Delungra Centenary Celebrations received the award for event of the year, after a great weekend was had to celebrate Delungra’s centenary over the Australia Day weekend last year.

In Tingha, celebrations began with a community breakfast at the Sport and Recreation Club, and members of the community were honoured for various contributions to Tingha.

Dawn Buckley was named Tingha Citizen of the Year for her varied contribution to Tingha life. Dawn works at Wing Hing Long and also runs the kitchen at the Sports and Recreation Club, Dawn also helps many people around the community with various tasks and is a valuable member of the Tingha community.

© 2008 Inverell Times

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