Recipients 2012
- Name
- Ophie Renner
- Category
- South Australia's Citizen of the Year
- Council
- Town of Gawler
Ophie Renner is a retired principal who has volunteered an enormous amount of time assisting children with reading difficulties. Every week he voluntarily tutors children in the Gawler region to help them with their studies and English comprehension. His tutoring includes children who suffer from dyslexia and he has organized many public information sessions to educate the community about Dyslexia, assisting students, parents and educational professionals. He is also an active community contributor volunteering with organisations such as Heartbeat, Gawler Probus, U-Care and the Lutheran Church committee. Ophie's work assisting students to overcome their learning difficulties has had a positive impact on hundreds of children and their families.
- Name
- Cameron Forster
- Category
- South Australia's Young Citizen of the Year
- Council
- Campbelltown City Council
Cameron is a hard working, energetic and responsible person, demonstrated through his commitment to his studies and work output. He is extremely passionate about the environment, volunteering on the Youth Advisory Committee of the Campbelltown City Council and as a Nature Conservationist for Trees for Life. He also volunteered with the Australian League of Immigration Volunteers as a Team Leader with the Northern Immigration Detention Centre in Darwin. Cameron gained an to the environmental sector at Government level by completing an industry placement as an Environmental Support Officer with SA Water. Cameron is a motivated young person and has accomplished a great deal in his short career.
- Name
- 25th Anniversary of the Clare Quilters
- Category
- Community Event of the Year
- Council
- Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council
The Claire Quilters Club celebrated their 25th Anniversary with an exhibition in late last year. More than 600 people attended the exhibition over the 3 days, raising enough money for the event to be self-sufficient, plus donate $2000 to the Clare Hospital, $500 for Relay for Life and $100 to Rotary. A cocktail party on the Friday evening celebrated two members being awarded life membership.
Throughout the year, the club also made quilts for the Stockport Flood victims and donated money to the victims of the Queensland floods. The club provides a community service to women in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys and is a vital piece of fabric in the patchwork quilt of South Australia.
- Name
- Lochiel Hall Centenary Celebration
- Category
- Community Event of the Year
- Council
- Wakefield Regional Council
Lochiel Hall Centenary Celebration, held in March 2011 brought together the town of Lochiel by restoring the 100-year-old hall, improving usage of the hall and conducting an event to celebrate its place in the community. The process involved participation by 44% of the Lochiel population; over 1000 volunteer work hours, and now provides an important historical record for the current and former generations of residents of the community. Overall it is a wonderful example of community spirit that proactively brought the Lochiel community together.
