Locals are AUSSIE Day Winners On Australia Day, Tuesday 26 January 2010, I attended the Hornsby Shire Australia Day Awards at Pennant Hills Community Centre and was pleased to see local readers of TBTW recognized for their contribution to the community.Our Young Citizen of the Year is William Chan of Hornsby (19), an architecture student at the University of Sydney. William has been involved with groups including the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, the Duke of Edinburgh National Gold Council, NSW Multicultural Youth Network and ‘Vision Generation’ a charity to fight poverty. In June 2009 he was announced as the UN Habitat’s Global Studio scholar, and he subsequently represented Australia in South Africa.A Highly Commended Young Citizen of the Year Award went to Zoe O’Rourke of Mt Colah.Commended were Ashley Edmonds and Jessica Vaughn, both from Hornsby.The Hornsby Shire Citizen of the Year went to scouting leader Andrew Banyai (75) of Cherrybrook.Highly Commended Citizen of the Year Awards went to George Thompson and Steve Passfield, both from Berowra.Commended were: Richard Babb of Hornsby, Renee England of Waitara, Fred Fleming of Berowra, Rodney Hale of Mt Kuring-gai, and Julia Reynolds of Hornsby. The Community Group of the Year Award went to Hornsby Shire Historical Society which has for 40 years preserved, and recorded the history of Hornsby Shire. The society also hosts visits by school groups.All other groups in this section received a Highly Commended Award: Hornsby Ku-ring-gai and Hills District Cricket Association, Pennant Hills Neighbour Aid, Hornsby Shire State Emergency Service, Leo Club of Hornsby, and the Hornsby Visitor Information Centre.Guest speaker was Australia Day Ambassador, singer Dianna Hammond with entertainment provided by Steve Passfield and ‘Nature Nature’ (David McBurney, Henry Phineasa, & Todd Dorward). Photos: Front page - Young Citizen of the Year L-R: William Chan of Hornsby (19) & mum Polee Hui with Hornsby Shire Councillor Dilip Chopra.
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Locals are AUSSIE Day Winners