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Injune
Australia Day Celebrations
March IN Injune area
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Injune celebrated Australia Day by
Gallery
recognising citizens who contribute to our
2-3 Judges Clinic by Injune Campdraft
community, in an awards ceremony held at
Association
the Injune Hall on January 26. Councillor
7 NRW’s International Women’s Day
Puddy Chandler was on hand to congratulate
9 RED Day @ Bymount
the nominees and winners of the 2019
9 Opening of Drawn from Life @ Injune
Awards:
Creek Gallery 11am
Citizen of the Year – Brigid Price: Brigid
+EVERY Friday Fitness 7-8am and
gives selflessly to her community and is a
8:15-9:15am.
most worthy recipient of this award. She
Injune’s newest paramedic Ursula Howarth with Brian +EVERY 2nd & 4th Sunday, 5pm Injune
understands the complexity of living on the
McKeesick from QFES at the Australia Day
Churches Together
land and contributes to her community in
celebrations(Mandy McKeesick)
cream truck and traditional games including
many ways including advising on local health, of the Year. Christina has competed at state
egg and spoon races. The Injune Hospital also
coordinating Naturally Resourceful Women,
level in cross-country and athletics, netball
got into the spirit with each department
running the Injune and Surrounds facebook
and touch football, and takes on higher
decorating a part of the hospital with
page and has set up Rural Resources – an
responsibility as a coach and umpire.
Australiana including a red-back on a toilet
online hub dedicated to providing grassroots
Cultural Award – Injune RSL Sub-branch:
seat, a clothes line and road kill on the floor!
resources to those in rural areas. In 2018
Rodney Scantlebury accepted the award on
Brigid was also selected for the inaugural
behalf of the Injune RSL Sub-branch who was Also in keeping with the celebratory tone
Injune welcomes to town its new paramedic
National Farmers Federation “Diversity in
recognised for the 2018 Anzac Centenary,
Ursula Howarth and the new care-takers of
Agriculture Leadership” program.
which saw 180 people attend the dawn
Possum Park Tina and Patrick Roe.
service and the ceremony at the Injune Hall,
and for the 2018
Remembrance Day
commemoration, which
attracted another 100
people.
Community Event of the
Year – Beef in the Buffel
Ball: Leah Scott and her
team from the Injune P&C
organised the second Beef
Citizen of the Year Brigid Price with Councillor
in the Buffel Ball in 2018
Puddy Chandler (Mandy McKeesick)
with tickets for the event
Young Citizen of the Year – Chiara Parker
selling out in six days. 250
Price: Chiara was recognised for her
guests enjoyed the
contribution to sport and community. She is
evening, which raised over Australia Day award winners with Councillor Puddy Chandler L-R
President of the Injune tennis club, supports
$25,000 for improvements : Puddy Chandler, Malcolm Douglas, Christina Douglas, Brigid Price, Julie
Gray, Rodney Scantlebury (Injune RSL Sub-branch), Leah Scott – Julie
Injune cricket, rodeo, races and campdraft,
to the Injune State School. Shaw – Hannah Andrews and LeeAnn Murray from Beef in the Buffel Ball
plays netball and caters for the Injune P&C.
The Australia Day festivities and Chiara Parker Price (Mandy McKeesick)
Achievement Award – Malcolm Douglas:
continued after the awards
Malcolm was recognised for his contributions ceremony with
in establishing the Mt Hutton Memorial at
morning tea, a
Gunnewin. Malcolm and his team raised over chocolate mud
$8000 towards the development of the
cake, music by
memorial, which remembers our soldiers and Iain Jackson,
settlers. The project commenced in 2016 and carriage rides
in 2018 150 people attended the Anzac Day
with Clip Clop
dawn service.
Walkabout
Member Contribution – Julie Gray: Julie
Tours, the ice-
was recognised
for her efforts
as the Maranoa
Netball Umpire
Co-ordinator
and for being a
role model for
women in sport.
One of her
young umpires
is Christina
Douglas who
John Bidgood and Injune Community Co-
ordinator Kim Green at the Injune
was awarded
Wendy Alderman and Janice Humphreys at the
Hunter Weldon upfront with Clip Clop
Australia Day celebrations (Mandy
the Junior
Australia Day celebrations (Mandy McKeesick)
Walkabout Tours (Mandy McKeesick)
McKeesick)
Sportsperson
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