TINGHA
Recreation Reserve Land Managers have been announced as a state semi-finalist
in the 2023 Community Achievement Awards for NSW and ACT.
The
Recreation Reserve Land Managers, which were previously known as a Crown Land
Trust, consists of four volunteers - Ivan Coleman, Colleen Graham, Terry Payne
and Danny Coleman. All four have been involved in the upkeep of the Crown land
reserve for decades, undertaking day to day maintenance such as lawn mowing and
also securing grants to improve community facilities.
A spokesperson from the Community
Achievement Awards says “the judging panel received almost 250 nominations and
subsequently the decisions made by the judges were very difficult, so
congratulations to all semi-finalists for getting to the next round of judging”.
The Awards encourage, acknowledge and reward the valuable
contributions that individuals, communities and businesses make throughout New
South Wales and ACT.
Colleen Graham says as a semi-finalist, the Tingha Recreation
Reserve Land Managers nomination will now be reviewed by a judging panel during
the final stages of judging, which will take place in October.
The winners will be announced at a gala awards dinner to be
held in Sydney on 25 November with MC Michael Usher from 7NEWS.
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Photo: L-R Ivan Coleman, Audrey McArdle OAM (Tingha RSL sub branch) and Colleen Graham.
