Proud to be Australian…
February 3, 2012 By:
• The presentation of Condobolin awards on Australia Day - back: Young Citizens of the Year - the Condobolin High School F1 Racing team (Mitchell Coote, Alexander Haworth, Greg Kuhn, Nathaniel Smith and Lachlan Porter; front: LSC Mayor Des Manwaring, Rowan Johnson representing Condobolin's Men of League for the Community Event of the Year - the naming of the Pat Timmins Rugby League Oval, Citizen of the Year Percy Knight, Keith Hartin - Community Service Award, Lachlan Shire's Australia Day Ambassador Peter McLean (CEO of Keep Australia Beautiful). Photo by Karen Tooth.
By Olivia McInnes
The 2012 Australia Day celebrations in Condobolin last Thursday were again a great success, with a large number of the community attending the award ceremony in Memorial Park.
The Citizen of the Year award went to Percy Knight, who has been a proactive member of both the Indigenous and overall Condobolin community.
His leadership in the development and construction of the Wiradjuri Study centre and the implementation of the native Title Agreement has helped improve the quality of life for all members of the Condobolin community.
Percy was born in Condobolin, but moved away during his younger years to pursue a career in rugby league in which he played in Sydney’s first grade competition for Balmain and the Canberra Raiders.
Since returning to Condobolin, Percy made his vision of developing a Wiradjuri Study Centre a reality last year, which has given Condobolin the opportunity to have a unique centre offering education, training and cultural support.
Keith Hartin received the Community Service award in recognition of over 50 years of community service in various organisations including the Condobolin RSL Sub Branch, RSL Club, Bowling Club, Sports Club and Men of League.
Keith has also been responsible for successfully organising the Anzac and Remembrance Day services in Condobolin for many years.
The Young Citizen of the Year award went to Condobolin High Schools Team Bullet, F1 racing team.
The team comprising of Mitchell Coote, Alexander Howarth, Nathaniel Smith, Gregory Kuhn and Lachlan Porter achieved fifth place in the Australian Championships last year.
The Naming of Pat Timmins Oval received the Event of the Year award.
Organised and run by Men of League, the event attracted over 200 people for the ceremony and the subsequent commemorative dinner.
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