• Doreen is also a long term member of the Delegate Progress Association and volunteers her time for the Rural Transaction/ Community Technology Centre. She is also a member of two sub-committees - the History Room as detailed above and the Nurses’ Cottage. Doreen has spent many hours either cleaning or tidying the grounds of this accommodation. Lately she has also given a generous amount of her time working on the maintenance and upgrade of the Doctor’s House.

• Early Settlers Hut Committee. One of the founding members of this Committee, Doreen is always willing to cook a damper for the coach tours, tidy the Hut and maintain the grounds when necessary.

• Delegate Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Doreen has been a long standing member of this organisation and managed the kitchen very capably for a number of years.

• Delegate Country Club. This organisation has struggled financially for some time and Doreen has, and still does, put in many volunteer hours to make sure that this important community asset remains viable.

• Other committees that Doreen has been active on over the years or lent a helping hand to include the Delegate Sports-ground Committee, Snowy River March Re-enactment Celebrations, Delegate and Cabanandra Campdrafts, Delegate and Corrowong Bush Fire Brigades, Delegate Red Cross, Delegate RSL Sub-Branch and Delegate Pony Club. She has also actively participated in helping to make the mosaic signs displayed around the town.

Doreen is well respected in the community with a reputation “for getting the job done”, whether it be painting a wall, writing a grant application or cooking for a street stall.

She is always willing to lend a hand or help in any way possible. I congratulate Doreen on receiving the Award of Citizen of the Year for 2010.”

As expected Doreen was humble in her response on Saturday, expressing that she felt very honoured to receive the award, and passing her thanks onto the many people who had supported her over her years of ‘just getting things done’.

Doreen gave special thanks to Council’s Karen Cash for her ongoing help with a huge number of projects, before wishing the community an enjoyable Australia day.

2010 Junior Citizen of the Year - Marni Moreing

Next to be welcomed to the stage with enthusiastic applause on Saturday was our Junior Citizen of the Year, with Cr Stewart being very pleased to congratulate young achiever, Marni Moreing with

the following Mayoral Citation.

“Marni has been an active, enthusiastic and committed member of the Bombala High School community as well as a respected member of the Bombala and Cathcart local communities.

Marni has always been a hardworking student and has been a very good role model to the other students at Bombala High School. She has always displayed a responsible and mature attitude to her studies and to all facets of school life.

Well liked by her fellow students and peers, Marni was elected as a representative in Years 8, 11 and 12 to the Student Representative Council and has been very actively involved in Fund Raising for that group.

Marni has attended and been an enthusiastic participant in many forums organised by the school and outside organisations such as the Mike Kelly 2020 Youth Summit and Young Leadership Con-ference in Canberra.

Marni has consistently throughout her school life volunteered to assist with events outside school time such as Parent/ Teacher evenings, creative art evenings and school socials.

She was also an active member of the School and Community band until her Year 12 studies took precedence.

As far as sport is concerned, Marni has represented the school both as an individual and as a member of a team.

In netball she has represented in South East Region Academy of Sport (SERAS) and Sapphire Coasts teams. Marni is an active member of the Bombala Netball Association where she is often to be found coaching and umpiring. She is always willing to offer, encouragement, support and advice to younger players and always displays excellent sportsmanship.

Another example of Marni wishing to help others is that she has recently finished her Austswim qualification with the aim of fostering a love of swimming and safety in the youth of the Bombala area.

She has also volunteered as a swimming coach and is an active member of the Bombala and District Swimming Club.

In her local community of Cathcart, Marni is again a very active and helpful member. She often assists with community events and helps with catering and organising many events in the Cathcart School of Arts.

Marni has made a significant contribution to Bombala High School and the Bombala and Cathcart communities and I congratulate her on receiving the Award of Young Citizen of the Year for 2010.”

Giving a confident and happy response, Marni said she felt humbled and privileged to receive her award, and gave thanks to the community and those who had nominated her.

She spoke glowingly of growing up in the local area, and of the opportunities she had been given both through her school and outside of it, acknowledging the fond memories she would always have of her many endeavours in the area.

Marni also gave great thanks to her family for their unwavering support and for instilling her with such a solid sense of community spirit, encouraging other young people to get involved in community life.