Every community has its quiet achievers. These are the people who volunteer their time, support their neighbours, and make a real difference without seeking recognition. This page is dedicated to celebrating some of these local legends and the outstanding contributions they make to our community.
Year 11 students at Toronto High School had their first taste of politics late last year when they engaged in a vigorous election process for the highly coveted positions on the school 2024 leadership team. I would like to congratulate the successful candidates, who are said to embodying the school's motto, Remis Insurgite; Rise to Your Oars.…
I would like to extend my congratulations to the newly elected student leaders at Charlton Christian College. The 2024 Senior School Student Leadership team includes Jacob Ashley Brown, Vienna Chalmers, Abbey Craig, Liam Hyslop, Mia Hyslop and Mia Lozanovski. Middle School Student Leaders include Jakob Callaghan, Jameson Duvollet, Niamh Faithful, Caitlyn Hergenhan, Kayley Ponga and Xavier Sweeney.…
I would like to extend my congratulations to the newly elected 2024 Captains of St Paul's Catholic College Booragul. This school has an excellent reputation in the Lake Macquarie community, of providing a quality education that challenges students to reach their full potential. Kirrily Boslem, Jian Grasso, Lucas Walz and Kasey Crebert form the 2024 leadership.…
Being elected to a high school leadership position is an honour and is the ultimate vote of confidence in these young people's ability to lead the student body and represent their school with integrity. I would like to congratulate Avondale School's newly elected, 2024 leadership team.…
I was recently invited to be the guest speaker at a Lions Club of Toronto meeting, and while I enjoyed talking with members about the big things happening in Lake Macquarie, I was blown away to hear about the good work they have been doing for the most vulnerable members of our community.…
I would like to congratulate the extremely talented Emma Dundas from Awaba, who at just 16-years of age has secured a full two-year contract with the Newcastle Jets A-League Women's side. Emma is the fourth Jets women's player to be offered a multi-year contract, after playing with the Women's A-League side in the 2023 – 2024 season.…
Figure skating is one of the most physically demanding sports there is, as it requires participants to not only have excellent physical fitness, but also balance, strength, timing and coordination skills.…
I'd like to congratulate the staff and students at Cooranbong Public School on their big push towards making the school environmentally friendly and sustainable. Their impressive efforts were recognised in the 2021 Lake Macquarie School Environment Awards, with the school winning the 'Natural Environment' category.…
I would like to acknowledge the excellent work and tireless efforts of the lead volunteers behind the Newcastle Parkinson's Support Group. Among those volunteers are Sandra Elms, Lawrence Gray, Tonee Knowles, Christine Gray, Karen Begley and Verlie Sullivan.…
I'd like to acknowledge Vicki Raciti of Wangi Wangi for her tireless work and dedication shown after severe weather devastated parts of NSW. Our state recently suffered heartbreaking blows from storm and flood damage and left many people struggling to rebuild.…