Jackie Jones - Shire of Corrigin...Also a quiz for those not participating in the more energetic sports. HOW HAS THE NOMINEE DEMONSTRATED ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND ENHANCEMENT OF CORRIGIN

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Jackie

Jones

NOMINATION CATEGORY

Citizen of the Year

REASONS FOR NOMINATION

Jackie is the epitome of Community. She is a loyal and dedicated community member

who readily changes her own personal commitments in order to support a myriad of

community events. From an education community perspective, Jackie is a fierce

defender of the whole school community. As the secondary coordinator, part of her role

has been to represent the voice of secondary students and staff at Administration

meetings. She is a strong mentor to new teachers. Jackie has often been the leader of

the social club and continues to be the leader of the Student Council. For many years,

Jackie has run the Workplace Learning program in the school and is the Year 10 Form

Teacher. One of Jackie’s most important innovations to both the school and the

Corrigin community is involving students in the Bushrangers group. Jackie is also

instrumental in organising students to attend and participate in our local ANZAC Day

Service, in particular the Dawn Service.

HOW HAS THE NOMINEE DEMONSTRATED ACTIVE

CITIZENSHIP AND ENHANCEMENT OF CORRIGIN

COMMUNITY LIFE? Jackie has been a significant contributor to the local Rotary Club of Corrigin and the

Corrigin Senior Citizens’ Committee, holding the position of President and Secretary over

a number of years. Through those avenues she has demonstrated active citizenship and

enhancement of Corrigin community life for a range of different people.

HOW HAS THE NOMINEE’S CONTRIBUTION BEEN

RECOGNISED ELSEWHERE? Jackie is a quiet achiever who doesn’t seek recognition for the enormous effort and

contribution she makes to our community. In 2007 Jackie was awarded Life

Membership by the Corrigin Netball Club, this being the highest accolade a club can

make of its members.

In recognition of the significant contribution Jackie has made to the Rotary Club of

Corrigin, past President Jackie Jones was awarded the highest award an individual

Rotarian can receive, being named a Paul Harris Fellow in 2011.

Both teachers and students of Corrigin District High School continue to voice their

praise for Mrs Jones and foreign exchange students have welcomed her into their own

homes many years later, thus completing the circle of friendship. As a result of the

Jackie’s contribution to the Corrigin community and broader local community, we are

raising a generation of young people who have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to

influence our global community.

Making a difference in the Corrigin community

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Courtney

Hall


NOMINATION CATEGORY

Youth Citizen of the Year


Courtney has been School Leader for 2018. She attended the Rotary Rypen

Leadership Camp in 2018. Courtney attended the Mingenew Expo as part of the

Camp Kulin Team.



COMMUNITY LIFE?

Courtney has been an active member of the Bushranger group since her arrival

in Corrigin. She has worked actively with both the Tidy Town Committee and

Rotary Club members to assist in town clean-ups and delivering fruit fly baits

within the Corrigin townsite. Courtney was the recipient of the Ebsary

Environmental Awards in 2017.


RECOGNISED ELSEWHERE?

Courtney won the H.W. Gayfer ‘All Rounder Award’ in 2018. She was Year 10

Dux and won the Valma & Graeme Downing English Award.

Courtney was Champion Girl at the 2018 Interschool competitions for Swimming,

Athletics and Cross Country.

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Marion

Lewis


NOMINATION CATEGORY



Marion has contributed to the school community by being a Student Councillor

for two years and School Leader in 2018. She attended the Rotary Rypen

Leadership Camp in May 2018 and a Camp Kulin Leadership Camp in September

2018. Marion also attended Mingenew Expo with Camp Kulin in 2018. She

participated in the Dawn Service by reciting a poem in 2018 and had an active

role in the 2018 School ANZAC Day Service.



COMMUNITY LIFE?

Marion has been an active member of the School’s Bushranger Group for the

past 3 years. The group has been responsible for joining the Corrigin Tidy Town

Committee to clean-up at the local cemetery, bottom of the Oval and the Sale

Yards. She has been part of the group that partnered with the Rotary Club to

deliver fruit fly baits within the Corrigin townsite. Marion won the Ebsary

Environmental Award in 2016.



Marion received the Member for the Wheatbelt, Mia Davies MLA Citizenship

Award, the Science Award and the Mathematical Excellence Award in 2018.

Marion was Runner-Up Champion Girl in the 2018 Corrigin Swimming and

Athletics carnivals.

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Levi

Ebsary


NOMINATION CATEGORY



Levi has voluntarily given service to the aged community of the town of

Corrigin.



COMMUNITY LIFE?

Levi visited Mr David Abe each day after school to either chat with him or

supervise his daily walk around town. This gave peace of mind to both the staff

at Wogerlin House and to David’s family, as Levi was able to ensure David’s

safety or contact help if required.



Since David has left Wogerlin House, Levi has continued to visit the other

residents, providing a bright spot in their days. Levi is a positive example of

the youth of the town, giving freely of his time in this manner and Corrigin is

lucky to have this calibre of young citizen coming through the school.

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Corrigin

Kelpies

‘Seniors’

Games’


NOMINATION CATEGORY Active Citizenship (Group / Event)


It took many months of practice by our teams and many hours of organisation to put

the day together. The town hall looked wonderful with our sponsor's gift bags, colours,

flowers and banners around the walls. Eight teams/towns were represented: Kellerberrin,

Kulin, Tammin, Merredin, Hopetoun, Southern Cross, Lake Grace and of course Corrigin.

We play games modified for Seniors "We don't have to run!! We get to sit down and

still have fun"!! Basketball, Target Volleyball, Golf Putting and Shuffleboard. Also a quiz

for those not participating in the more energetic sports.



COMMUNITY LIFE?

Our Shire President opened the Seniors’ Games, our school children put on two items

for our entertainment and six high school students spent the day with us to help catch

wayward basketballs, beanbags and golf balls. The donations of food on the day and

volunteers who helped make the day possible are all part of our wonderful community.



Each town mentioned above has a turn at running the Seniors’ Games annually. There

is a meeting held at the end of the day. This is the time the participating towns share

ideas and suggestions. Our towns being so far apart mean overnight stays to organise

or in most cases two night stays. With mobile phones taking instant photos we have

since had several inquiries from other towns as to how they can start a competition

just like ours.

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Corrigin

Amateur

Swimming

Club

‘Swim Meet’




The Swimming Club hosts an annual swim meet that is attended by regional

surrounding swimming clubs. The club has hosted this event for over 50 years, In 2018

the event attracted over 100 competitors and raised significant funds for the ongoing

running cost of the swimming club. The Swimming Club trains twice a week and helps

build confidence and the life long skill of swimming in Corrigin youth. Coaches and

parents volunteer their time to run this annual event each February.



COMMUNITY LIFE?

The Swimming Club builds confidence and resilience amongst kids from as young as 6

years old through to 18 years old. The club provides a safe and positive environment

for kids to learn the important skill of swimming.



The Club has recognised individuals through the awarding of life memberships but has

not received any recognition as a group before.

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Corrigin

Auskick

‘NeuTech

Cup’



REASONS FOR NOMINATION The NeuTech Cup Junior Football Carnival (previously called the Auskick Lightning Carnival)

is held annually in July and has been running for over 20 years. Organised by the local

Corrigin Auskick Committee, the Carnival has continued to be a very successful event and is

a highlight of the junior football calender. The carnival continues to attract a large number

of participants with clubs travelling from Quairading, Merredin, Hyden, Kulin/Kondinin,

Brookton, Bruce Rock & Pingelly.



COMMUNITY LIFE? The NeuTech Cup Carnival is a very well organised event, attracting over 120 players and their supporters. All the junior footballers participating in the carnival, from age 5 up to

10 years experience country football at its best, playing with your friends, with emphasis

on sportsmanship and with a high level of skill. The NeuTech Cup is also unique in that it

offers the opportunity for our ‘Little Tackers’ aged 5-8 to participate in a carnival as this

is usually only reserved for the ‘Auskickers’ age group in other carnivals we attend in the

area. These kids are the future of our towns and as country towns start to get smaller we

need to promote the importance of being part of your local team and ensuring the future

of country junior football is bright, when you attend the NeuTech Cup is becomes pretty

obvious that this is the case! The passion and effort put in by all involved, not just the

players is inspiring. The Carnival showcases the huge importance of our local volunteers

who work tirelessly in the lead up to and on the day to ensure the day runs smoothly, a

huge number of helpers are required. From setting up the ovals, coaching, umpiring,

recording, and running the very busy canteen it is a real team effort and it is always

encouraging to see so many junior football families and other members of our community

offer their assistance. Without this, the event could not be run so successfully.


RECOGNISED ELSEWHERE? The NeuTech Cup is a highly anticipated Carnival each year. We have always had a lot of

support from surrounding towns and it is a fantastic opportunity to showcase both the

Community spirit of Corrigin and its volunteers to be able to host such a large, successful

event year in year out and also to make use of our brilliant facilities we now have at the

Corrigin Recreation and Events Centre. We continue to receive positive feedback from

participating clubs and their players and parents. We look forward to the Carnival

continuing well into another 20 years of supporting local junior football.

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Jackie Jones - Shire of Corrigin...Also a quiz for those not participating in the more energetic sports. HOW HAS THE NOMINEE DEMONSTRATED ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND ENHANCEMENT OF CORRIGIN