Federal Member for Griffith and Shadow Minister for the Environment and Water Terri Butler has opened nominations for the 2022 Griffith Australia Day Awards. Nominations close on 24 October 2021. The nomination form, as well as eligibility requirements and selection criteria, can be found at www.terributlermp.com/nominate
The Griffith Australia Day Awards recognise volunteers who perform extraordinary or outstanding voluntary work in the Griffith electorate. The former Member for Griffith, the Hon Kevin Rudd AC, established these awards in 2000. The current Member, Terri Butler MP, has continued the tradition while in office. For more than 20 years, outstanding local volunteers have been honoured with these awards. The recipients are selected by a committee of eminent locals, and conferred by Terri Butler MP.
The awards are announced on Australia Day with an awards ceremony held later in the year. The 2021 recipients were: Candi Kelly, Barny Barnhill, Julie Barnhill, Andrew Grace, Noel Murray, Carl McAlevey, Rodger Graf and Bernard Goodwin, Community FriendsLuanne Carter of Royals Netball Club, Nicole Carey of Camp Hill P&C Association, Bill Dahl of Lions Club of Brisbane, Camp Hill and Carindale, Jeff Croll of Brisbane Holland Park Lions Club, Chris Dawson and Tracey Olivieri of Friends of South Brisbane Cemetery, Stephanie Ford of Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee, Angela Christodoulou of Queensland Koala Society, Bailey Newbold of Holland Park Meals on Wheels, The Easts Tigers Committee, Cate Vickers of Bulimba Community Centre, Ali Kadri of Charity Australia, Islamic Society of Holland Park and Islamic Council of Queensland, Linda Francis of Bulimba Hockey Club, and Elizabeth Cowie of House Conspiracy and Kurilpa Futures.
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