Long serving Highlands volunteer Catherine Constable (OAM) has been named Wingecarribee Shire’s 2021 Australia Day Citizen of the Year. Mrs Constable has been a long-time advocate and supporter for senior citizens across the Shire and has served more than 17 years on the Board of the Wingecarribee Adult Day Care Centres Inc (WADCC). During her...
Wingecarribee Shire’s official Australia Day celebrations are set to proceed in January in a scaled-back ceremony. Due to the continued uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and the future of public gatherings, the annual Berrima community festivities have however been cancelled for 2021. “In consultation with the event organisers we’ve made the difficult decision to reduce the size...
Nominations for Wingecarribee Shire’s 2021 Australia Day Awards are now open. Residents are invited to nominate their fellow citizens for both the Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year awards. Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Duncan Gair said the awards were an opportunity to recognise the efforts of those residents who contribute to making the Southern Highlands...
Long-time Highland’s volunteer Sidney (Sid) Jeffrey has been named Wingecarribee Shire’s 2020 Australia Day Citizen of the Year. Since moving to the Shire more than 18 years ago Mr Jeffrey has devoted much of his time to helping others. Sidney is a long-serving member of the Hill Top Community Centre’s 355 Management Committee and Rural...
A record forty three residents from across the globe will make the pledge of Australian Citizenship as part of Wingecarribee Shire Council’s 2020 Australia Day celebrations this Sunday 26 January in Berrima. Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Duncan Gair said the occasion was a chance to acknowledge the importance of citizenship. “Becoming an Australian citizen is a...
