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ministers' message<br />
We are delighted to present the <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Hidden</strong><br />
<strong>Treasures</strong> <strong>Honour</strong> <strong>Roll</strong>.<br />
The Department of Primary Industries’ Rural<br />
Women’s Network started the <strong>Hidden</strong> <strong>Treasures</strong><br />
project in 2010 to collect and collate stories of our<br />
volunteering women from across rural and regional<br />
New South Wales.<br />
Women are renowned for being the glue of families<br />
and communities and this year’s <strong>Hidden</strong> <strong>Treasures</strong><br />
<strong>Honour</strong> <strong>Roll</strong> confirms this.<br />
This publication celebrates women across New<br />
South Wales who give so much of their time<br />
and energy to improving our rural and regional<br />
communities and making them better places to live.<br />
Without the tireless work of our State’s volunteers<br />
many organisations would struggle to survive.<br />
Unpaid workers ensure service organisations,<br />
charities, sporting clubs, arts and environmental<br />
groups continue to improve the quality of life in our<br />
rural neighbourhoods and regions.<br />
<strong>Hidden</strong> <strong>Treasures</strong> is a way of honouring these<br />
women.<br />
This year’s <strong>Honour</strong> <strong>Roll</strong> shines a spotlight on<br />
individuals who are engaged in a broad range of<br />
volunteering activities across our regions, including<br />
villages, towns and rural cities.<br />
Whether they are fundraising for churches or<br />
Show societies, caring for children in hospitals<br />
or supporting the elderly, these women are true<br />
treasures and we need to keep discovering them<br />
so we can publicly acknowledge and thank them.<br />
The NSW Government is proud to support this years<br />
<strong>Honour</strong> <strong>Roll</strong> which was launched at the <strong>2012</strong> NSW<br />
Rural Women’s Gathering at Parkes.<br />
Please encourage others to read these inspirational<br />
stories and join us in celebrating our volunteers’<br />
remarkable contributions to making New South<br />
Wales number one.<br />
Katrina Hodgkinson<br />
Minister for Primary Industries<br />
Minister for Small Business<br />
Pru Goward<br />
Minister for Family and Community Services<br />
Minister for Women<br />
Victor Dominello<br />
Minister for Citizenship and Communities<br />
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs<br />
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