2012-Hidden-Treasures-Honour-Roll

which has bounced back to a membership not
seen in over 30 years. Her dedication to our
town and ever present support at all community
functions, fundraising and activities, holds her
highly regarded within our community.
betty scanlon [Hillston]
Betty was born in West Wyalong. She worked in
the local Hillston Newsagency and it was through
this work that she met her husband. Betty is the
past Joint Vice President of the Hillston Hospital
Auxiliary where she has held all executive
positions over the years. Betty is also heavily
involved in the Catholic Church and St Joseph’s
Catholic School working tirelessly to support both.
She is a member of the Hillston Country Women’s
Association and Probus. Betty loves Hillston
and volunteers to make it a better place. She is
true example of a Hidden Treasure, a wonderful
example to others and is still going strong at 89.
emma scholz [Culcairn]
Emma was born at Tumut. She has lived and
worked as a vet in rural areas since completing
veterinary training in Sydney in 1992. Emma
worked as a fulltime vet for nine years before
marrying into a farming business in 1999.
While raising a family she worked as a
parttime Clinical Veterinarian, mother and farm
hand. Emma commenced parttime teaching
professional practice subjects and managing
workplace placement coordination at Charles
Sturt University at Wagga Wagga in 2009. She
has recently commenced her PhD. Volunteering
for the Preschool committee began when her
children attended and continued for many years
after. Emma was involved in fundraising, grant
applications and the regular cleaning roster. Her
main driver was her children and their care but
she also supported other families and children
from rural and other backgrounds. Emma has
been the Chair of the Local Health Advisory
Committee since 2006. She has also been
involved in an independent community
committee to refurbish and extend the existing
doctors surgery to provide excellent facilities
that will hopefully retain and attract General
Practitioners to the small community of Henty.
Emma deserves to be nominated for the 2012
Honour Roll for her commitment to health service
delivery and the community.
yvonne shaw [Forbes]
Yvonne was born in Melbourne. She trained as
a nurse and had an extensive and valued career
in women’s health across regional Australia.
After marrying, Yvonne moved to Bombala and
then Tottenham where she was a Community
Nurse. After moving to Forbes she became a
Clinical Nurse Consultant in women’s health.
Yvonne established and ran the Well Women’s
Clinic which serviced 13 towns in the region.
She travelled to every town each month covering
100s of kilometres. In 1992 through her work as
a Women’s Health Nurse, Yvonne recognised a
need in the community and subsequently formed
a Breast Cancer Support Group for Parkes and
Forbes. In 1998 she was diagnosed with breast
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