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the Rural Fire Service, Cheryl also works tirelessly<br />
to maintain a family business in Croppa Creek.<br />
Her hard work and dedication make her a very<br />
valuable member of the Rural Fire Service and the<br />
community as a whole.<br />
janelle tongue [Loomberah]<br />
Janelle was born, grew up and settled in<br />
Loomberah. She completed her teaching degree<br />
in Armidale before marrying a local Loomberah<br />
man. Janelle and her husband have three sons,<br />
two of whom live on the family property with their<br />
families. Janelle has been teaching in surrounding<br />
primary schools for nearly 40 years. Since retiring<br />
from fulltime teaching to casual teaching Janelle<br />
now volunteers by assisting with reading groups<br />
and scripture at her grandson’s school, as well<br />
as coordinating and teaching Sunday school. She<br />
also finds time to tutor several children. Janelle is<br />
the Vicar’s Warden of St Luke’s Anglican Church<br />
Loomberah where she nurtures and cares for<br />
anyone needing assistance. She has a huge caring<br />
heart and is a selfless person who is only too<br />
willing to cook for the sick, mourning and people<br />
in need. She also offers to do anything to help<br />
these people, including supporting, organising<br />
and assisting with long term care, house moving,<br />
wakes and many community events. She also<br />
produces a monthly Loomberah newsletter to<br />
keep the community in touch. Whilst donating<br />
much of her time to others Janelle still finds time<br />
to be a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and<br />
sister and maintains a piggery and works on the<br />
family sheep, cattle, hay and cropping property.<br />
Janelle would spend on average 95 hours a month<br />
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volunteering her time plus more during some<br />
months. She is truly an amazing woman who is<br />
motivated through her belief in God. The reason<br />
I am nominating Janelle is because she looks<br />
after those in need including people suffering<br />
simply from the flu or the dramatic circumstances<br />
of cancer. There would not be a family in need<br />
in the Nemingha, Loomberah, Dungowan and<br />
Nundle areas that have not been touched by her<br />
friendship, advice, or simply letting them know<br />
that somebody outside the square cares. I have<br />
personally been touched with such kindness<br />
having lost my wife to cancer on 13 May <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Janelle was the first one on the door step offering<br />
friendship, condolences, goodwill and the most<br />
delicious meals. Janelle continues to make regular<br />
phone calls to see how the family is. I feel proud<br />
to acknowledge the great sacrifices that Janelle<br />
has made not only to her family but her local<br />
community. I have the greatest respect for Janelle.<br />
Joan treweeke<br />
[Angledool, near Lightning Ridge]<br />
Joan is a tireless community person living in one<br />
of NSW’s most isolated pockets near Lightning<br />
Ridge. Her volunteering includes the Walgett<br />
Branch of Isolated Children & Parent’s Association<br />
for which she was a member of State Council<br />
from 1990–1994 and Vice President from<br />
1991–1994. Joan is also President of the Royal<br />
Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section and<br />
in recent years was instrumental in securing funds<br />
for a sealed airstrip in Collarenebri. She is Chair<br />
of the Walgett Shire Reconciliation Group, was<br />
a former Walgett Shire Councillor, and is on the
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