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for the past three years. As Secretary, Hilary is<br />
responsible for entry forms, organising events,<br />
record keeping, website coordination, advertising<br />
and promotion. Her contribution has ensured<br />
the ongoing success of this large event that will<br />
celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2013. Hilary’s<br />
role is ongoing throughout the year and she<br />
gives four to five hours each day as a dedicated<br />
volunteer to ensure the event is a success.<br />
henny wagenaer<br />
[Ourimbah, near Gosford]<br />
Henny was born 1935 in Belgium. Her family<br />
moved to Holland when war broke out and<br />
although times were hard, Henny joined any<br />
activity that was going! She especially loved<br />
leading the Cubs as Bagheera and still has her<br />
uniform. While in a Youth Club, she met Al. They<br />
married in 1958 and a few months later migrated<br />
to Australia. Henny learnt a new language and<br />
plunged into whatever community activity<br />
she could find, starting with the local Hospital<br />
Auxiliary because she could take baby Ron with<br />
her. When they moved to Palm Grove, she took<br />
over the country telephone exchange and mail<br />
run that serviced Ourimbah Creek. When the<br />
exchange closed, Henny turned her energies to<br />
school volunteering and the Ourimbah Hospital<br />
Auxiliary. For the past 20 years she has been<br />
a tireless worker – organising raffles, setting<br />
up stalls on election days, stockpiling items for<br />
monster garage sales and helping to run bus trips<br />
– all to raise money for much-needed hospital<br />
equipment. Henny is a founding member of Palm<br />
Grove Ourimbah Creek Landcare and has been<br />
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rehabilitating her local rainforest for the past<br />
12 years. Ourimbah Creek and Palm Grove are<br />
thriving rural communities, not least because<br />
Henny organises resident lunches. She somehow<br />
finds time to attend the Ourimbah Precinct<br />
Committee, go line dancing, and perform in local<br />
nursing homes. How many hours does Henny<br />
spend in volunteer work? When does she ever<br />
stop? She loves doing it. It keeps her young and<br />
she keeps everyone young.<br />
lyn wallin [North Nowra]<br />
Lyn was born in Victoria and moved to NSW when<br />
she was 21. She was involved with Girl Guides as<br />
a young person. When her children were young<br />
Lyn volunteered for many years as Treasurer with<br />
her local school canteen committee and Junior<br />
Rugby League. We want to acknowledge Lyn as a<br />
<strong>Hidden</strong> Treasure through her six year contribution<br />
to the Shoalcoast Legal Centre. Shoalcoast<br />
provides a free service to disadvantaged people<br />
who live along the South Coast and women<br />
who live in the South East of NSW. Lyn is an<br />
active and committed volunteer working as our<br />
Secretary and Acting Treasurer when required.<br />
She rarely misses a meeting, reads all the papers<br />
and provides valuable feedback and support<br />
to staff and Management Committee members.<br />
Since the mid 1990s Lyn has been involved<br />
with the Shoalhaven International Women’s Day<br />
Committee which starts meeting around August of<br />
each year to plan and deliver activities for women<br />
during the month of March throughout the region.<br />
The highlight is the annual International Women’s<br />
Day Awards held at the historic home of Meroogai
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