2012-Hidden-Treasures-Honour-Roll

lorraine bruce
[Wards River, near Bulahdelah]
Lorraine is a 61-year-old grandmother who lives
on and maintains a 30 acre property on the
outskirts of the small hamlet of Wards River. She
leads a very active life but still finds the time to
maintain a small herd of sheep and horses on
the property. Lorraine is involved as a volunteer
with the local Wards River Progress Association as
well as undertaking regular shifts with the Driver
Reviver Unit located south of Bulahdelah over
holiday weekends. She is a very devoted member
of the Gloucester Great Lakes Rural Fire Service
and holds the positions of Brigade Secretary Wards
River, Group Captain within Great Lakes, Senior
Instructor/Assessor Great Lakes Training Team and
is a member of the local community FireWise team.
Lorraine is a truly dedicated volunteer.
trudy burgess [Bega]
Trudy has worked for the Bega Hospital Auxiliary
for 38 years. She joined the auxiliary while she
was still working as a nurse in Bega Hospital and
at the first Annual General Meeting was elected
as Secretary, continuing in this role for 13 years.
Trudy was President for one term before taking on
the role as Publicity Officer for many years. She
became a Pink Lady when it formed 20 years ago,
was President for 12 years and still helps patients
in the hospital today. Trudy helps with street
stalls, fetes, selling raffle tickets and working in
the hospital kiosk and doing rosters. She is always
willing to make a cake or slice for our catering
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events. Trudy celebrated her 85th birthday this
year and for the past five years has been the Bega
Hospital Auxiliary’s Patron. Bega Hospital Auxiliary
celebrated its 75th birthday this year. She has
been a member for half its life and we think this is
an outstanding effort and worth celebrating!
dorothy burns
[Copmanhurst near Grafton]
Dorothy was born in Papua New Guinea in 1945
and came to Australia in 1969. She is now an
Australian Citizen and is currently a Volunteer in
Policing with the NSW Police Force. In the last six
years Dorothy has provided invaluable support
to Domestic Violence victims at Grafton and
McLean Local Courts and has been involved in
Telecross (ringing elderly people to check on their
welfare). She has been a driving force behind a
homeless initiative that provides free knapsacks
to homeless people and attempts to find them
accommodation. Dorothy was heavily involved in
the establishment of the Local Women’s Refuge
in Grafton and provides help for people from
different cultures who have problems obtaining
accommodation. She is a valued member of the
Grafton Community Consultative Committee and
the Copmanhurst Gardening Group, helping to
maintain the gardens within the Copmanhurst
village. Dorothy has been a Volunteer in Policing
for six years and has contributed over 2500 hours
in assisting the police and the community in the
Coffs Harbour/Clarence Local Area Command. In
2011 she was nominated for the Law and Justice
Award for her work in Court Support.