NARRA Tribute to Mothers & Fathers 2017

Imelda Postrado Hooper
Imelda Hooper hails from San Jose, Camarines Sur. She is the
eldest among ten children of Mariano and Melly Postrado. She
had been a consistent honor student during her grade school. She
finished Master Tailoring.
She initially married Ian Young, a retired member of the Australian
Navy, and migrated to Australia in 1994. Later after being a widow,
she got married with Colin Hooper and they are very proud of their
daughter Vanessa May who is now working with QBE Insurance.
Imelda loves dancing and karaoke singing. She is also an
avid sports enthusiast, being winner in running, softball
and volleyball during her Grade school days.
Imelda is very active with the Australian Filipino organizations
being a member of Filipino Women’s Group
of MacArthur, and also a member of Concerned Citizen
for Over 50’s. She is a Silver Legacy supporter of Narra
Co-operative Ltd.
Leah McKinney
Leah McKinney or Yangli to her friends was born in Subic, Zambales. Her
parents are Jesus and Clemencia Penarubia. She studied at Barangay
Luakan High School and then took up courses in computer. She
worked with World Vision International as bookkeeper and teaching children
Christian songs and bible study.
She was first married to Samson Morante and they had two children. She
worked as Overseas Filipino Worker in Hongkong for six years. When Samson
died, she met and got married to Stewart Mckinney, who is a Church preacher.
They are blessed with two children, Faith ad Andrew. They migrated to Australia
in 2004
In Australia, Yangli took up Certificate IV and Diploma in Fine Arts
and Visual Arts. In 2005, she held her first exhibition at Michel Art
Centre where she received an award in Medium in Pastel. Her art
works had been exhibited around NSW.
She is very active in the Australian Filipino community
organisations like being the Press Relations Officer of Orana
Region Filipino Australian Association in Dubbo, NSW, and a
committed group helping new migrants of different nationalities
in Dubbo find accommodation and providing services and
activities to help them adjust to Australian culture and way of
life.