2021/2022 Annual Report

Awards
Australia Day Awards
2022 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
Ms Shelley Scales
For over 23 years Shelley has been giving her time to re-build and maintain the Campbelltown Comets
netball club from the ground up. Shelley has an undying passion for girls sport and netball, and her
determination, patience and persistence never waivers to maintain such a wonderful culture at the Club
which is a great example to the youth in the area.
Shelley is always concerned about making sure girls have the opportunity to be active and participate in a team sport and
learn the life skills of being fit and healthy, whilst interacting and developing social skills along the way.
Every person who walks through the door of the club rooms and steps foot onto the courts has benefitted/is benefitting from the
countless hours Shelley has put into making sure everything is “just right” for their playing experience.
Shelley dedicates many hours to running the club doing things that people see, and doing all the things behind the scenes
which quite often go unrecognised.
2022 YOUNG CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
Miss Isabella (Izzy) Vincent
Isabella (Izzy) Vincent was the youngest athlete on the Australian Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Team.
Izzy found her love of swimming through hydrotherapy. After being encouraged by her hydrotherapist, Izzy
began to participate in Norwood Swimming Club’s ENable program, a multi-class program for swimmers
with a disability. She began to train under head coaches Shaun Curtis and Alana Fuller, and instantly fell in
love with the sport.
At just fifteen years of age, Izzy was selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Paralympic Shield in Tokyo. Her determination
and commitment in the pool saw her win a silver medal in the 4x100m woman’s freestyle and a bronze in the 4x100m medley.
This is a magical achievement. A resident of the Hectorville Ward, Izzy has brought honour to herself, her family and to the
City of Campbelltown. She is a fitting person to receive this Award.
At the 2021 Australian Age Swimming Championships Izzy dominated her events, claiming 5 gold medals, 3 silver medals
and 1 bronze medal. While Paris 2024 is her ultimate goal, Izzy defied her own expectations by securing a ticket to Tokyo
2020 at the 2021 Australian Swimming Trials in front of her home crowd in Adelaide.
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Campbelltown City Council
Annual Report 2021 / 2022