Volunteers and community groups across the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges have had their community contributions recognised through Aaron Violi MP’s Casey Volunteer and Community Awards.
39 individuals and 14 community groups had their hard work recognised during an awards ceremony morning tea at Chirnside Park Country Club on Saturday 9 December.
Mr Violi said volunteer and community groups are what make our community so strong.
“These volunteers and community groups are the backbone of our community. They are special people who go above and beyond to make the Yarra Ranges such a wonderful, tight-knit place to call home,” he said.
“It was my pleasure to be able to reward and give back to our hardworking volunteers and community groups who do so much without ever asking for any recognition,” he said.
Casey Community Award recipients:
• Yarra Valley ECOSS
• Monbulk Care Network
• Yarra Glen Men’s Shed (Toy Making Team)
• Adcare Op Shop, Warburton
• Mooroolbark Miniature Railway
• Ben’s Shed Yarra Junction (School Woodwork Program)
• Koha Community Café
• Millgrove Residents Action Group
• Upwey Community Group
• Quilts for Orphans, Hoddles Creek
• Healesville Girl Guides
• Yarra Glen Girl Guides
• Mooroolbark Girl Guides
• Belgrave South Toy Library
Casey Volunteer Award recipients:
• Ian Darvell (Lilydale Community Youth Hub)
• Mervyn Serpell (Meals On Wheels)
• Shihai Goto (Lilydale Judo Club)
• Deirdre Murdoch (Dandenong Ranges Music Council)
• Bob Ackland (Yarra Valley Railway)
• Meaghan Drew, Abbey Drake and Annie Ryan (Holy Fools)
• Terry Hudson (Montrose & District Men’s Shed)
• Grant Tucker (Seville War Memorial Committee)
• Geoffrey Sheahan (Southern Cross Kids Camp)
• Elroy Schroeder (Rotary Club of Healesville)
• Sharyn Manning (Lilydale Township Action Group/Lilydale Community House)
• Rachel Hughes, Alison O’Brien, Michael Del Pol (Koha Community Café)
• Terry Prime (Monbulk Fire Brigade)
• Alan Somers (Yarra Ranges National Seniors)
• Linda Minderhout (Discovery Community Care)
• Geoff Marsh (Elisha Care)
• Chris Thiele (Mt Evelyn RSL)
• Robert Nolan (Healesville Football Netball Club)
• Faye Van Duin (CWA TarraWarra Branch)
• Eddie Tichelaar (Montrose Township Group)
• Geraldine Vanlangenberg and Graham Smith (HICCI)
• Jackie Lester, Melanie Matthews, Heather Dynes, Janis Elliott and Joyce Kerr (Yarra
Ranges District Girl Guides)
• Renae Jones (Mooroolbark History Group)
• Julia Hall (Rescue Logs)
• Jillian McCulloch, Greg Macdonald and Adrian Luxford (Lilydale & Yarra Valley
Show)
• Scheryl Williams (Yarra Glen Tennis Club)
• Millie Eva (Treasuring Our Trees)
• Judith Patrick (U3A Sherbrooke)
