Tony Zappia (Makin, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Every day, thousands of Australians quietly go about their day doing invaluable community work. And today I acknowledge those people who were this year recognised with Tea Tree Gully and Salisbury councils' Australia Day awards.

In Salisbury, the citizen of the year was Sheryl Smith who, with her daughter Chloe, rescues animals and supports homeless people. Young citizen went to Alina Ali for her work in promoting social cohesion. Senior citizen was awarded to Paul Dittmar, a lifelong stalwart at the Pooraka football club and who, with his wife Bronwen, has created a very popular community hub through their bakery shop, the Fabulous Baker Boys Bakery. Sorng Nou received the Active Citizenship Award for his work within the Cambodian community, and Jim Binder received the Community Achievement Award as the longstanding leader of the Salisbury Bicycle User Group. Community event of the year went to the Salisbury Business Association's John Street Family Fun Day and Emergency Services Appreciation Day, which recognised the service of the Salisbury CFS, the Salisbury SES and the Playford St John cadet division.

In Tea Tree Gully, Noelle Wallis was the Outstanding Citizen of the Year for the terrific work she and her team do at the Pathway Community Centre, and the Jubilee Way parkrun was the outstanding community group for their Saturday morning community fun runs.

Congratulations to all of those recipients. Thank you for all you do for our community.

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