Cumberland City Council held a Citizen of the Year and Community Pride Awards in conjunction with a special Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony, as part of Council's Australia Day celebrations program earlier this week.
Mayor Lisa Lake said that these awards allow us to recognise the achievements of remarkable individuals and groups in our local community.
"It's such a pleasure to see members of our community selflessly devoting their time and energy to making Cumberland a great place to live", said Mayor Lisa Lake.
The winners across four different categories are:
Community Pride Award (Individual) - Ismail Shah Jafari
Community Pride Award (School or Group/Organisation) - Good360
Local Young Citizen of the Year - Nargis Karimi
Local Citizen of the Year - Ismail Shah Jafari
"Our local citizen of the year Ismail, has been a dedicated volunteer for years, and has dedicated his time and efforts into supporting his community. He often attends the Australian Afghan Hassanian Youth Association centre in order to help clean and cook for groups of newly arrived migrants and refugees."
"Nargis Karimi, our young citizen of the year has helped provide relief for people impacted by COVID-19 through the food package delivery program, supporting people who had been impacted by the virus directly or had lost work. Nargis embodies all the characteristics of what it means to serve her community."
"Our Community pride award winner Good360, is a small team of 25 full time staff, that work tirelessly to support almost 3000 charities and disadvantaged schools across Australia. Many of whom say they would not have been able to continue operating during the COVID-19 Pandemic without the free PPE, cleaning supplies and other essentials their small Smithfield based team have provided in this time of intense need."
"Congratulations to both our finalists and winners, and to everyone that took the time to make a nomination", said Mayor Lisa Lake.
