The Mount Gambier Community RSL played host to a group of 47 ordinary people last Friday as the South East Regional Order of Australia Group convened for its annual lunch.<\/p>\n
From Kingston and Mount Benson down to Port MacDonnell, recipients of Honours List awards meet up once a year at locations across the region and the 2023 event saw a record 47 people taking up the opportunity to catch up.<\/p>\n
The Order of Australia Association South Australian branch regional groups coordinator Ken Coventry OAM JP was in attendance and said the regional groups were important for rural and regionally based recipients to feel included.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to recognise the great award they have got and potentially through them we might find out about other individuals in the community that do wonderful things,\u201d Mr Coventry said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs our chairman said when presenting the award, \u2018there are ordinary people in this room today having done absolutely wonderful, extraordinary things\u2019. Send details of<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are wonderful people in here that make great contributions and there are many others out there in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr Jerry Leech AM was guest speaker at the 2023 lunch.<\/p>\n