\n\u201cI don\u2019t do it for that,\u201d he said.
\nEleven certificates of Appreciation were handed to youth in the Young Citizen category with one in the Community Event category.
\nDavid Lambrick (SES) received the Mayor\u2019s Award and said behind volunteers are families who allow them to do what they do best.
\n\u201cAnyone who doesn\u2019t volunteer, I suggest you give it a go.\u201d
\nThe Bacchus Marsh Flower & Garden show was declared Community Event of the Year with Anne Cadzow and Karen Mather saying they were thrilled to receive the award.
\n\u201cThis has been achieved from the hard work of our volunteer committee and the vision and drive from Joce Williams and Joc Taylor.
\n\u201cIt is now a valued event in itself.\u201d
\nOver 40-years living in Bacchus Marsh and volunteering on numerous committees including the Bacchus Marsh Arts Council, the Men\u2019s Shed and U3A, John Spain, a former Moorabool Councillor (2012-2016) received the Citizen of the Year award, saying he was humbled and honoured.
\n\u201cI do dedicate this to the many hundreds of worthwhile and unpaid volunteers, who I have had the privilege of working alongside over many years, and they are the people that have taught me I think, to be a good citizen,\u201d he said.
\nSpeaking of citizens, Australia Day in Moorabool welcomed a record 55-new citizenship applications.
\nMember for Ballarat Catherine King congratulated all for making such an important decision.
\n\u201cYou are formalising your connection to this country.
\n\u201cWe live in a beautiful place, not only our landscape, but the people that live here,\u201d she said.
\nInaugural Australia Day Ambassador Simone Carson AM said the new citizens were taking part in a life changing event.
\n\u201cYou have made a choice freely.
\n\u201cAustralia Day is also an opportunity to say thank you. How fortunate we are. This land allows opportunity to all and is a day to reflect how we can give back and make this country better,\u201d she said.
\n\u201cWe must deal with each other respectfully and with kindness.\u201d
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By Helen Tatchell \u201cKindness is the greatest gift you can give someone,\u201d and was one of the most important things her parents had taught her, Jacinta Guirguis told the 200-strong crowd in Ballan on Australia Day. Ms Guirguis was declared Moorabool\u2019s Young Citizen of the Year at a civic reception. The university student is also […]<\/p>\n