The Shire of Harvey celebrated Australia Day 2021 at the Harvey Recreation and Cultural Centre with a celebration breakfast and ceremony.
Lesley Ugle conducted a moving Welcome to Country "Country to us is about our journeys, our relationships and our intimate connectedness to places, people and culture. It is about a call and response of acknowledgment."
The Shire welcomed 38 new Australian Citizens and well-deserving community members were recognised for their efforts through the Annual Australia Day awards ceremony.
Congratulations to the following community members and community groups who received an Australia Day Award:
- Brian Kealley – Harvey Citizen of the Year
- Barry Rowe – Brunswick Citizen of the Year
- Gerrard Tyrrell – Australind Citizen of the Year
- Brunswick Lions Club Inc. – Active Citizenship Award
- Harvey Local Drug Action Group – Active Citizenship Award.
We would also like to thank Ros Foster and her husband Richard, the pastor of the Australind Baptist Church, who donated 26 bibles for the citizenship ceremony.
