TED Goodacre helped found the Lismore Lions Club in 1969 to boost the small town’s development but looks back on his 45-year involvement mainly as “a good time.”
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Mr Goodacre, 80, was yesterday announced as Corangamite Shire’s 2015 Citizen of the Year for his extensive contribution to Lismore that he said “just happened”.
“It’s not really work,” he told the crowd of about 200 people at Corangamite’s Australia Day ceremony at Simpson of his volunteer efforts. “Most of it is for pleasure.”
His contribution extends from mowing the grass at community facilities such as the bowling green and cemetery to staffing Lismore’s Driver Reviver station.
Mr Goodacre said his volunteer work helped him enjoy life and assisting others was a natural thing to do in small communities.
Corangamite mayor Chris O’Connor acknowledged a huge community contribution by shire residents at the ceremony.
He said the shire had received a record 45 entries for its four Australia Day award categories.
As well as announcing the four principal winners, the shire also handed out 41 achievement awards.
Caitlin Smart, 18, was announced as the Young Female Citizen of the Year.
As a member of Mercy Regional College’s Social Justice Team, Ms Smart organised events to support women’s education and empowerment and also volunteered at St Vincent de Paul and Terang hospital.
The Young Male Citizen of the Year award went to Grant Coverdale, 22, a passionate environmentalist who formed the Bostocks Creek and District Landcare Group last year and has led extensive revegetation work.
Mr Coverdale recently completed a degree in environmental science and is a project officer for the Heytesbury Landcare Group and the Mount Leura and Mount Sugarloaf reserves at Camperdown.
He is involved in the development of an education centre at the reserves that will provide information about the south-west volcanic plains and revegetation projects.
Corangamite Shire individuals to receive achievement awards were:
Pat Gabb, Lisa Wills, Arthur Welfare, all of Skipton; Janet O'Hehir, Peta Van De Wow, Andy Riordon, John Hulm, all of Camperdown; Jill Porter, Terang; Kelvin White, Phillip Langley, both of Cobden; Laweton French, Shirley Howard, both of Derrinallum; Neville Dunn, Peter Grech, Dorothy Nicol, all of Lismore; Ross Powell, Cooriemungle; Ken and Betty Unwin, Simpson; Amanda Nash, Port Campbell; Ida Bone, Kennedys Creek; and Barbara Cowley, Cobrico.
Young People Achievement Awards went to Lauren McIIveen, Allie Bateman, Jake Noonan, Kurt McDonald, all of Camperdown; Gemma Lees, Jacoba Mungean, Cody Hibberd, Darcy McGlade, all of Timboon; Sarah Walker, of Skipton; Emma Lucas of Noorat; Meg Lenehan, James Hayden, both of Terang; Ashley Young, Jason Torney, of Derrinallum; Liam King of Dixie; and Kasey Holmes of Kolora
Community Events Achievement Awards went to the Derrinallum Town and Country Market - Market to Mount Fun Run; Skipton 175th Year Celebrations Blokes' Night Out; Skipton 175th Year Celebrations' Smoking Ceremony and Welcome to Country.
