Shortland Volunteer Award

Shortland Volunteer Award

CONGRATULATIONS CASNG MEMBERS

At a special ceremony held at Belmont Sportsman's Club, the Cardiff Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group was declared Volunteer Group for 2016, in the Shortland Volunteer Awards.

Committee Members Diane Gosling and Barry Shepherd were on hand to accept the Award on behalf of Members, from Pat Conroy MP, Federal Member for Shortland.

Although the Group has only been operating for about 14 months, the Award is a strong recognition of the Group's valuable work during that time.

In presenting the award, Mr Conroy listed the many activities undertaken by the Group during 2016, and finished with a special reference to the recycling of coffee grounds, carried out by Member Kerry Cooper.

Congratulations should go to all Members of CASNG, and also our thanks go to family and friends, who attended and helped with our activities throughout the year.

This is a major validation of CASNG's initial year of operation, and Members can all feel very proud of their efforts for residents of Cardiff, Garden Suburb and Hillsborough.

Barry Shepherd accepting the Award from Pat Conroy MP, Federal Member for Shortland

Proud CASNG Members Diane Gosling & Barry Shepherd
displaying their 2016 Volunteer Group Award Certificate

Sustainable Neighbourhoods Lake Macquarie
Our vision - Neighbourhoods that are empowered to live sustainably.
Our mission - Our work is to foster sustainable neighbourhoods and a healthy environment in Lake Macquarie
Our values - We are guided by our values of participation, inclusion, collaboration, empowerment and shared responsibility.

The Lake Macquarie Sustainable Neighbourhood Alliance is registered as a not for profit incorporated association under NSW Fair Trading. Sustainable Neighbourhood activities are managed and governed by volunteers and financed through grants, collaboration and community fundraising.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land and waters on which we live, work and play, the Awabakal People, and acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who now reside in this area. We pay our respect to Elders past and present, and future cultural knowledge holders.

Sustainable Neighbourhoods is an initiative of Lake Macquarie City Council.
www.lakemac.com.au

We are proud to be a Very Neighbourly Organisation and supporter of Neighbour Day.
www.neighbourday.org