The Shire of Yarra Ranges recognised the efforts of a number of citizens on Australia Day for their community efforts above and beyond…
Certificate of Recognition – Tracey Boyd
Tracey Boyd is one of Council’s longest-serving Crossing Supervisors, serving in Yarra Glen for 22 years, helping children get to school each morning. Over that time she has not only crossed her own children, but her grandson as well.
Ms Boyd has been a part of the Yarra Glen community for 32 years and has helped the Yarra Glen CFA with promoting community safety, helping run barbecues with children and more.
She has become an integral part of the Yarra Glen community over the past 32 years, so this is certainly worthy recognition of her continued efforts in the town she loves.
Certificate of Recognition – Pam Ramadge
Pam Ramadge has been a crossing supervisor at Wandin Yallock School since 1972.
After filling in for her sister as a supervisor for three months, Ms Ramadge quickly became an enduring part of the school community and has guided three generations of families across roads on their journeys to and from school.
Crossing supervisors are often the first public face that children see when they start school and she has been a consistently welcoming and encouraging face to greet them.
While Ms Ramadge is paid for her role as a crossing supervisor with council, her care and passion for her work over more than 45 years is worthy of recognition from council and the community.
Certificate of Recognition – Morris Maxwell
Morris Maxwell has been a tireless volunteer in the Coldstream community for more than a decade.
He has led and inspired the Friends of Margaret Lewis Reserve to regenerate and rehabilitate the natural environment of the reserve.
Mr Maxwell has worked with the community and Council to plan and deliver planting days, community events, building and maintaining trails and to mow, weed and nurture Margaret Lewis Reserve to keep it at its best.
He visits the reserve most days and works to maintain and improve the landscape, all the while keeping his friendly manner and quirky humour that people know him for in the community.
Mr Maxwell always turns up and lends a hand, and the community is always better for it.
Certificate of Recognition – John Stanhope
John Stanhope has an extensive history with the wider Healesville area. Owner and operator of a nursery in town for 42 years, John has served as the morning service bugler with the Healesville RSL, performing The Last Post and Reveille for 45 consecutive ANZAC Day services.
John and the RSL also get along to do services at local nursing homes in Healesville a few days before ANZAC Day, so that the residents can also pay their respects.
John has also performed at primary schools and at Remembrance Day services as well. The ANZAC Day services draw hundreds of attendees from Healesville and its surrounds and, following speeches and presentations from community members, John’s performance of The Last Post and Reveille provides an emotional punctuation to the event.
“It’s been a fairly big part of my life. The returned servicemen have done such a lot for the country really, so it’s good to be able to do something to be able to pay them back for what they’ve done.”
Despite servicing the community for decades, Mr Stanhope was quite shocked to receive recognition for his efforts.
“I thought why would they want to do that for someone just playing the bugler at the RSL? I love doing it. It’s not a chore or anything. I was just chuffed to get the award.”
