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Australia Day 2022 Celebrations
Thank you to all those who attended Council’s Australia Day Celebrations, held once again on the oval in the Yankalilla Memorial Park on Wednesday 26 January 2022. The new location has been well received again this year and enables Council to continue to host an Australia Day Event in a COVID-Safe way.
It was a successful event with over 150 attendees.
Council welcomed special guests; Senator Don Farrell – Shadow Special Minister of State, Shadow Minister for Sport and Tourism, Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader of the Opposition and Senator for South Australia, Member of the Upper House Ian Hunter MLC, Amy Williams – Liberal Candidate for Mawson, Melissa Smith – District Commissioner for Scouts SA, Trudy Noack – Yankalilla Area School and our guest speaker for the day Australia Day Ambassador Gabrielle Kelly AM.
Citizen of the Year awards were presented to local stand out citizens, as well as the presentation of our Community Grant Recipients.
Mayor Rothwell also had the privilege of welcoming three new Australian Citizens to the District.
Council was once again fortunate to be successful with a grant application for over $17,000 through the National Australia Day Foundation. This has enabled Council to provide additional shades to support social distancing, whilst being sunsmart, additional display materials, as well as more hand sanitiser stations which will be available for community use as part of the Event Trailer Hire through the Visitor Information Centre.
Thanks must go to our volunteer COVID Marshals from various sporting clubs throughout the region. Council has made a donation to their respective clubs in recognition of their assistance in ensuring our safety and compliance during these uncertain times.