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Sallie Hammond from St Mary is the manager at Fusion Western Sydney which connects people to help them build a sense of community.

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Life’s work all voluntary

IT’S humbling to learn Sallie Hammond’s life’s work has been volunteering to ensure other families have the same opportunities she provided her own.

PRIDE OF Australia nominee John Oakey paints over graffiti in his community for free. He patrols the suburbs of Lower Blue Mountains and as soon as he sees Graffiti he pulls out his pot of paint and brushes over the graffiti.

‘Graffiti Guy’ in massive cover-up

THE Lower Blue Mountains has the “Graffiti Guy”. In regular life he’s grandpa, John Oakey, but he’s an anti-graffiti vigilante who roams his patch with a paint roller and determination.

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Deng Adut is a former child soldier in Sudan who went on to study at Western Sydney University and become a lawyer

Pride of Australia

Inspirational journey from child soldier to lawyer

BLACKTOWN lawyer Deng Adut has made the journey from child soldier to community advocate, a remarkable achievement for a man who couldn’t speak English when he arrived in Australia as a refugee in 1998.

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Kristi Jones is on the Board of Muscular Dystrophy NSW and runs a team at Westmead Childrens Hospital which looks after kids with genetic muscle diseases such as muscular dystrophy. She is a nominee for Pride of Australia. daughter Lucinda.

Pride of Australia

Doctor Jones leading the way

Dr Kristi Jones has been nominated for the Pride of Australia award for her work helping people with muscular dystrophy disorders

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