Veteran volunteer keeps on sewing
GREAT-grandmother Joan Cottrell is part of the furniture at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, where she has lovingly donated her time to sick children for the past 20 years.
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How courageous Chad refused to surrender
WHEN Chad Graham was just 16, he had an accident which left him as a quadriplegic. League Nathan Hindmarsh has nominated him for a Pride of Australia award, after Chad started the Roll101 charity.
A little girl stepped up as rotten luck struck
AT an age when most of her 11-year-old peers would have been playing with their friends, dancing after school and watching cartoons, southern NSW youngster Stephanie Pinilla was forced to put childhood on hold to care for her MS-suffering mum.
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Jesinta ‘very proudly Jesinta Franklin’ now
WHEN introduced as Jesinta Campbell, the newlywed supermodel had a quick riposte for Pride Of Australia MC Sandra Sully: “I’m now very proudly Jesinta Franklin”.
Still helping our community
THEY may have retired from their management positions at Hornsby SES, but Robert and Anne Corbett are determined to keep up their volunteering.
‘Sometimes there are no words’
WHEN words fail and grief is merciless, Robert Taylor recognises the aftermath of murder. The Pride of Australia nominee supports people whose loved one has been murdered.
SES volunteer does us proud
PETER Lalor has been involved in more disaster relief missions than he can care to remember.
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.
‘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.
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.
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
Clear vision for helping people
Elderslie resident Keith Smith has led a life of service to his community, including collecting more than 23,000 pairs of spectacles for people in need around the world.
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