Cr Column Councillor Max Musumeci

Happy New Year to you all and I hope this finds everyone getting back into it for another year. School is back (thank goodness say some parents) and business will return to some normality.
The weekend saw us celebrate Australia Day and with that, my fellow councillors and I attended the Australia Day Awards Ceremony. Once again, we were privileged to see and hear what some of our residents have contributed to our community. We have sport stars that have represented us at state and international levels. We celebrated volunteers who have given their time for over 30 and 40 plus years to help clubs and help promote our wonderful Burdekin. We celebrated the events that took place in 2024 and with that the people who organise and run them so efficiently, maintaining the Burdekin’s reputation for putting on events of the highest calibre. The ceremony also saw us welcome five (5) of our residents becoming Australian citizens, in what is always a special occasion.
I would like to congratulate all the nominees for their achievements and their commitment to giving their time to making our community a better place. The stories of what these nominees, young and not so young have done and what they have achieved is truly inspiring. Thank you once again to you all for your contributions and thank you to the people who took time to nominate and give recognition to these people who are truly selfless and truly make our home, the Mighty and Bountiful Burdekin that it is.
Thank you.

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