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Trish Bennell Awarded Local Service Award

Published on: February 2021

Record: HANSARD-1323879322-115048

Trish Bennell Awarded Local Service Award

Ms FELICITY WILSON (North Shore)

—Speaker, I rise to acknowledge an incredible Mosman local, Trish Bennell. I nominated Trish for a Community Service Award in recognition of her outstanding community volunteering efforts in my electorate. The NSW Community Service Award recognises individuals in NSW who have substantially helped to improve the life of members of their community, and through her volunteering work, Trish has certainly done that. Trish has been volunteering for more than twenty years, firstly with the Mosman Meals on Wheels, and for the last six years with the Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Trish, who is 76, was also presented with the 2020 Senior Volunteer of the Year Award for the Sydney North Shore Region, and was a finalist for the 2020 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award. Trish has been described by other volunteers as having impeccable organisational skills and an efficient and elegant manner in her work. Congratulations to Trish on receiving this award in recognition of her work in our local community.