Australia Day Ambassadors

MEDIA RELEASE 9 January 2020

The founders of Mama Lana’s Community Foundation, Lana and Roger Borg, have been announced as Bathurst’s Australia Day Ambassadors.

Mama Lana’s Community Foundation has over 80 volunteers dedicated to helping homeless and the underprivileged. The foundation offers hot meals six nights a week, supplies food and toiletry packs, as well as providing clothing, sleeping bags, swags and blankets. The foundation also works with other charities and support services.

Mayor Bobby Bourke said he was honoured to have both Lana and Roger Borg attend our Australia Day activities.

“Their dedication to helping those less fortunate is what being Australian is all about and we look forward to hearing their story which epitomises the Australian culture of giving and lending a hand to those who need it most," he said.

Australia Day Celebrations

Council’s Australia Day celebrations will commence with the Australia Day Awards Ceremony on Friday, 24 January at BMEC at 5.30pm. The ceremony will recognise achievements of members from the community.

Awards include:

• Event of the Year (Community & Destination)
• Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year
• Youth Arts Award
• Jo Ross Greening Bathurst
• Chifley Award

Entry is free and everyone is encouraged to attend.

A barbecue breakfast will be held at Eglinton War Memorial Hall on Sunday, 26 January at 8am. The event will include an official ceremony, national anthem and flag raising, car displays, novelty races and giveaways for the kids. The event is free with a gold coin donation for the barbecue.

This will be followed by a citizenship ceremony at 10am at BMEC and free entry to the Manning Aquatic Centre from 11am.

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