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The complete list of recipients of awards at the Parkes Australia celebration in Cooke Park on Monday is as follows:
Marie Bashir Academic Achievement Award - Bernadette Aiken.
Community Event of the Year - Parkes Conciliation Group, Parkes Aboriginal Working Party.
Robert Wilson OAM Memorial Award for Young Citizen of the Year - Vince Umbers, presented by Vicki Wilson.
Citizen of the Year - Col Quade.
Student Cultural Award winner - Gavin Davis.
Adult Cultural Award winner - Sean Cassidy.
Group Cultural Award - Parkes Reconciliation Working Group.
SPORTS AWARDS
Ron Harrison OAM Memorial Sports Bursaries presented by Ron’s daughter, Jeanette MacGregor - Kasey Nightingale, Mathew Job and Matthew Aston-Brien.
Administrator of the Year - hockey’s Graham Thompson and Laurie Wakefield.
Long Service/dedication winner - John Francis (hockey, rugby league).
Referee/Umpire of the Year - Amanda Draper (Touch Football).
Coach/manager/trainer of the year - George Wright (horse racing).
Junior Team of the Year - Parkes Public School boys hockey side (NSW Champions).
Senior Sportsperson of the Year - Maureen Massey (Australian Master hockey representative).
Junior Sportsman of the Year - Bill Burns (representative rugby league).
Sportsperson of the Year - Kurt Lovett (Australian hockey representative).