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Parkes Shire Council Cultural Awards
26 January 2008 |
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Sponsored by the Central West Credit Union
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For the first time ever, Cultural Awards featured at this year's Parkes Shire Council Australia Day awards ceremony in Cooke Park, Parkes. The awards were in three sections - student, adult and group.
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| The Central West Astronomical Society nominated the "David Malin Awards" for the group section. Against a strong field of seven other nominations, the CWAS "David Malin Awards" won the inaugural award. The prize included a cheque for $1,000, which the society will use to promote the DMA's to an even wider audience throughout Australia. | ||||||||||
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CWAS Vice-President, Laurie Crowley, and Treasurer, John Sarkissian, accepted the
award certificate and medallion on behalf of the Central West Astronomical Society. |
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General Manager of the Central West Credit Union, Brett Hartin, is pictured with the three inaugural Cultural Award recipients
L-R: John Sarkissian (CWAS "David Malin Awards"), Lyn Townsend (adult section) and Maddison Ehsman (student winner). |
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This was a great honour for the CWAS and a testament to the Society's ongoing committment to promoting amateur astronomy in the Central West.
Congratulations to all the members of the CWAS. |
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