The Peace Ceremony

The combined Rotary Clubs of Wagga Wagga were well represented at the Peace Day Ceremony.

There were a few changes made this year which included allowing organisations to be considered.

All of the Wagga Wagga high schools took part, with some really heartening stories of what they, the students, have set up in their school communities.

These young people really do recognise that there are others who are doing it tough for all sorts of reasons and in all sorts of ways, and they are doing great things to help, both within and without their school communities.

Our choice  was Don Jones who lives at The Rock and has done a great deal of work through the St Vincent de Paul. A worthy candidate. But this year the Helen and Peter Walsh award went to Teys who operate the killing works at Bomen. They were chosen for their heavy involvement with the welfare of their workers, and in the wider community