Tuesday, 20 February 2024

Norm Gibbs Community Leadership Award

Matt FREGON (Ashwood) (13:32): Norm Gibbs is a top bloke. In honour of a great local leader and resident of the Ashwood district, the Norm Gibbs Community Leadership Award is presented to a stand-out, community-minded year 6 or year 12 student from each school in my electorate who displays the same unique quality as Norm – someone who is always looking for ways to give back, big or small. I am delighted to extend my congratulations and recognition to the 2023 Norm Gibbs Leadership Award winners, and I will try not to muck up any names: Anna Fardon from Mount Waverley Primary School; Nithya Chelle and Alex Nason from Ashwood School; William Contessotto from St Scholastica’s Primary School; Dylan Harris from Holy Family Primary School; Imran Mohamed from Park Hill Primary School; from Syndal South Primary School we have Vethum Alahendra; Kebo Zhou from Essex Heights Primary School; Avellino Jones at Salesian College; Jocelyn Seager from Mount Waverley Secondary College; Anja Hulston from Avila College; Archie Green from Solway Primary School; and, last but not least, Paige Rusmani from Camberwell South Primary School. These students have all demonstrated a commitment to giving back to our community, exhibited kindness and empathy towards others and served as positive role models, as exemplified by Norm, Topsy and the Gibbs family.