Award Ceremony
The following exceptional people received awards:
Vivien Hui Chen – Pride of Workmanship Award – Manager of Little Giant Roasters Coffee House Willoughby. She has four to five employees. The cafe serves breakfast and lunch and unlike other cafes it is open 7 days a week from 6.30am to 5.00pm. The café is a community hub, particularly for the local Chinese Community. Vivian also helps charities particularly local schools including Northbridge Primary and soup kitchens. Nominator: Kim Wilkins
Kate Clarkson – Community Service Award - Kate is a visual artist who has exhibited in Sydney and London for many years. In recent years she has donated her paintings to charity to raise funds for local schools and an African charity called "So They Can". Nominator: Peter Russell
Tim Clarkson – Pride of Workmanship Award - Tim is the CEO of Chas Clarkson and is the proud 4th generation of his 133-year-old family business that erects Christmas decorations in Sydney's public places e.g., the giant Christmas tree in Martin place. Nominator: Peter Russell
Luke Diserens – Pride of Workmanship Award - Luke is the Northbridge Golf Course Superintendent and has been nominated in recognition of his exceptional dedication, technical expertise and outstanding contribution to the condition and presentation of the golf course. Nominator: David Strickland (President of Northbridge Golf Club).
Jason Du and Leanne Wu – Joint Pride of Workmanship Award - Jason and his wife, Leanne run the Castlecrag Post Office. Their Post Office was awarded Post Office of the year in 2025 out of 4,000 PO Australia wide. Nominator: Bob Edwards represented by his wife Margaret Edwards
Petra Mueller – Pride of Workmanship Award - Petra is the manager of the franchise business, Mad Dogs and
Englishmen for the Northbridge district. She has offered dog walking services for the past 15 years and five years ago was offered the franchise. She is now running a thriving business with a brilliant team of five walkers. The business has around 100 clients (people) and 130 (dogs). Nominator: Sally O’Neill
Ingrid Robertson – Community Service Award - The Reverend Ingrid Robertson leads the Northbridge and Willoughby Uniting Church congregations and is involved in supporting a number of charitable projects in Australia and overseas including: Kailakuri Health Care Project in Bangladesh, a Bush Chaplain service in the remote aboriginal communities of Finke/Apatula in the middle of Australia, the School of St Yarad in Ethiopia and Streetwork in our local community. Nominator: Kim Wilkins
Post Script
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