scone.com.au2017 Citizen of the Year
THE Upper Hunter Shire Council Citizen of the Year and also recipient of the Hunter McLoughlin Memorial Citizen of the Year award was Joan Manning.
Mrs Manning received enthusiastic applause when announced as the winner of the awards at Scone this morning, was succinct and understated in her address.
“I’ll probably cry,” she warned.
True to her word she welled with emotion as she thanked her family for their support through her many community activities.
“I’ve loved what I’ve done, I love Scone, I love the community and it is one of the best placed to live in!”
When accepting her second award Mrs Manning simply said, “just a quick thank you.”
Joan Manning was awarded the Hunter McLoughlin Memorial Citizen of the Year, with Mayor Wayne Bedggood, 2016 award recipient Margie Cooper and Ambassador Dr Benajmin Veness.
Nomination excerpt:
Joan has been an active member of the Scone community for many years.
She has brought her love of music to young and old alike and continues to do so.
She has volunteered her time at Scone Grammar School for more than twelve years, playing the piano as accompaniment for the kindergarten choir known as the Kindy Krooners.
She has a very long list of musical contributions to this community including parties, weddings, debutante presentations, ballet music, pre-school singing, physical culture at Scone Public School, dance music at St Mary’s Primary School, music at the nursing homes and the Senior Citizen’s Centre, fashion parades, Christmas carol performances, Australia Day celebrations, performing at Church functions and with the Transclub at TransCare.
Joan has performed at the ANZAC Day service at Gundy for more than 50 years and with the Old Time Dance Band for 63 years.
These contributions are most often made voluntarily and Joan gives up her time willingly.
She loves to bring music to as many people as she can.
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