First Nations Leaders in Local Gov't Win Top Award

Recipients of this year's Cr Pat Dixon Memorial Trust Scholarships, supporting First Nations people in councils, were announced at the recent 2024 NSW Local Government Week Awards.

This year's awardees are Kiama Municipal Council's Cr Stuart Larkins, Central Darling Shire's Roxanne Kennedy, and Hawkesbury City Council's Hayden Jones.

The annual scholarships were established in honour of Cr Pat Dixon, a Dhanggati woman who became the first Aboriginal woman elected to local government in Australia.

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