Star reader’s big win
Beatrice Blyth couldn’t believe it when she was told she had won $1000 worth of Woolworths Gift Cards.
The Berwick woman was the winner of the Star/Woolworths Spring Shopping spree competition, which was run for five weeks across all the Star newspapers.
Beatrice said she was excited by her win, saying as a pensioner the prize would make a huge difference to her.
As a regular Woolworths shopper and Star reader, Beatrice is looking forward to shopping up big at her local Woolies.
She is also an active Probus member.
A big thanks to the 4,500 readers who entered our major spring competition.
Protester, not a journalist
Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Hollingworth has denounced RDA founder and anti-vaxxer Monica Smit as being a journalist.
In Smit’s bail variation application report, Justice Hollingworth said there was no evidence to suggest the Pakenham woman was a journalist.
“Although Ms Smit describes herself on social media as a ’journalist’, that appears to be a label she has given herself to justify her presence at protests,“ Justice Hollingworth said.
“There is no evidence before the court as to her employment status or history, or that she publishes information other than on her website or through social media channels.
“Ms Smit clearly regards herself as some sort of crusader.“
Awards open
Applications are now open for Cardinia Shire Council’s 2022 Australia Day Awards.
Nominations can be made online in the following award categories: Citizen of the Year, Senior Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and Community Event of the Year.
Cardinia Mayor Brett Owen said nominating someone for an Australia Day Award was an excellent way to acknowledge their contribution.
“If you know an outstanding person or event in our shire area, then we want to hear from you,” Cr Owen said.
“Our Australia Day Awards recognise and honour the outstanding achievements of our citizens and community events.
“We have four categories including Citizen of the Year, Senior Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and Community Event of the Year so I encourage you to jump online and get your nominations in.”
Nominees must be Australian citizens and live, work or study within Cardinia Shire.
They must have made a noteworthy contribution during the current year.
Nominees for Young Citizen of the Year must be 25 years of age or younger on 26 January 2022.
Nominees for Senior Citizen of the Year must be at least 70 years of age on 26 January 2022.
Community events must have been hosted onsite or virtually in the shire between November 2020 and November 2021 by a not-for-profit organisation.
Previous award winners are ineligible to win an award in the same category for at least 5 years.
Nominations close 5pm on Friday 12 November 2021. For more information, visit cardinia.vic.gov.au/australiaday.
