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Mackay Mayor: Why we are so lucky this Australia Day

Fresh air is still available to us.
We have one of the world’s best health services.
Gender is not a barrier.
High quality education as a right.
Our borders are under control.
We trust our legal system.
We expect democracy as a natural right.
We trust our electoral processes.
Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson during the Australia Day awards dinner on Monday night shone a light on how lucky were are in Australia.
Reminding us Australia Day is about celebrating the relative freedoms we enjoy as COVID continues to ravage many countries abroad.
“Aussies have a reputation of being laid back and friendly but this is still a country where hard work, passion and drive will reward you,” he said.

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Mabel Quakawoot at has been named 2021 Citizen of the Year. Mackay Australia Day Awards Gala Dinner. Picture: Tara Miko
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If he's the measure of our next generation of adults, Mackay is in safe hands.
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Young Citizen of the Year Emmett Withers started his charity Emmett 4 Animals when he was five years old and has gone on to help thousands of stray animals across the region.
The other heartwarming moment of the night was hearing from last year's Lori Burgess Community Volunteer Award Kathryn Andrews.
Speaking eloquently and passionately, she talked about how the disability sector, like many of us, had to find a way to explain the lockdown to their clients and find ways to maintain contact while we were in isolation.

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