45 local students recognised at 2022 Community Service Awards

Minister for Education and Federal Member for Blaxland, Jason Clare MP has once again recognised the outstanding efforts of 45 local students at his fourteenth annual Community Service Awards Ceremony held at Bankstown Sports Club.

The special presentation ceremony to acknowledge and celebrate the enormous contribution students make to their school and our wider community was attended by over 250 guests including families, school principals and teachers.

“These awards recognise students from 38 schools across Blaxland for the outstanding work they do in our local community. They have all done something special that makes them a local hero,” Mr Clare said.

“Noah Bartolo-Stafford, Year 4 student from Milperra Public School who has forgone birthday presents every year since he was two and donated to a different charity each year – to date he has raised over $10,000 for different charities.”

“Nora Rajab, Year 10 student from Sefton High School who has championed social justice initiatives in the school community to raise awareness and money for charities like the Cancer Council and Canteen.”

“Angelica Griarte, Year 12 student from Bankstown Girls High School who led a fundraiser to support local community households impacted by Covid 19, where the school collected donations to support families in obtaining basic goods and toys for households.”

“And our youngest student on the night was Rachel Luong, Year 2 from Sefton Infants School who has volunteered to lead and assist peer support programs for children with significant physical, sensory and emotional challenges.”

“Our community has a proud tradition of community service – I congratulate and thank all the students for their efforts to uphold this tradition,” Mr Clare said.