Our Senior Citizen for 2024

The Moree Plains Shire has a new Senior Citizen for 2024, congratulations to Lyn Moore.

Lyn has served the community through her long career of roughly 28 years at the Moree residential aged care facility Whiddon, formally known as Fairview. Having grown up in the area Lyn was familiar with local families, allowing her to give her personal touch when working with the residents.

With a willingness to volunteer where possible, from either serving you food/drinks through the local Lions Club to her time at St Vinnie’s sorting through kindly gifted donations to serving the customers on the front counter, always giving her time and energy to uplift those around her.

Mayor Johnson remarked, “It is always a pleasure to attend the Seniors Citizens luncheon, with a very pleasing number of nominations for this most deserving accolade. We thank Lyn for her dedicated time to the community”.

Congratulations to our other nominees, Darryl Bird, David Roberts, Dawn McMahon, Geoff Dunlop, Henry Trow, Jock Jones, Kerry Cassells, Lorraine Bartel, Madonna McInnes, Michael McNamara, Nelly Jones, Sylvia Macey, Tommy Cain, for their unwavering and invaluable contribution to our Shire.

Council has had the opportunity to congratulate many of our honourable Senior Citizens in the Plains, due to the remarkable people in this community who serve as shining examples for the generations to come.

Over the past five year's we have had the honour of awarding the following recipients, 2023 – Slyvia Broderick, 2022 Carolyn Osmond, 2021 Connie Potts, 2020 – no awards due to COVID-19, and 2019 Aunty Mary Swan.

“I would love to see the nomination numbers grow each year, as we certainly have many people who make an immeasurable impact on this place, the Moree Plains which we call home,” said Mayor Johnson.

The Senior Weeks festival continues with events on Thursday 14 March – Morning tea at the Historical Society Museum at 10am. Friday 15 March – Lunch and Bingo at Moree Care at 10am Saturday 16 March – BBQ lunch and entertainment with the Moree Ukelele band at 363 Gwydirfield Road, Moree at 11am.

The ‘Senior Citizen of the Year’ is presented annually as part of the NSW Seniors Festival. NSW Seniors Week celebrates the valuable contribution of our seniors to local communities.

Image - Moree Plains Shire Senior Citizen, Lyn Moore with Mayor, Mark Johnson.