The winners of the LJ Hooker Reg Cowden Memorial Sports Star of the Year Awards for the month of May 2019 have been announced by Lithgow City Council.

Mayor of Lithgow, Councillor Ray Thompson announced Lithgow District Netball under 14’s Representative Team (Netball) as the winner of the Junior Award for May 2019.

In May the team travelled to Parkes to compete in the Parkes and District Netball Associations Annual Carnival, the girls played six carnival games coming away with “Runners Up” in the second division (under 14’s) for the day, out of the seven teams in that age division.

“Council extends its congratulations to the Lithgow District Netball under 14’s Representative Team on their achievements, and further encourages the community and local sporting organisations to submit nominations for these awards” concluded Mayor Cr Ray Thompson.

Nominations for outstanding sporting achievements in June 2019 will be accepted by Lithgow City Council until 9th July 2019. Nomination forms can be obtained by contacting Council’s Customer Service Department on (02) 6354 9999, or can be downloaded from council’s website http://council.lithgow.com/sports-star-awards/