Community back wildlife charity with award win

Published on Wednesday, 26 January 2022 at 10:45:53 AM

Rehabilitating sick and injured wildlife and returning them to their natural environment has won Albany resident Nicole Link the Citizen of the Year Award for 2022.

Ms Link and her non-for-profit organisation Kinjarling Marsupial Rescue have been providing a wildlife rescue service in the Great Southern for seven years. Mayor of Albany Dennis Wellington said protecting local wildlife isn’t for the faint hearted.

“What Nicole does is provide a safe, nurturing and healthy environment for our vulnerable wildlife to recover from all sorts of injuries and trauma they may experience,” he said.

“It is a demanding job with calls for assistance at all hours of the day and night, taking an incredible amount of dedication and resilience.”

Amali Miriam NizamWood was awarded the 2022 Young Citizen of the Year, nominated for her hard work and dedication in raising funds for the annual Big Sleepout event that supports the homeless community.

Amali raised a record $5,040 over two months which was the highest amount raised by an individual, despite being only eight years old.

Senior Citizen of the Year was awarded to Irene Montefiore for her contribution to developing a more compassionate community, establishing the Albany Death Café, Natural Earth Burials and the Dying to Know Day.

Albany & Regional Volunteer Service was awarded the Active Citizenship Award for Community Group or Event for their continued dedication to supporting and growing volunteering in our local community.

“Being on the judging panel this year was an incredibly tough job with so many worthy nominations to choose from again,” Mayor Wellington said.

“It is humbling to see so many people committing their time and energy to give back to the community without the expectation of getting anything in return. “Congratulations to every nominee, whose hard work has not gone unnoticed within our community.”

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