Country Music Club - Boyup Brook

Over the last eight years the Club has been recognised by its peers and has duly been awarded for its
outstanding efforts:

2010	CMC Trainee - Hannah The Boyup Brook Country Music Club have formally signed local teenager, Hannah Chambers as a Trainee for 12 months. Hannah will complete a Certificate 111 in Business. She will be will be involved in office and administration and lucky enough to include some Event Management modules which will give her excellent grounding to assist in the coordination of the annual County Music Festival. Hannah has been employed causally for a short time, volunteering in the office in the lead up to this year’s festival.
2010	WA Winner - Local Hero Award 2010 Rhonda Parker has been announced as the winner of the Western Australian Local Hero Award, 2010, one of the four categories in the Australia Day Awards at a ceremony at Government House. Rhonda has been the long standing Music Director for the Boyup Brook Country Music Club, and was bestowed with the honour not just for her driving force behind the Festival, but also for her long term commitment to the local community of Boyup Brook She is a tireless volunteer and has been the driving force behind many local organisations for the past 28 years. From 3,000 nominations received Statewide, Rhonda was named along side three other finalists for the Award and honoured along with the States best. The Local Hero Award is one of four categories of the Australian of the Year program, presented by the National Australia Day Council in association with state and territory Australia Day organisations. The Australian of the Year Award acknowledges individuals who inspire national pride and enrich the lives of their fellow Australians. Rhonda and three other state Award recipients will join winners from all other States and Territories as finalists for the National Awards to be announced in January, 2010 in Canberra. Rhonda is looking forward to a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to visit the Canberra residence of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd “The Lodge”, when she attends a gala dinner the night before the awards ceremony. Congratulations Rhonda

2009	WA Tourism Awards Finalist