The Goornong Citizen of the Year has committed over 50 years of service on various committees in Goornong. This person has served on both the Goornong Primary School Mother's Club and the School Council; been Secretary and Treasurer of the Soldier's Memorial Hall and organised the Australia Day Concert at the Memorial Hall for last 13 years.
She has been Secretary of the Goornong Cemetery Trust; a founding Committee Member of the Goornong Guide Newsletter; and a member of the Goornong + 25 Community Plan, for which she wrote the History of Goornong.
She helped form the Goornong Historical Society, in conjunction with the Soldier's Memorial Committee, and has spent much time restoring the old historic Police Station in Grant St.
She also worked alongside her husband Ken at the Wheat Silos, as well as supporting him in his many community activities.
She was with the Red Cross committee when they had a branch in Goornong; has been a Home [Help] Carer for the former Shire of Huntly and in between all that work she has raised a family of six children
It gives me great pleasure to announce our first Goornong Citizen of the Year and congratulate Mrs. Kath Read.
Janet Filbey—President of the Goornong & District Community Group Inc.
