Australian of the year Archives

MAGGOT-MEMORIES” – by Des Kelly To begin with the customary Congratulations to the Australian of the year for 2023, Ms.Olympia Yarger, who, among other creditable efforts, now adds the management of maggots, in a bid to the final effect of Climate-change, that our World is seeking at this very moment. Who would have thought that maggots would be necessary for this ultra-important task, and Australian maggots at that !!. Anyway, if there is ANY Country that could boast accomplishnents of this calibre, believe me, AUSTRALIA CAN!!. Talking about Aussie-Mags., my memories of these little insects come from one of my MANY experiences as an Ordinary Australian Man or O.A.M., (call me what you will), & I have been called other ‘names’ as well, being the ultimate “No problem” type of volunteer, willing to take on ANY type of job for the purpose of earning this little bit of extra money, ...

Jayantha Wickramatunga – Sri Lankan engineer wins `Australian of the year award’ Jayantha Wickramatunga who arrived in Australia in 1994 has given his knowledge, time and leisure for the benefit of the country he lives and has been honoured with a prestigious award. Wickramatunga, a civil engineer was the recipient of the prestigious award `Australian of the year award’ from the Department of Transport and Main roads of Queensland which has an employee capacity exceeding seven thousand. Jayantha holds the designation of Principle Engineer in the department where around four hundred engineers are employed. “I am awarded this great honour by nominating me to the panel that makes the decision of the suitable people for this award in the Department I serve. This is how Departments like ours help the state to raise the image of the Australian Day. This time nine employees were selected for this honour” Wickramatunga explained. ...