News Article
WENDY Falconer was selected as a finalist in the Victorian Volunteer Awards for her nearly five decades being part of the Eildon Meals on Wheels program.
The awards, recently held in Melbourne, recognise the hard work and commitment of Victoria’s volunteers.
Nexus Primary Health, who currently oversee the Eildon Meals on Wheels program, spoke highly of Wendy.
“Her nearly 50-year dedication to Eildon Meals on Wheels showcases her unwavering commitment, exceptional leadership and heartfelt care in ensuring community wellbeing,” they said.
“Wendy wasn’t the winner on the day but getting to the top three finalists is an amazing achievement. She is a winner in not only our eyes but in the eyes of the community she supports.”
When the Alexandra Standard spoke with Wendy, she was very humble and continued to highlight the hard work that all her fellow volunteers do.
“I love doing Meals on Wheels, and I always feel that there are so many people that do more than I do,” Wendy said.
“I can remember when we first did it, I said to my daughter, it was five shillings per week. That was in 1966, or it was 1975 when we first started in Eildon. It was five shillings a week and it was an effort to get it from people, they often didn’t have it. We had a lot more people in those..
Image: Wendy Falconer was a finalist at the Victorian Volunteer Awards in Melbourne for her almost 50 years of volunteering at the Eildon Meals on Wheels.
...continue reading the full article by subscribing to our weekly, monthly or annual subscription here.
If you see a photo in the paper of your child, grandchild, partner, or friend we can supply you with a copy to put on your wall as long as Alexandra Newspapers took the photo (we cannot provide a copy of a photo that was taken by a third party).
Alexandra Newspapers is proud to distribute our two primary publications through newsagents, supermarkets, petrol stations and many other outlets across the Murrindindi Shire and beyond.
Alexandra Newspapers offers display and classified advertisements as well the ability to promote your business. Both the Alexandra Standard and the Yea Chronicle offer classified ads for: Births, Deaths, Marriages, Situations Vacant, For Sale, Garage Sale, In Memoriam, Happy Birthday, Anniversary, Public Notice, Meetings, Automotive, Car/Caravan/Motorbikes/Boats. For Rent/Lease, and Wanted.
Alexandra Newspapers can provide commercial printing of plans, posters, business stationery, invoice and receipt books, self-inking stamps and more. Reach out to us for any commercial printing jobs here.
Grab a copy of the weekly newspaper or reach out to us here for subscribing an offline newspaper copy.
Like, comment and share the article on your facebook page.
© 2020 - 2025. ALEXANDRA NEWSPAPERS. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Sitemap
Website built with ❤ by Regional Business Toolkit