On 7 March a valued member of my community, Ms Beverley Donald, was the proud recipient of the Cabramatta Local Woman of the Year award for 2024. Beverley's involvement in the community has positively impacted the lives of many overseas immigrants. For 15 years she has graciously volunteered her time in local churches, teaching English to those learning it as a second language. She has taught bible studies at local Anglican churches for 20 years and has been a member of the Anglican Historical Society Diocese of Sydney since 2006 and an editor since 2017. To ensure our history is not forgotten, Beverley wrote many local studies, books and journals, including Liverpool the first Macquarie town: An Historic Guide, Hargrave Park? Never Heard of It: The Story of a Forgotten Suburb, A Little Bit of Country: An Oral History of Badgerys Creek, and Foundations of Faith: Christian Churches in the Fairfield area. By actively working with her local community, Beverley has helped change the lives of many. For that, I thank Beverley Donald for all her work.
BEVERLEY DONALD
19 March 2024