Margaret Corbett OAM has been named the 2020 Cronulla Woman of the Year in the lead up to International Women’s Day on 8 March.
Margaret Corbett been involved in netball for more than 40 years in different roles, including New South Wales selector, New South Wales convenor, New South Wales Coaching Director, New South Wales State Coach and New South Wales Institute of Sport Head Coach.
In 2006 Mrs Corbett became the seventh inductee into the Netball New South Wales Hall of Fame. The prestigious State League Coach of the Year Award was dedicated in her honour and is now named the Margaret Corbett State League Coach of the Year Award.
In 2013 Mrs Corbett was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the Queen’s Birthday honours list for services to netball.
In 2019 Mrs Corbett has become the second person ever to be elevated to legend status by Netball NSW, with the organisation honouring the pioneering coach at their annual state dinner.
The NSW Women of the Year Awards program recognises remarkable women across the state who have achieved inspiring things in their careers, in business or in their communities.
Previous Cronulla Women of the Year are:
- Shirley Smith (2019 – volunteer work with Caringbah RSL Sub-Branch)
- Kate Fitzsimons (2018 – director of the Nicole Fitzsimons Foundation – overseas travel safety and assisting talented young people)
- Alison Todd (2017 – awareness and advocacy with Cancer Council)
- Jen Armstrong (2016 – founder of the Beauty Bank and domestic violence advocacy; also NSW Woman of the Year)
- Megan Barnes (2015 – pancreatic cancer awareness and advocacy)
- Karen Crawley (2014 -mitochondrial disease awareness and advocacy).
Gymea Bay Baths are a magical spot - but now increasingly afflicted by water pollution and litter, including because of the huge growth in its popularity as a fishing spot.
I caught up with local residents a few days ago to discuss the issues and possible solutions. ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you for coming down and listening to our concerns Mark. The Gymea Bay residents greatly appreciate it.
Have the fisheries look into if it is truely a king fish breeding ground. If so, ban it!
Giving our police wanding powers would deter the carrying of knives and can therefore reduce knife crime. ... See MoreSee Less
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Earlier this week I was out and about in the Shoalhaven City local government area, visiting Berry, Shoalhaven Heads, Nowra and Ulladulla - including checking out:
✅ Progress on the Shoalhaven Hospital redevelopment
✅ Options for extra housing near the hospital and activating the nearby Shoalhaven River foreshore
✅ Waterway problems at Shoalhaven Heads
✅ Stalled redevelopment of Ulladulla Harbour. ... See MoreSee Less
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A lovely spot a bit like Cronulla 50 years ago don’t let them spoil it.
Thank you Mark
Just a couple of hours at the helm of your yacht from Gunnamatta Bay ...
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Honoured to attend two more moving Anzac Day services this afternoon:
- The 18th Coloured Digger March and Service, honouring Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander service men and women.
- The lunchtime commemorative service at the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park.
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Well done Mark, again
🌞 Good Morning 🌍 🌹Lest We Forget💐 🙏 HaVe A GrEaT DaY! #GreAt_PhotOs, 👍 #Amazing_Work, #GreAt_LeAdeR 👏
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Honoured to attend moving Anzac Day services at the Martin Place Cenotaph and Cronulla (and to be represented at Caringbah and Miranda).
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It was a very busy morning for you serving the people of NSW and honouring those who protect our nation. Thank you Mark Speakman. 🙏
Lest we forget.🙏
We will remember them
Lest we forget.
Lest we forget 🇦🇺
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What a wonderful day. I love it every year. And cherish these wonderful men and women. Thank you for all you did for us.❤️.
Lest We Forget. On this most important ANZAC day we commentate the memory of all the men and women who served in the military and other ways to keep this great country free. We thank God for their service to our country. Thanks Councillor Allan Green 22 years serving Blacktown City Council community.
We will remember them
Lest We Forget ❤️
Lest we forget. 🇦🇺
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