Penola residents in spotlight at Australia Day awards ceremony

CELEBRATION: Wattle Range Council's Riddoch Ward citizens of the year were announced at Saturday's Australia Day event. John Heyward was named Citizen of the Year, Wendy Hollick accepted the Community Event of the Year on behalf of the International Beefsteak and Burgundy Convention, Gorgia Robbie received the Young Citizen of the Year and Penola Lions Club recognised Kevin Jarred as its Senior of the Year.