Shellharbour City Council has announced the winners of the 2023 Good Neighbour Awards.

Mayor Chris Homer congratulated the winners, and those who nominated them, for making their neighbourhoods great places to live. 

“Council’s Good Neighbour Awards are a great way to recognise and thank those in the community who show kindness, efforts and willingness to lend a hand,” Mayor Homer said.

“Building connections between residents within neighbourhoods is important. It strengthens communities, helps us to feel safe and connected, and provides a sense of purpose.

“Even the simplest things are appreciated - checking in and having a chat, taking out the bins or feeding the pets. The support that good neighbours can provide is priceless.

“We can all work to create belonging for ourselves, for our families, and for our neighbours. We can do this by focusing on inclusion and connection, making others welcome, and by building respectful relationships with those around us,” he said.

Council holds the annual awards to recognise and celebrate the community members who reach out, support and help care for the people in their neighbourhoods.

The Shellharbour City Council 2023 Good Neighbour Award winners are:

Good Neighbour of the Year
•    Winner - Petra Medcalfe (nominated by John and Barbara Street) 
•    Runner up - The Turnbull Family (nominated by Sabrina Prudlik)

Street of the Year: Foxground Parade, Tullimbar

Drawing competition
•    Winner - Liarna Peters 
•    Runner up - Savannah Talevska 

National Neighbour Day is held on the last Sunday in March each year. Council celebrates Neighbour Day and the Neighbours Every Day campaign through the Good Neighbour Awards.

Neighbour Day is the call-to-action focal point for the Neighbours Every Day campaign that promotes the benefits of well-connected and resilient communities.

The theme for Neighbours Every Day in 2023 is “Create Belonging” – a call to action to everyone (individuals, community groups, business and governments) to take every day actions that create social connection and foster respectful relationships.

Council thanks this year’s sponsors:
•    The Waterfront Shell Cove
•    Lendlease Calderwood
•    Stockland Shellharbour
•    Bunnings Shellharbour
•    Rebel Sport Shellharbour
•    Shanx – The Links Shell Cove

Shellharbour City Council is proud to be recognised as a “very neighbourly organisation” by the Neighbour Day Organisation.