A quiet achiever

Mayor Tony Cordy is pictured with Citizen of the Year Ian Gallagher.
Mayor Tony Cordy is pictured with Citizen of the Year Ian Gallagher.

The 2021 Mount Alexander Shire Australia Citizen of the Year honour went to Castlemaine Lions Club member and volunteer Corrections Officer Ian Gallagher. Ian is a quiet achiever who is considerate, respectful and always ready to lend a hand. He has been a volunteer Corrections Officer for 15 years where he has earned the trust, respect and co-operation of offenders under his charge.
He has also been an active member of the Lions for 15 years and is a driving force and key contributor for all of their events. See today’s Mail for more on Ian and all our local winners…

Lisa Dennis
Editor of the Castlemaine Mail newspaper and senior journalist on our sister paper the Midland Express. Over the last 24 years Lisa been proudly reporting news in the Mount Alexander and Macedon Ranges communities.