Posted: 26 January 2012

At an Australia Day ceremony today, City of Ryde Mayor, Clr Artin Edmekdjian, announced the 2012 City of Ryde Citizen of the Year and Young Citizen of the Year, in recognition of their service to the local community. The recipients are:

• Mrs Suzanne Ward, OAM – Citizen of the Year
• Mr Geoffrey Ward – Young Citizen of the Year

In acknowledging their outstanding contributions, Clr Etmekdjian said the two winners exemplified the character and fine qualities of the people who make up the City of Ryde.

“Both Suzanne and Geoffrey deserve the admiration of the community and to be acknowledged as role models with these, our highest civic awards,” the Mayor said.

“Both winners have added enormous value to the lives of so many in our local area, showing once again that community spirit and leadership is thriving in the City of Ryde.”

Find out more about Suzanne Ward and Geoffrey Ward.