Cessnock women June Lennard and Freida Frankham have been inducted to the NSW Hidden Treasures Honour Roll.
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Developed by the Department of Primary Industries’ Rural Women’s Network, the Hidden Treasures Honour Roll recognises women who devote their time to improve the lives of others in regional, rural and remote communities in NSW.
June, 86 and Freida, 85 are among 51 ladies who were added to the honour roll this year.
They are both long-serving, active members of Cessnock VIEW Club – Freida recently received her service badge for 50 years’ membership, while June has been a member for 45 years.
Freida’s involvement with the community has been quite varied. She has been a member of the school P&C, and has assisted at a local aged care facility, and continues to help organise the Cessnock Hobbies and Handicrafts annual exhibition.
She is devoted to her two children, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
June is a keen soccer fan and a great supporter of the Cessnock City Hornets, where her late husband, former international player Jack Lennard, played and coached. She served on the club committee, the women’s committee and as the manager’s secretary for many years, and has donated an annual trophy – the Jack Lennard Memorial Award for the Rookie of the Year – snce 2003.
June’s community work also includes being a Telecross volunteer for the Red Cross, and a dedicated member of the Anglican Church at Cessnock.
She has four children, 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Her younger grandchildren are often at her house, and she is still seen collecting them from school.
Freida and June join the 15 other women from the Cessnock electorate to become Hidden Treasures since the roll’s inception in 2010.
The others include Judy Clark, Janette Jackson and Marj Wotherspoon in 2011; Pam Bothwell, Robyn Gill, Gillian James, Beth Masterman and Sheila Turnbull in 2012; Judith Wright, Nell Workman and Ruth Gorton in 2014; Jo Gibson, Jean Watson and Joan McNaughton in 2015 and Janice Limn in 2016.
The NSW Hidden Treasures Honour Roll now comprises more than 800 rural women volunteers.
Find out how you can nominate a hidden treasure in 2018 at dpi.nsw.gov.au.
