Member for Davidson, Jonathan O’Dea, has announced Ms Kirsten Quinn, a resident of Belrose, is the 2019 Local Woman of the Year for the Davidson electorate.
“Kirsten makes an enormous contribution to the community especially through volunteering with Raise, a charity providing mentoring programs for young high school students, and her extensive work for people with a disability,” Mr O’Dea said.
Kirsten is a single mother who has worked at Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA) for 20 years and, aside from her paid role, also volunteers for CPA events such as the Twenty/20 challenge and Krazy Kosci Klimb. On Saturday mornings Kirsten is involved with Active Opportunities, which helps kids (6-12) with a disability to play soccer in a team. She also volunteers as an age manager for a special Nippers group at South Curl Curl beach, catering to children and young adults with a disability.
Kirsten joined BUMP, a mentoring program for young mums, as a volunteer in 2012 and mentored for 3 years before moving into Raise’s Youth Frontiers program, a program which connects adult volunteers with teenagers to help develop resilience. Kirsten has mentored teens at St Ives High School for the past 4 years and many young people continue to benefit from Kirsten’s knowledge and experience.
“Kirsten’s warm nature and ongoing commitment to helping young people is a fantastic example for others to follow. I am pleased to acknowledge her as the 2019 Local Woman of the Year for the Davidson electorate.”
“I also note another local woman from Forestville, Laura O’Reilly, has been named a finalist for the 2019 Premier’s Woman of the Year award,” Mr O’Dea concluded.
