Grace Roberts Awards

Council and the Yandaarra Aboriginal Consultative Committee launched the Grace Roberts Community Development Award in 1999 to acknowledge individuals who have made a significant contribution to enhancing the quality of life of Aboriginal people in the Coffs Harbour area.

The Grace Roberts Community Development Award celebrates the memory of Grace Roberts who came to Coffs Harbour in 1963 and, as a parent, friend, grandmother, aunt, advisor, disciplinarian, visionary and campaigner, worked towards the betterment of her people. 

She was instrumental in establishing a number of local services and, through leadership and by example, improved the quality of life for all Indigenous people in Coffs Harbour.

Grace Roberts Awards 2009

The Grace Roberts Awards winners for 2009 are:

Grace Roberts Award - Harry Mumbulla
Grace Roberts Aboriginal Community Worker of the Year Award - Sid Brown
Grace Roberts Aboriginal Community Organisation of the Year Award - Galambila Aboriginal Health Service

Previous recipients of the awards have included Bea Ballangarry, Anita Craig, Daphne Flanders, Sue Hoskins, Barry Hoskins, Trevor Wilson and Christine Robinson.

                    Above: Sid Brown was recognised for his work at
                    the Kulai Aboriginal Preschool.

    Above: Harry Mumbulla with his Grace Roberts Award.

    Right: (From left to right) Alex Webb (Chairperson), 
    Christine Robinson (Deputy Chair), David Peachy
    David Kennedy (CEO Galambila).