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Top Company Cycling Promotion Initiatives (per 100 employees)– 2nd place, ICAEW (0.80) – collected by Liz Tribe.

Top Company Cycling Promotion Initiatives (per 100 employees) – 1st place, Gemini Rail Services (2.36) – collected by David Smith.

Top Cycling Companies (based on results here) were introduced by Grant Wildman of Schwalbe Tyres, pledging a prize set of new Green Marathon tyres to the winner:.

Then the Mayor’s Cycling Awards were presented by Deputy-Mayor Marie Bradburn. Victoria Miles MBE, CEO of The Parks Trust (pictured above right), spoke about how MK’s parks provide excellent opportunities for leisure cycling as well as routes to school and work. “MK’s cycling infrastructure is for everyone, not just cycling fanatics.” She pledged to join a Mayor’s Cycling Breakfast next year and promote cycling at other events across the county. “Cycling plays an important role in tackling inequality and reducing inclusion,” she said.

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You and we have the right to know, learn, read, hear what and how we deem appropriate.Īll donations are kept completely private and confidential.While the awards are being presented, free hot snacks will be provided by Namji Restaurant.Īfter a welcome from Ian Revell, CEO of MK Community Foundation (pictured below left), there was a speech from Dame Ann Limb, High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire (pictured below centre), who later joined the cycle ride. Our website is open to any citizen journalists and organizations who want to contribute, publish high-quality insights or send media releases to improve public access to impartial information. It is a bumpy road with all sorties of difficulties. We endeavour to provide the community with real-time access to true unfiltered news firsthand from primary sources. This tendency is not only totally unacceptable, but also to a degree frightening). According to independent assessment, about 98% of the media sector is held by three conglomerates.

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Tanner read a message from the Federal Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Andrew Giles, to the new citizens highlighting that today they joined 'a nation that is one of the world's most successful multicultural societies, with around half of all Australians either born overseas, or with at least one parent born overseas. 'We have people represented from all corners of municipality and all corners of the world.'Īmong the citizens were former residents of the United Kingdom, the USA, Iraq, India, Philippines, New Zealand, Kenya, Myanmar, Denmark, Malta, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

'I take this opportunity to congratulate you all, welcome you and extend on behalf of your community and everyone here, best wishes for a happy and successful future as citizens of Australia. 'It is an honour to present Australian citizenships to people who appreciate and value our society so much that they wish to become one of us and make Australia their home,' he said. Tanner said becoming an Australian citizen was a significant step for the new citizens in showing loyalty to Australia and their desire to share a common future. Students from Cobram Anglican Grammar and Cobram Secondary College also attended the ceremony with the College's students signing the National Anthem. Graeme Emonson PSM presided over the citizenship ceremony at the Cobram Civic Centre. John Tanner AM, Chair of the Panel of Administrators for the Council and fellow Administrator Dr. Moira Shire welcomed 33 new Australian citizens from 14 nations into the municipality today.

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