Born into this World on 3rd June, 1907: Passed to God on 6th April, 2007

In December 2001, the Prime Minister, The Hon John Howard MP announced the creation of a Centenary Medal to honour living persons who have made a contribution to Australian society or government, including those who have lived during the last hundred years. Anne Segal, our family Matriarch (God Bless Her) was nominated to receive a Centenary Medal ‘for services to the community, in particular for service to Lithgow Meals on Wheels’.

The whole Segal Clan say to Nanna: “Well Done, Nanna! You are an inspiration to the younger Segal’s and a great role model for the older Segal’s. We all send you our congratulations and best wishes with lots of love and we trust you will keep batting on for a few more years yet”.

Nanna will be 97 years young in June. She enjoys reasonably good health although, in her own words, she suffers with the usual aches and pains that all 96 year-olds seem to get from time to time.

I am pleased to announce the list of awardees for the Centenary Medal has been finalised and recipients will shortly receive their medals. Their names can be found on the website http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/. The Centenary Medal was created to recognise the achievements of a cross-section of the Australian community at the time of the centenary of federation and to prepare for the challenges of the new century by honouring persons who have contributed to Australian society or government. This is an important medal and it is desirable that contributions made during the centenary year especially by those who helped make it a memorable time in the life of the nation be recognised.
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