Ben Lomond resident Beth White has been recognised as a hidden treasure. She has been included on the Hidden Treasures Honour Roll which was unveiled by Minister for Primary Industries Katrina Hodgkinson at the 2014 NSW Rural Women’s Gathering held in Coolamon last weekend.
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Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has congratulated Beth who is one of 13 from the area to be included in the honour roll.
“This Honour Roll provides a long lasting legacy to the tireless women volunteers who are the backbone of rural and regional communities, including ours,” Mr Marshall said.
“They play an important role in ensuring the survival of many important community groups, local businesses and of course families.”
“It is a way of saying thank you and honouring what they do – and I fully support this acknowledgement particularly for the hard working women in our local community.”
Hidden Treasures is a joint project of Rural Women’s Network (NSW Department of Primary Industries) and The Centre for Volunteering, NSW.
Beth gives many volunteer hours to the Ben Lomond community each week. She is an active member of the Ben Lomond War Memorial Hall Trust Management Committee and visitors on bus tours enjoy her talks on the history of Ben Lomond and the area.
She is involved in organising the Australia Day Breakfast and Anzac Day Service held at the hall and catering for the committee’s fundraising functions, setting up, cooking, serving and cleaning.
Beth is a Trust Board Member of the Ben Lomond Recreational Reserve and helps with maintenance at the Reserve. She is also an active member of the Ben Lomond Landcare Group.
Beth has spent many voluntary hours researching history of the area and speaking with past residents and recording information. She produces two community newsletters: Altitude Living, a biannual publication highlighting facets of life in Ben Lomond and the area, and Message Muster, a monthly newsletter with dates and information about coming events.
Both publications are eagerly received and are even mailed to people who have moved away. A former school teacher, Beth is still actively interested in Ben Lomond’s primary school and its students.
She tutors children of all ages in her own time. Beth is interested in the health and wellbeing of the community and was instrumental in having gym equipment installed in a public area in Ben Lomond, in conjunction with the Healthy Highland Program and Landcare.