Congratulations to Jill Madew of Snowy Scheme Museum Adaminaby for winning one of the 2011 NSW Government Heritage Volunteer Awards.
The 2011 NSW Government Heritage Volunteer Awards recognise the outstanding work of individuals and groups in preserving and promoting heritage throughout our community. Now in its tenth year, these awards recognise the exceptional contribution to heritage conservation and management made by our communities unsung heritage heroes. Jill Madew is an outstanding example of perseverance, great leadership and ingenuity. In 2002 a group of Adaminaby residents, under Jill's leadership, formed a fundraising committee and raised $40,000 to purchase heavy machinery previously used in the construction of the Snowy Hydro-Electric Scheme in NSW. The money raised by the committee enabled the purchase of eight of the ten items earmarked as most historically important.
