Max Kirwan Receives Award

Monday, August 31, 2009
Posted by Paul

MEDIA RELEASE THE MELBOURNE AWARDS CEREMONY AND GALA DINNER HELD ON SATURDAY 29 AUGUST 2009 MELBOURNE TOWN HALL THE CITY OF MELBOURNE IS PROUD TO HOST AN AWARDS PROGRAM THAT HONOURS THEM.

HELD ON THE EVE OF MELBOURNE DAY. AUGUST 30 – THE DATE THE FIRST EUROPEAN SETTLERS LANDED ON THE NORTH BANK OF THE YARRA RIVER – THESE AWARDS CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND COURAGE UPON WHICH OUR CITY IS FOUNDED. AS WELL AS HONOURING OUR SHINING LIGHTS, THEY ALSO INSPIRE OTHER POTEENTIAL ACHIEVERS TO MAKE THEIR ONTRIBUTION. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AWARD RECIPIENTS. WE ARE FORTUNATE YOU CALL MELBOURNE HOME OUT OF 800 ENTRANTS AND IN THREE AREAS LISTED BELOW. THE AWARDS EXPLAINED SINCE 2003, THE MELBOURNE AWARDS HAVE CELEBRATED THE PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS WHOSE VISION AND HARD WORK SHAPE OUR CITY. HIGHLIGHTING THESE ACHIEVEMENTS INSPIRES AND CHALLENGES OTHERS TO MAKE THEIR OWN CONTRIBUTION TO CREATING A BETTER FUTURE FOR MELBOURNE. THRESS AREAS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE CITY OF MELBOURNE AS VITAL ELEMENTS FOR SECURING MELBOURNE’S FUTURE AS A THRIVING, FORWARD-THINKING CAPATIAL CITY. THE AWARDS HONOUR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO MELBOURNE’S PROFILE, COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONENT. WITHIN EACH OF THESE THREE AREAS, WINNERS WILL BE RECOGNISED WITHIN THREE SEPARATE DIVISIONS RESULT IN A TOTAL OF NINE AWARD CATEGORIES. MELBOURNE AWARDS DIVISION CONTRIBTUTION TO INDIVIDUAL ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY PROFILE COMMUNITY ORGANISATION ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY PROFILE CORPORATION ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY PROFILE IN FRONT OF 500 GUEST MAX KIRWAN OAM, RECEIVED IN THE INDIVIDUAL DIVISION, CONTRIBUTION TO PROFILE.

MAX KIRAN OAM, DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO PROMOTING MELBOURNE’S MOOMBA FESTIVAL AND IN PARTICULAR THE MOOMBA MASTERS INTERNATIONAL WATER SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS. IN 1956 MAX APPROACHED THE THEN CITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION WITH A PROPOSAL TO RUN EXCITING EVENTS ON THE YARRA RIVER FOR ONE WEEK, THE MAJOR OBSTACLE BEING A 5 MILES P/HR SPEED LIMIT. IN 1060 HE NEGOTIATED THE FIRST OF MOOMBA’S WATER SKI COMPETITIONS AND THIS SIX-DAY EVENT IS NOW ONN OF THE WORLD’S GREAT WATER SKIING COMPETIONS. IT CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF COMPETITION IN 210 AND MAX CONTINUES WORKING HARD BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN


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