2023 Cowra Youth Peace Award Winner Announced

Published on 20 September 2023

Cowra local, Samuel Haeata, has been awarded the Cowra Youth Peace Award for 2023! Sam, 19, was one of four outstanding young locals who were nominated for this year’s award, which recognises young people making a difference in our community.

Sam was presented with his award at 2023 Cowra Peace Day Dinner held at the Cowra Bowling Club on Tuesday 19 September. In being nominated for the 2023 Youth Peace Award, Sam was recognised for:

“the tremendous amount of volunteering (he has done) for the Cowra community, volunteering his spare time at the PCYC and at Cowra High School and other local sporting clubs, and helping run sporting events for the youth of Cowra. Sam demonstrates the values of mateship, friendship, a positive attitude and being helpful to everyone around him.”

The Cowra Youth Peace Award is an initiative of the Australian Chapter of the World Peace Bell Association in partnership with Cowra Council and the Rotary Club of Cowra. The Award recognises young people in the Cowra Shire who have demonstrated strong community leadership and embody the ideals of peace through their actions and relationships with others.

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