Merriwa and district Australia Day Awards were held at the Cassillis Bowling Club with a large gathering leaving standing room only.
Ambassadors Lana and Roger Borg travelled from Penrith with their two children to attend the event, their foundation, the Mama Lana Foundation was born out of Mrs Borg providing hot meals for firefighters in 2013 and now has more than 80 volunteers providing meals for those in need six nights a week along with a host of other community projects.