Human faces of our district's success

WELL DONE: The Carterton New World Bravery and Strong Action Award was won by the Carterton Volunteer Fire Brigade.

Former Carterton Events Centre Trust chairman John Greenwood has been named as the supreme winner in the Charles Rooking Carter Community Awards, held on Saturday evening at the centre.

The annual awards were created by the Carterton District Council in 1994 to publicly acknowledge and celebrate the volunteer work, business innovation and achievements of members within the community.

More than 200 guests attended the awards dinner, which included four new category awards.

Adele Pentony-Graham, awarded the Voluntary Community Service Award for her years of historical research, said it was a wonderful night at the centre.

"Met with a glass of bubbly," she said.

She added it was lovely to receive an award and she had been pleasantly surprised.

The category winners were:

EnZed PC Services Voluntary Community Service Award

Adele Pentony-Graham (runner-up, Herb Stewart).

Paua World Achievers Award

Winner: Tom Quinn (runner-up, Grace Quinn)

The Hits Boosting Business Award

Jeff and Katie Yates of Carterton New World (runner-up Pam Veugelaers/ Sew Carterton)

Allflex Emerging Enterprises Award

Linda Penlington from Gain Momentum

Carterton New World Bravery and Strong Action Award

Carterton Volunteer Fire Brigade