King (Queen) for a couple of weeks...

It is a great gift when your community recognises and honours you. But far greater has been the joy of living, working and sharing in a vibrant lovely community.


Press Release From Daffodil and Arts Festival.

Kyneton Daffodil & Arts Festival Inc

A0021560D

P O Box 59

Kyneton 3444

Phone 5422 2282

e-mail: daffodil@netcon.net.au

www.kynetondaffodilarts.org.au

 

                                                      Secretary:  Margaret Dearricott

 

 

 

13August 2015

 

Media Release

 

2015 Daffodil & Arts King and Queen John and Maureen Condliffe

Popular Kyneton couple, John and Maureen Condliffe will be this year’s Daffodil and Arts King and Queen.

 

Their contributions to the community as a couple has been constant over many years.

 

The author of two published books John is at present the Secretary of the Rotary Club of Kyneton and is President and Treasurer of the Kyneton Angling Club.

 

Both John and Maureen have been involved in the Rotary Youth Art Awards and John in the Rotary Youth Exchange programme.  They have both worked in various groups at Our Lady of the Rosary and the church’s youth groups and John has served on the Finance Committee.

 

Whilst a radiographer at the Kyneton Hospital was a member on the Hospital Board. John currently works on three days a week as a radiographer for the Office of Corrections and has previously worked as a radiographer and manager. 

 

In recent years he and Maureen have conducted a radiography practice employing some 15 others. After retiring from this business John and Maureen spent four years travelled Australia working in various places in Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania.

 

Maureen and John has been a members of Red Cross and Maureen has recently retired from working as a personal carer at Kyneton Lodge.

 

Maureen and Johns' close family including four daughters and eight grandchildren live nearby and are a big part of their lives.

 

They are looking forward to the Launch Night for the Festival to be held at the Kyneton Mechanics Institute on Friday 21 August at 7.30pm when they will receive their royal regalia.

 

All are invited to join them for this social evening and Country Dance when they, along with the Princes and Princesses, will commence as ambassadors for the many events throughout the Festival.

John and Maureen