It was so special welcoming new Australians to join us all at the Lithgow City Council celebrations. There were ten new citizens including this wonderful family who came from Kenya.
Ray, the Mayor knew everyone. I joined him in thanking the many many people who were part of the community from the Country Women's Association who made scones, to the firefighters, the reserves from the Defense Forces, Search and Rescue teams ... It was a privilege to give the address.
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Ten Lithgow residents were welcomed with open arms into the community as Australian citizens on Sunday, January 26.So proud to stand beside Aunty Helen Riley a Wiradjuri woman from the lands of the 3 rivers, as the AustraliaDay26J Ambassador for the Lithgow City Counciland community who have battled fires and support each other. I love them.
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Susanne Thank you for coming to Lithgow and signing the books for my grandchildren. It was wonderful to meet you. A great day.
Aunty Helen Riley proud Wiradjuri Ambassador for Lithgow city council, Suzanne Gevay author, many thanks and respect for our culture, ancestors past and present. Proud Wiradjuri ancestry, full support and acknowledgement. Michelle Harlen (Adams ).
bet she was proud to stand with you too Susanne Gervay
Tomorrow, I'll be driving in the Blue Mountains through fire ravaged forests and homes to Lithgow and the the villages of Wallerang, Rydal and Portland. I'll be singing along with the Highland Pipe Band, toss a gumboot and cheer at the yabby races. There's so much more. Homemade damper and golden syrup and tea and the wonderful volunteer firfighters and all thos who came together to help others - the best of people.
It is a great privilege to welcome our new citizens to Australia and give the address.
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Australia Day will be celebrated across the Lithgow region on Sunday 26th January with free activities and entertainment for everyone and with the AmbassadorSafe travels. You will deliver positivity and hope. Inspirational .
I’m in Gundagai this year. Have fun. Yianni
It’ll certainly be a different experience than ours last year when everything was green and populated with animals 😞. See the glow worms when you’re at Lithgow if you get the chance, super cool! Love your work and best wishes for your visit x
We look forward to welcoming Susan to Portland for our celebrations on Sunday 12 noon official ceremony
Well done, Susanne. You are amazing 🥰
What a wonderful contribution Susanne Gervay Author 🇦🇺 ❤️
You must be a brilliant ambassador - and this year your contribution will be greater than ever. Drive safely! xxx
Please wave to daughter and granddaughter as you go through Lithgow 🙂
Take care and enjoy 😊
You're a wonder - what a beautiful thing to be part of x
Safe travels😘
Look what has arrived after the bush fires? A gorgeous lorikeet- in an enclave not ravaged by fire. Pearl Beach. Made me smile.
Working hard at SCBWI Australia East & New Zealand committee retreat where we’re planning a creators’ retreat and a conference. We packed our swimmers, beach towels, walking shoes... and food. Vegetarian , gluten free dominated - this was the piece de la resistance! Brain food made by illustrator Marjorie Crosby-Fairall!
Our management team are Deborah Abela Author, Sue Whiting, Jodie Wells-Slowgrove Margaret Roc, Marjorie Crosby-Fairall Illustration and me.
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It was very yummy too!
YUM! Sounds exciting, ooooh a creator’s retreat, looking forward to hearing more 😃
Is it cauliflower?
Sounds wonderful Susanne!
Can’t wait!
Enjoy 😊
Ooh, recipe?
When I spoke in London at the IBBY Conference - International Board for Books for Young People - about my picture book 'Ships in the Field' on the journey from war to home. I had the privilege of hearing Children's Laureate UK, poet and children's author Michael Rosen. His new book, in inspired by discovering his family's past in the Holocaust. He works tirelessly reaching children against racism. Worth reading the article.
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‘It happens to real people’: how to help children grasp the horror of the Holocaust | Michael Rosen
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Remembering the questions of his own childhood has helped Michael Rosen to tell pupils difficult truthsMadly passionate kids authors & illustrators on retreat in beautiful Pearl Beach - working on writing programs for the amazing kids book creators here. We’re bush walking.
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Such a brilliant few days. And so much work accomplished. It's going to be a fabulous SCBWI year.
Spent nice times at pearl peach Used help at book fair
Lovely to see you all last night. Xxx
Lovely photo
Oh wow! Wish I was there xx
Hello pearl beach
The fires have ravaged Australia, but Australia is beautiful and the people welcoming and it's my home. The incredible support from here and internationally has been inspiring. But now, it is time to come back, see the Blue Mountains and all there is here because we need you to buy that coffee in a 'local', visit, stay in hotels and help rebuild and have a great time too..
I am the Australia Day Ambassador for beautiful Lithgow, New South Wales - come visit.
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Your Business Counts: Australian Hotels Ravaged By Bushfires Woo Guests Back
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The Australian hotel industry has been ravaged by the bushfires as people cancelled usual Christmas holiday bookings en masse. But now hotels and regional tourism are urging people to return to areas where nature and communities are making a remarkable comeback and emergency warnings have passed.Look forward to having you at our Australia Day Celebrations in Portland next Sunday Susanne.
A little survivor of the fires - 'Scaredy' - found her way home with burnt whiskers and paws - and is safe now - with author and part of the writing community Sulari Gentill and family - who survived the bush fires.
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.So glad he made it back home, even with sore feet!
Wow poor thing
That is the real signature of Louis Theroux who tackles all issues with exquisite insight & empathy from the most hated families in America (Westboro Baptist Church) to the Nazis to ... weird & controversial topics. In front seat at the glorious State Theatre
Cool! So jealous! Although I'm off to see David Sedaris tomorrow night 🙂
Sue is the Australia Day Ambassador for Lithgow District this year, we look forward to her presence at Portland celebrations.
I love Louis Theroux
I have bought his autobiography and am looking forward to reading it 😊
You haven’t heard little frogs lately. Bush fires across Australia have left them with no place to hide and ...many are threatened with extinction. Leave some logs, water bowls, shade in your yard and help Kermit - we love our frogs.
PS these frogs are real and when I took the photo they looked like they'remade of plaster.
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And the heat boiled all the tadpoles in their water. We had a heap of tadpoles in our back yard. No more. 😢
One of the great advocates of children's books, the incredible Paul Macdonald has set up The Children's Bookshop Speakers Agency in the heart of the diverse social economic inner city suburb of Glebe. His Speakers' Agency includes some of the icons of kids and YA literature - Deborah Abela Author, Yvette Poshoglian Author Tim Harris, Jacqueline Harvey, Oliver Phommavanh, Liz Anelli Illustrator, Andrew Daddo, Matt Cosgrove, Sue Whiting, author, Morris Gleitzman, Belinda Murrell, Kate Forsyth, Aura Parker Aleesah Darlison Fan Page ... and a host of creators including me. Paul's just finishing the building works and it looks fabulous already. If you have a microscope you can see Paul and me outside the door.Thankyou Paul Macdonald for supporting my new book 'Heroes of the Secret Underground' coming out for Book Week.
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So looking forward to seeing your new place Paul Macdonald r
Always good to catch up! 🙏👍
And, Susanne, Paul and Beth will be supporting Room to Read this year! Fantastic news for us all.
This is wonderful!
‘Imagination is more important than knowledge. ...Imagination encircles the world.’ Albert Einstein has nailed it. Imagination of how we can make the world safe ... let’s do an Albert Einstein!
PS Albert and I have the same hair style.
PPS Albert inspires my new novel to be published August by HarperCollins Books Australia
Great photo. You have a wonderful sense of humour, Susanne. Put on a moustache and you'll look like twins!
Yes, I can see the resemblance. And without imagination what are we? Every great idea started with imagination. xxx
👍😜 Imagination the greatest gift !
Wow.. you can bring people from the dead and he looks younger...what's he's secret.
Keeping only the best company clearly!
You would pass for family 🙂
Oh glory, where did you dig him up?
A joy of being a writer, are incredible authors I share my life with. Jan Latta brings the plight of endangered animals to kids throughout the world through her books. .She's working to inspire kids to be advocates for saving animals and is always on a safari somewhere tackling lions and gorillas. Have a read of this article by journalist Tamara Thiessen Travels on Jan's work in HK and China and Ｓｌｏｔｈｓ.
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The mountain gorilla encounter that sparked a writing career
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Australian Jan Latta switched careers to become a children’s author and wildlife photographer after seeing endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda. A sloth is the star of her latest book, and her sloth mascot is a hit at her talks in schools.Thank you Susanne and Jan. It takes mixing with writers like you and your friends to (again) know you truly are one. It's through stories like this I can push journalism towards its literary limits - not far enough of course - and express myself! Just a wee drab of the writer inside the journo hack 😃 xx
The sails of Our beautiful Sydney Opera House are lit up with images of our ‘Firies’ - firefighters - THANK YOU
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I’m hanging out with the stars. They’ve donated millions & called for donations on social media - supporting Australia in the devastating fires, THANKYOU!!! Kylie Minogue Metallica Fans Forever Leonardo DiCaprio Kylie Jenner Nicole Kidman Keith Urban Chris Hemsworth Hugh Jackman Elton John .... Rebel Wilson (Rebel and I are a team! Ha!)
Ahhh! Love THIS!! 😍
Fantabulous effort May their generous donations bring same relief to those in need 🙏💗
i can see this.
Fabulous!
Super star Susanne Susanne G !!
You're the biggest star, Susanne Gervay!
My hero P!nk- Sure PINK is a brilliant singer, dancer, artist. Sure she loves Australia. She's a star and donated nearly a million Aussie dollars to fire services. She’s made a call to her followers to donate to the Australian state fire services and the donations are coming in. Love PINK!!! THANKYOU! Follow her social media.
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Louise Schofield was a children's author and journalist who worked tirelessly for SCBWI helping to establish SCBWI West Australia. She was a dynamic, passionate advocate of kids books and my friend. We both had breast cancer but her doctor ignored her requests for tests. We shared the cancer journey but I lived.
The West Australian SCBWI community was devastated when she died leaving two teenage children and a bereaved husband and her loved bush property.
The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators Australia & NZ established in 2011 the Louise Schofield Biennial Award for services to the children's book industry.
She would be so happy that James Foley (author/illustrator) has just been awarded it.
Other recipients of this award are Meg McKinlay, Dianne Wolfer - Author Teena Raffa-Mulligan.Author and Frané Lessac - Books and Art.
Miss you Louise.
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That is so sad to read about Louise. I didn't know her but can imagine the devastation of her passing. It's lovely that there is an award in her name.
Cheers, Susanne! Great honour to receive an award in Louise’s name.
Beautiful, Susanne. 🥰
Years ago, I met Louise Schofield during an author visit to WA and was terrifically impressed with her can-do attitude. I'm sure she'd be delighted James Foley has been given her award. And I think we need more literary awards named after significant people who made a difference.
Sad to hear about Louise. A very special award.
Congratulations James!
12.5 million acres destroyed. More than 20 people died in the fires and many missing. Half a billion animals perished. more than 800 homes destroyed. Mass evacuations.
What stands out. The incredible support of communities and so many Australians - from the wonderful pharmacist whose home burnt down, but opened his pharmacy to provide urgent medicines; the Sikh community who arrived with food trucks; the people who opened their homes; neighbours who fought fires even though they lost their homes; the nearly $2 million donated to the koala appeal to save koalas from the fires ... so many stories of love. From Australia and all over the world. THANKYOU!!!!!!!
Hoping, hoping, hoping rain comes now.
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There have been some massive fundraising efforts in NZ and around the world - I've seen a couple. $15m in one, $3m in another.
Community support is what we will remember as a positive in this terrible crisis. In future avoidance - well, it's time we had scientists working out ways to produce massive desalinated pipelines to the outback and vulnerable bushland. There's plenty of water on our planet, and too much spent on sending people to Mars!! Let's fix our own problems first. Water is the most important element in survival all over the world. Imagine (sorry John Lennon) a world where there was sufficient water to grow crops; where barren land became arable. The water is there; too much of it. It's time the scientists got busy and thought of ways to desalinate it. All countries with arid climates should have scientists working on this. The cost? Huge. In years to come the reward - amazing. Stop spending trillions on exploring space until we have solved our planet's problems.
Please stay safe, Susanne. You and all the SCBWI Australia comunity. Our thoughts & prayers are with you all.
Will keep praying for ongoing safety for you and my other Aussie friends.
I love Australia and as we enter the new year, it’s complex. Our flags are half mast on the Sydney Harbour Bridge for the terrible fires that are engulfing us. Huge amounts of money was donated at the spectacular fireworks, to our incredible firefighters . May 2020 protect you and Australia. Love to all.
Sadness and joy seem to come in pairs, Susy. Happy New Year! ❤️❤️
Happy new year dear Susanne 💫