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flag Arlene Weekes, a Barraba resident, won 2025 Citizen of the Year for leading a community art project that beautified Queen Street with mosaic planters.

flag Arlene Weekes, a Barraba resident, has been named 2025 Citizen of the Year for spearheading a public art project that transformed Queen Street with mosaic planters. flag Inspired by a trip to Phillip Island, she launched weekly workshops over 18 months, engaging 39 residents in creating designs celebrating local themes like farming and birds. flag Using handmade cement squares, the group completed 20 of 23 planters, fostering community pride and connections. flag The honor, awarded at the Australia Day Awards, recognizes her decades-long commitment to civic and charitable work in the town where she and her husband have lived for 25 years.

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