Newcastle council has paid tribute to female Novocastrians at the Citizen of the Year awards on Monday.
The ceremony recognised a number of achievements, including Young Citizen of the Year, which was awarded to University student Ashley Harrison for her advocacy against online violence and abuse, in particular, victims of revenge porn and phishing.
The Community Group of the Year was awarded to the Hunter Peace Group for their work in re-affirming Newcastle as a nuclear free city, a declaration first made in 1982.
Jan Chamberlin was given the Senior Citizen of the Year award for her work in reducing negative attitudes towards social housing in the community.
The 2022 Citizen of the Year Award was handed to silver medalist and three time paratriathlon prizewinner Lauren Parker.
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