Warialda advocate recognised with prestigious community award at NSW Parliament

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Warialda's Louisa Gilmour has received the 2026 Audi Foundation – Country Education Foundation Community Alumni Champion Award at NSW Parliament House. The award recognises her work promoting regional Australia through storytelling and the creative arts.
Country Education Foundation chief executive Wendy Mason praised Gilmour for sharing regional stories and highlighting challenges such as drought and isolation. Gilmour said she wants rural Australia represented authentically by people who understand it.
She now works at Spectrum Films at Disney Studios in Sydney.

Warialda advocate recognised with prestigious community award at NSW Parliament — Photo: NE Times

9d· Published 17 Oct 2026· 1 min readPolitics

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