Nominate local champ

THE Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and Mail Newspaper Group want to recognise heroes as part of Harmony Day on 21 March.
They are the individuals in our communities who do the things that bring together people from different backgrounds, enriching individuals and society by promoting mutual respect and acceptance.
DIMA Harmony Day spokesman Bob Crawshaw said Harmony Heroes can be found in every community. “They may belong to service clubs such as Lions and Rotary, scouts, guides, local government organisations, police, church groups or organisations bringing Indigenous communities together,” he said.
To nominate your Harmony Hero, write to or email the Mail, detailing in no more than 250 words the contribution made by your hero.
Two winners, one from Upper Yarra Mail area and one from Mountain Views Mail area, will be selected by the Mail and receive as a prize a beautiful 120-page coffee table book, Australia: A Sense of Place.
Each copy has a silver plate engraved with ‘Presented to the 2006 Harmony Hero of Our Community’.
The person nominating the winner will receive a fleece travel rug.
Send entries to Harmony Hero Nomination, Mail Newspaper Group, PO Box 470, Healesville. 3777, or email kath@yvnews.com.au. Competition closes at 5pm on 31 March.