Remarkable Person competition winner announced
Life Care Magazine
The Official Newsletter of MECWA Community Care
June 2001 No. 7

Mecwa is delighted to announce that the winner of the Remarkable Person competition is Ms Margaret Woodlock-McLean from Mornington. She wins an overnight accommodation package at Araluen Lodge Bed & Breakfast Yarra Glen for two people, plus lunch at Yering Station Winery. We thank both Araluen Lodge and Yering Station for their generosity.

The Remarkable Person Competition was run in conjunction with the Great Aussie Picnic to find an older person in the community who typified Mecwa’s slogan – Age is only a moment in time.

Ms Woodlock-McLean was nominated by her daughter Sally McLean who describes her as ‘a role model for people everywhere, young and not-so-young, and a truly remarkable human being’.

Sally, in her application, writes ‘Marg has affected many lives through her dedication to excellence, her belief in other human beings and her desire to see everyone succeed in chasing their dreams. She firmly believes in encouraging and supporting the next generation, advocating believing in yourself and your goals. She also actively supports older people getting out into the community and having a voice and a presence. She, herself, has led an amazing life so far, and it just keeps getting more and more busy and interesting.’

Marg represented Australia in the 1956 Olympics in athletics. She competed in the 1990 and 1995 Vic Health Masters Games and is double gold medalist in Shot Put and Discus. She is a serving member of the Victorian Olympic Executive Committee and worked as a volunteer at the Sydney Olympics.

For 56 years she has been actively involved with the Australian Guiding Movement joining as a Brownie in 1945 and has been awarded The Emu Award, one of that organisation’s top National awards. She has been a member of Red Cross since the age of 10. This year, she organised the 2001 Ausday Festival, the Moomba Children’s activities and the Strictly Senior’s Ballroom Dance for Senior’s week – all in the space of 3 months.

Her daughter tells us that Marg ‘never seeks the spotlight, always quietly working in the background, getting the job done’.

Marg, you truly are a remarkable person. Congratulations on your prize, and thank you on behalf of the community-at-large for your work.