Margaret Kiehne – Glen Innes News

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2025

Celebrating Judy Vivers’ 60 Years of Service

Local NewsAustralian Red Cross, Crofters Cottage, Jo Cameron, Judy Vivers, Margaret Kiehne, Nita Leamon, Tig Hughes

Friends, family and Red Cross members packed into the cosy Crofters Cottage on Friday 15 August to celebrate Mrs Judy Vivers and her sixty years of service to the Australian Red Cross. Margaret Kiehne, President of the Glen Innes Red Cross branch, warmly welcomed everyone and read out a letter of appreciation and congratulations to Mrs Vivers from Charles Burkitt, President of Australian Red Cross which included these words: “On behalf of Australian Red Cross Society, thank you for your unwavering support and dedication over the past sixty years. It’s thanks to people like you that Australian Red Cross can…

Red Cross Christmas Tree Display To Delight Again This Year

Local NewsChristmas Tree Display, Margaret Kiehne, Red Cross

The Australian Red Cross Christmas tree display is twenty-three years old this year and over all the years has been delighting Glen Innes residents and visitors alike. I asked Margaret Kiehne, President of the Glen Innes Red Cross branch, where the idea originally came from. She said it was filched from the Muswellbrook branch, and while their event didn’t make the distance, the Glen Innes iteration has kept going from strength to strength. The display already has twenty-five entrants and organisers hope to exceed last year’s total of sixty-two. There is no fee to enter, and schools, businesses and individuals…

Local Teacher Honoured With Prestigious Red Cross Humanitarian Award

Local NewsANZAC Day, Australia Day, Carla Bryant, Margaret Kiehne, Red Cross

Glen Innes Public School teacher Carla Bryant has been recognised with the Red Cross Humanitarian Partner Award for her exceptional commitment to the Red Cross Youth program. The award, presented at the New South Wales Red Cross Annual General Meeting in Sydney, celebrates Carla’s dedication to inspiring young people to help others. Margaret Kiehne, President of the Glen Innes Red Cross branch, attended the AGM to witness Carla’s honour. She expressed her admiration, saying, “The award was presented to Carla for the work she does above and beyond her teaching hours bringing her local group of Red Cross Youth, children…