Best Sports Journalist from Rural, Regional or Suburban Media

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The winner of this award is Allison Jess,
ABC Goulburn Murray.

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We are excited to have Allison in the room,
to come up and collect her wonderful trophy.

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Oh I am so honoured. Thanks to the Australian
Sports Commission for recognising us journo’s

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in the rural and regional areas. I also want
to thank, sorry, I want to thank you for recognising

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this story, because it really was a community
story, about a community getting behind a

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young guy that just wanted to play footy and
red tape got in the way. But thanks to the

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community and a campaign on facebook, he got
to do that. So thank you so much. Thanks to

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my husband Keith, for driving down the Hume
to be with me tonight. Thank you.

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