Eva de Jong-Duldig received a City of Stonnington Citizen of the Year Award for service to the community in the area of arts and culture.

Stonnington Citizens of the year Eva de Jong-Duldig (left) and David Southwick (right) pictured with Mayor of Stonnington, Councillor Claude Ullin.

DALIA SABLE

TWO members the Jewish community were recognised in the 2009 City of Stonnington Citizen of the Year Awards.

Presented at Malvern Town Hall recently, Eva de Jong-Duldig received an award for outstanding service to the community in the area of arts and culture and David Southwick for outstanding service to the community in the area of youth.

Director of public museum and art gallery the Duldig Studio, de Jong-Duldig works to promote art and culture in the local community, as well as to regional, national and international audiences.

“I am thrilled and proud,” de Jong-Duldig told The AJN. “It was very unexpected because I didn’t even know I had been nominated. I received a call from the mayor congratulating me on my nominations and then informing me that I had won.” Read the full story