A Dubbo student has earned recognition from both the Department of Veteran Affairs and the Dubbo RSL after his poetry was selected as a winning entrant in a national competition.
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Joseph Condon, a year 6 student at Saint Pius X College, won one of the categories in the 2019 ANZAC School Initiative Competitions, which had over 31,710 entrants in various categories aimed at providing a greater awareness and understanding of the importance of ANZAC Day.
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Joseph was presented with a medal for his efforts and was also selected by the local RSL to read his poetry out later in the year.
The poem, a sombre tribute to the ANZAC legend called on people not to forget about the sacrifices made by the ANZACs.
"It's very exciting for Joseph, he's a creative kid and there were so many entries," Mr Schwager, Joseph's teacher said.
"To receive a large medal like that is a real honour and we thank the Department of Veteran Affairs and the Koori Kids organisation for their recognition."
