The Citizen of the Year for the Richmond Valley Council is Dot Robson who died on 15 January 2011.  It’s the first time the Richmond Valley Council has ever handed out a posthumous citizen of the year award.

Dot was recognized for a vast body of charity work and was a central member of the Beef Week committee where she was the event coordinator for the craft exhibition.

Stuart George, President of Beef Week described Dot as one of the Richmond Valley’s most treasured residents, a special lady who devoted her life to helping others and the community wherever she could.

Even on the day she suffered her massive stroke, Dot was busy organising items for an up and coming Windara garage sale.

Dot’s pride and joy was her craft show that she was the coordinator of and was very well respected throughout the craft community and this was shown by the craft exhibitor numbers being full each year.

Stuart says she has left big shoes to fill and the craft show will continue on as normal but Dot will be sorely missed especially her organisation skills and sense of humor.