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Issue #8 | E waru rerenga
Your local newspaper published by The Valley Project
DECEMBER | TIHEMA 2025
APRIL ELLIOTT’S QUIET VALLEY LEGACY It’s very likely that you already recognise this photograph of April Elliott—and that’s because she’s been right in the hub of our North East Valley community for 30 years this month. Almost every working day of that career has been spent in the very same building, though interestingly, not always for the same employer. Invercargill-born and bred, yet eager to expand her horizons, April brought her young family to Dunedin when her husband got a job here. Keen to work as well, she found a position at the Salvation Army shop, though she was a little shocked to discover that out of a 40-hour week, 35 of those would be considered voluntary. Undeterred, she threw herself into the role and over time became the trusted, experienced manager that she is today. When the charity moved to bigger premises in North Dunedin, April had worked there just six weeks before the SPCA head-hunted her right back to the very same building she had just left. Her decision to accept was influenced not only by a desire to avoid moving heavy furniture and appliances, but also by Sophie McSkimming, CEO of SPCA Otago, who recognized April's worth. Together the pair made a formidable duo, both fiercely committed to animal welfare (Continued page #8...)
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