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Red carpet treatment for ambassador Preston Campbell in outback HUTCHIES is kicking goals in Cobar with the help of former NRL player, Preston Campbell, who is also ambassador for Hutchies’ Statim-Yaga (start work) Indigenous work program. Cobar – a small central western New South Wales town 700 kms north-west of Sydney and a gateway to Australia’s outback – was in a state of excitement in March with its VIP visitors. The Statim-Yaga visit, organised by Hutchies’ Indigenous work co-ordinators, Mark Kucks and Joel Anderson, featured Preston Campbell and Kyel Dancy from the Preston Campbell Foundation who were given red carpet treatment during their time in Cobar. Preston, a rugby league legend and businessman, has been involved with Statim-Yaga for several years and is a roving ambassador for the cause. Hutchies is working on a multipurpose services (MPS) project at Cobar for the New South Wales government which will deliver a new health service co-located adjacent to the existing aged care facility owned by Cobar Shire Council. There was an enormous response in the community when word went out that Preston Campbell was coming to town and everyone wanted to meet him. The visit came about through Hutchies’ engagement with the local community including the Cobar Shire Council, Cobar Community Working Party, Cobar Local Aboriginal Lands Council, and schools. As well as work experience on site and programs with the town’s schools, Hutchies’ local team wanted to do some-
Preston Campbell (right) and Joel Anderson celebrate their arrival in Cobar at a local landmark. thing positive for young people in the Cobar community … and a visit from a prominent Indigenous role model was just the ticket. On his arrival, Preston spent time on the Hutchies’ MPS site being shown around the job by site manager, Greg Aird, and his crew, including Indigenous labourer and Cobar local, Robert “Chook” Childs. In the afternoon, Preston attended the Cobar Roosters junior rugby league training session and chatted with 200 youngsters about his own life in rugby league after growing up in a small country town.
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Preston Campbell in Cobar encouraging young people to think about their futures.
HUTCHIES’ youngest fan is little Layla Grimmer who can’t wait for the postie to deliver her Hutchies’ Truth in the mail every three months. She goes straight to the Matched and Hatched section to see who’s arrived, scours the pages for mention of dad, Mitch Grimmer, before settling down for a thorough read of the Managing Director’s message.