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Jindabyne’s Melissa Phillips honoured for local education efforts

Feb 12 2025 Updated February 12, 2025

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ACHIEVEMENT: Snowy Monaro Regional Council mayor, Cr Chris Hanna, special achievement for education and community award recipient, Melissa Phillips, and the Australia Day ambassador Ethan Butson. PHOTO: Trista Heath

MELISSA Phillips is one of those people who doesn’t seem to be satisfied with just achieving in one field.

Melissa is a senior psychologist of education for the Snowy Monaro team covering schools from Jindabyne to Queanbeyan.

This in itself is a very challenging role when considering the recent trials like bushfires and COVID-19 experienced.

For the past 18 years, Melissa has been the psychologis...

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