Harrow motorcycle-racing enthusiast Lachlan Turner is West Wimmera Shire’s Senior Citizen of the Year.

West Wimmera Shire Councillor Richard Hicks presented Mr Turner with his award during a senior-citizen concert in Goroke last week.

He was one of 12 nominations for the award. 

Mr Turner founded Harrow’s ‘Classic Scramble’ motorbike event in the early 2000s, a race meeting preceded by the Vindero Motorbike Event in 2008. 

He remains a supporter and promoter of both events, which generate tens of thousands of dollars in economic benefit to the Harrow community and surrounding businesses. Now in his 80s, Mr Turner still volunteers at both events.

“I just like to poke my nose in – I get good fellowship out of it,” he said. 

Mr Turner said the Vindero, on the last weekend in July each year, attracted people from Victoria, ACT, Queensland, NSW and South Australia.

The council’s Senior Citizen of the Year award recognises shire residents aged 60 years or more who have made a difference to community wellbeing, have a positive attitude towards aging, continue to be active in their community and encourage others to do the same.

Cr Hicks said Mr Turner was a great asset to the Harrow community.

“He is considered a very important figure by the event organisers,” he said. 

“His contribution is recognised as a great success and of great value to the community.” 

Other nominees were Anne Nuzum, Deanna Farran-Field, Elsa Williams, Helen Mulraney-Roll, Lynette Powell, Marion Major, Therese Burgess and Edenhope Anglican Op Shop committee members Dorothy White, Jeannie Clayton, Lorraine Defrederick, and Val Winfield.

The council presented certificates to all nominees.

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