NSW printer named citizen of the year

Chambers (pictured), who co-founded local offset and digital outfit Chambers-Whyte, was crowned citizen of the year for 2010 as part of Wagga’s Australia Day celebrations.

He told ProPrint that he was always happy to donate work to the community, which over the years had added up to thousands of dollars worth of print.

“I’ve always been glad to do it. Probably because I was born and bred in Wagga,” added Chambers, who retired 18 months ago.

He said he had never set out to get recognition. “You don’t look for recognition in 25-30 years’ time. Someone just comes and asks for help or for a contribution to the community, and I do it.”

Chamber’s daughter, Carol Taylor, told ProPrint that her father had been producing print for charities for more than 30 years.

“He’s helped a lot of charities around the area: aged care, cancer – he donated the printing for their fundraising efforts.”

She explained that Chambers had been instrumental in the successful multimillion-dollar fundraising effort for cancer patient and family accommodation centre Lilier Lodge, donating all the printing.

Taylor said the win had come as a shock, though a pleasant one.

She added: “We knew he was nominated but a lot of good people were also nominated. He thought ‘There are a few doctors – I’ve got no chance’.”

Chambers-Whyte was established in 1977 and now has 12 staff. It runs manroland and Heidelberg offset equipment along with a Xerox digital press.

 

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