8名澳大利亚人,包括一名前橄榄球运动员和一名无家可归的倡导者,是2026年当地英雄社区服务奖的决赛选手。 Eight Australians, including a former rugby player and a homeless advocate, are finalists for the 2026 Local Hero award for their community service.

8个人是澳大利亚2026年当地英雄奖的决赛者, 将于1月25日在堪培拉国家Arboretum上公布, 并在ABC电视和iView上播出。 Eight individuals are finalists for Australia's 2026 Local Hero award, to be announced January 25 at the National Arboretum in Canberra and broadcast on ABC TV and iView. Ben Alexander, 前Wallabies和Brumbies球员, 共同创立了“为复原力而奔跑”计划, Ben Alexander, a former Wallabies and Brumbies player, co-founded Running for Resilience, a Canberra initiative using weekly runs and outreach to promote mental well-being and work toward a suicide-free city by 2033. 2009年,51岁的Theresa Mitchell在目睹无家可归之后,于2009年创建了Agape外联公司,现在每周在整个北河和黄金海岸提供1 500多份热餐,并提供工作准备、心理支持和生活技能培训,由300名志愿者提供支持。 Theresa Mitchell, 51, founded Agape Outreach Inc. in 2009 after witnessing homelessness, now providing over 1,500 hot meals weekly across the Northern Rivers and Gold Coast, along with job readiness, psychological support, and life skills training, supported by 300 volunteers. 她还抚养了37名儿童。 She has also fostered 37 children. 两者都得到承认,因为他们为支持脆弱社区作出了富有同情心和持续的努力。 Both are recognized for their compassionate, sustained efforts to support vulnerable communities.