December 2025 marked 15 years of voluntary service of Farah Madon as a Community Representative Member of Penrith City Council's Access Committee, having joined the Access Committee in 2010
[Image of the Acknowledgement letter received from Mayor Todd Carney for voluntary contributions by Farah Madon on the Penrith City Council's Access Committee]
Farah notes, 'what began as a fight to ensure that accessibility to the built environment was not overlooked has grown into a shared journey of transformation.
Over these years, Penrith Council has made extraordinary strides in improving accessibility and inclusion. We have seen infrastructure such as pathways, bus stops, play areas improved and attitudes shift toward genuine inclusion, resulting in independence, and opportunity for all members of our community.
I am humbled to have played a small part in this journey.
My thanks go to the dedicated staff, Councillors of Penrith City Council, Mayor Todd Carney (GAICD), Access Committee Chairperson Hollie McLean, fellow Access Committee members who have been on this journey with me.'