Maryanne Malbunka

Barnardos Australia's Mother of the Year for 2004

Maryanne Malbunka of NT - nominated by her friend and work colleague, Helen Haughton

Maryanne Malbunka - Mother of the Year 2004

"Maryanne would be one of the most dedicated mothers I have met," says her friend and work colleague Helen Haughton who nominated her. She has two of her own children, plus has adopted and cares for six other children. Maryanne has worked full-time at the Hermannsburg Health Centre as the Senior Aboriginal Health Worker since 2003 and is a model example to other mothers educating them on nutrition, hygiene and the daily care of children. *

* Biography current at time of Awards.