Marge Snijder is a recipient of the Bega Valley Shire Community Service Medallion for 2015.
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She arrived in Eden in 1995 and since then has worked tirelessly for the community in a voluntary capacity.
For the past 20 years Ms Snijder has served on the Eden Tourism Committee taking various roles including that of chair.
She has taken the Eden Visitor Information Centre from near collapse in 2000 to a fully accredited Level 1 Visitor Centre that employs a full time manager, an accountant and a part time administrator, along with 30 committee volunteers, many of whom are there due to Ms Snijder’s passion and tireless work.
Ms Snijder continues to volunteer at the centre, serves on the committee and takes over day to day operations when the manager is away.
As a member of the Eden Chamber of Commerce for the past 20 years, she has been responsible for many developments and successes, particularly surrounding tourism.
She was involved in lobbying for the wharf extension project and played a major role in the success of Cruise Eden, both hands on during the visit of cruise ships and in promoting the area as a cruise destination, recruiting volunteers and running familiarisation tours for cruise company executives.
Ms Snijder has served as social secretary of both the Twofold Bay Yacht Club and the Sapphire Water Dragons Clubs, organising fund raising events and sponsorship.
She was on the Bega Valley Tourism Committee for 20 years and the Bega Valley Business Forum for seven years as well as the Eden Whale Festival for 15 years the Eden Business Awards Committee for four years, the Eden Community Foundation and Eden Marine Rescue.
Ms Snijder also started Eden’s Nautical Night each year on December 28 as a welcome party for yachts that had to pull out of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.