Long time member, Mr Harold Thompson of Nanango, was honoured at the recent Annual Meeting of the Queensland Branch of the Illawarra Cattle Society of Australia, with a State Life Membership.

 
Harold has a meritorious record of involvement in the Illawarra breed initially through breeding and then through his appointment to the Queensland Branch Committee.

First appointed on August 15, 1978, Harold still holds his position today and the records show that he has missed very few meetings over the years.  He was elected Queensland Branch President on the 3rd of September 2000.

Nobody will forget Harold’s devastating accident on October 17, 2007 when a snapped tree branch fell crushing Harold’s head into his neck shattering his C6 and C7 vertebrae.  While his safety gear saved his life it didn’t save his legs and he has been in a wheelchair ever since.  But his determination and the support of his wife Nancy, has seen Harold continue on in his role as RNA Councillor and on the ICSA Qld Branch Committee.

Congratulations Harold and all the best for the future.