Image: Noted sports journalist Peter Wilkins is to be Nyngan’s special guest this year
Peter Wilkins is to be Bogan Shire Council’s Australia Day Ambassador for 2024.
Mr Wilkins, who worked for national broadcaster ABC for 37 years, is a respected presenter, commentator and reporter in both television and radio, receiving the prestigious Australia Sports Commission’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 for services to sporting journalism.
“I’m really looking forward to Australia Day in Nyngan and exploring the real heart of the nation in country NSW,” said ‘Wilko’, as he his affectionately known across Australia.
“It’s a time to link arms and rejoice about what makes Australia so special and why people flock to these shores to join the party,” he told the Western Plains App.