Image: The award was presented by representatives from NSW Police and the Dept of Education after the nominations were made in 2022. (Supplied)
End-of-year school presentation nights are exciting for any student, but when 12-year-old Mason Nairne of Coonamble Public School received a Bravery Award, it almost had him in tears.
“It was very exciting on the day. Everyone was getting an award, I was sitting in my seat and didn’t even know about it,” Mason said.
Mason and his friend Dane Dennis both received bravery and merit awards, respectively, from NSW Police and the Department of Education.
The awards recognised the two boys, who walked 10 kilometres to find help when Mason’s grandfather had become trapped under a tree on a fishing trip in a remote area in 2022.