Twinnies Awards

& Acknowledgements

Director Awarded Local Woman of the Year 2026 Bankstown

NSW LOCAL WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS

"Today, I am most humbled to be awarded the NSW Local Woman of the Year Award 2026, Bankstown. 

This is the first time a Pacific woman is the recipient of this award in Australia for Bankstown, and for that, on behalf of all Pacific women in my area , I am most humbled and grateful! My children and grandchildren are blessed! 


Thank you to my local the Hon. Jihad Dib MP for honouring me and Twinnies with this milestone NSW Local Woman of the Year, Bankstown. This award I dedicate to all my children and grandchildren.


Ako'i au 'Eiki, kau fakalongo pē

Teach me Lord, and I shall be silent"


'Ana Taula Tuionuku 

Twinnies


Official Acknowledgements in Australia and in the Pacific

The Hon. Prime Minister of Tonga, Lord Fakafanua

2025

The Hon. Prime Minister of Tonga, Lord Fakafanua getting all our Twinnies Publications personally signed by our Publisher/Director.
Sir Bob Dada Governor-the General of Papua New Guinea

2026

Twinnies is honoured and indeed humbled to be gifted by Sir Bob Dadae Governor-the General of Papua New Guinea, in acknowledgement of our Twinnies This Little Light of Mine Project in Papua New Guinea.

Hon Tony Burke, Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs

2025

Twinnies as very honoured to host the Hon. Minister Tony Burke visiting our office on Christmas Eve, to acknowledge our Pacific community work in Australia and in the Pacific.

Hon Jason Clare MP, Minister for Education

2025

Twinnies was humbled to host the Hon. Jason Clare Minister for Education who visited our space to acknowledge our Pacific publishing work in Australia and how important the books are as Pacific learning resources for the schools in Australia.

Clr Bilal El-Hayek Mayor City of Canterbury-Bankstown

2025

Twinnies is most grateful to have our very own Mayor's support for local community work. Mayor Bilal has visited our space on a few occasions and has always made sure the Pacific community is included in his community work.

His Excellency, Curtis Tuihalangingie the Acting Tonga High Commissioner of Tonga to Australia

2026

Twinnies was humbled to be a part of His Excellency's official delegation mission to Papua New Guinea where he supported and took part in distributing our This Little Light of Mine lights to some widow homes without access to electricity.