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CSA Wins Art & Cultural Achievement Award

Aug 4, 2025

We are very proud to announce that Clifton School of Arts has won the City of Wollongong Arts and Cultural Achievement Award 2025!

David Roach and Kieran Jones were at the ceremony to accept the award from Wollongong City Council Lord Mayor, Tania Brown. David and Kieran said that it was a great honour for the CSA to win this award and a credit to the hard-working members and volunteers.

ILLAWARRA FLAME ARTICLE ABOUT WCC 2025 Arts and Cultural Achievement Award
Light in Dark Times

The volunteer-run Clifton School of Arts (CSA) won the 2025 Arts and Cultural Achievement Award. CSA president David Roach said the award would not only lift the group’s spirits but boost their publicity. The Northern Illawarra cultural hub is fundraising for a much-needed extension to its heritage building, built in 1911.

It really helps to have this sort of official recognition. Just to be in this room, with these people is an incredible honour. One of the things that I think about is that, with all the stuff that’s going on in the world today, there’s so much darkness around – and if you are looking for light, it’s here. It’s here with these people. It’s in your local community.

David Roach

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