There are many people in the Katherine region who do not hesitate to go the extra mile to make a difference to the lives of their friends, families and the community they live in. Those people are often quiet achievers who do not get the recognition they deserve. To celebrate quiet achievers in the region the Katherine Times - with the support of Nitmiluk Tours - proudly presents this week’s Community Hero.
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It would appear Glenn Hewitt never tires, every morning of everyday he almost runs up and down Katherine’s main street picking up rubbish and beautifying our community.
As a ground maintenance contractor, Mr Hewitt has been responsible for the upkeep of Katherine Terrace from the High Level Bridge to Chambers Drive for the Department of Infrastructure for ten years.
Pat Witte said the street’s medium strips were a credit to him, as they always looked beautiful and were lovingly cared for.
She said Mr Hewitt had picked up more rubbish, cleaned more toilets and mowed more parks then “anyone could remember and always with a smile”.
“Glenn has worked tirelessly for many years … keeping our town clean, a never ending thankless job, (and is) always enthusiastic and full of energy,” Ms Witte said.
“Glenn doesn’t walk he runs all day and always ready to go the extra mile to improve the appearance of our town.”
Mr Hewitt’s sister-in-law Rose Hewitt said he was passionate and really cared about Katherine.
“He loves it here,” Mrs Hewitt said.
She said he was incredibly hard working, waking up at 4am every day.
Mr Hewitt is married to Val, and together they have two grown-up children, Craig and Darren, and a granddaughter.
She said they “love their gardening,”
Ms Witte said Mr Hewitt was always ready to offer advice on plants and gardens, and tended a “beautiful garden and orchard with many exotic fruit trees” at their home.
Warwick ‘Pancho’ Jack said Mr Hewitt was a happy-go-lucky sort of guy, with a dry sense of humour who “never stops”.
“Here is a man who seven days a week he picks up other people’s rubbish, he’s got to have a big heart to do it,” Mr Jack said.