2022 Citizen of the Year - Chrissy Eleftheriadis
Chrissy Eleftheriadis
As a passionate Social Worker, Chrissy has been a member of the Riverland Drug Action Team and was heavily involved in the planning and delivery of the 2019 ICE forum, which brought strong community discussion around the growing use of drugs within our community and explored initiatives to stop people from turning to drugs. Through her association with sport, as a player and parent, Chrissy has been a tireless club and regional volunteer working in various committee and executive roles, as an umpire, and coach.
Through her club and Riverland roles, Chrissy continues to provide options for young people in our community to play sport from a young age, as well as mentoring young umpires and has been highly involved in the delivery of junior netball programs and Aussie hoops basketball. With her background in clinical social work, Chrissy identified that sports within the Riverland region didn’t provide many options for those with disabilities. Acknowledging this, Chrissy worked hard to make sport more accessible for all within our community, and has supported the introduction of the highly successful disability sports program at the Berri Blazers. Chrissy has also found time to coach and manage various teams at top senior levels, collaborated with others to bring carnivals and exhibition games to our region including bringing the Mighty Murray Clash to our region, seeing the Adelaide Thunderbirds play West Coast Fever at the Toyota Arena in Berri, providing the opportunity for aspiring netballers and the community to see elite athletes in action but also gave an economic boost to our region.