White Pages Covers Program

Broken Hill resident Craig Salisbury is this year’s Yellow Pages® and White Pages® cover subject

March 4, 2010

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Each year, locals are featured on the covers of the Yellow Pages® and White Pages® directories in recognition of the contributions they make to their communities. Under the theme Courageous Australians, this year directories producer, Sensis, is recognising courageous people who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to overcome adversity and help others in their time of need.

After receiving nominations from community members for the annual honour, Broken Hill resident, Craig Salisbury has been selected to appear on the cover of this year’s Broken Hill directory which is distributed to Little Topar, Silverton, Wilcannia, Menindee and White Cliffs.

Craig was a keen footballer and an active community member before a serious work accident left him with third degree burns to 40 per cent of his body in 2000. He was working as an electrician when a short circuit caused an explosion, igniting his clothing. Craig was hospitalised for 10 weeks and over the next two years, endured a gruelling recovery as he underwent 12 skin graft operations and extensive rehabilitation.

Determined to not let his injury define or limit him, Craig returned for the 2002 season. His comeback was short lived after suffering a knee injury just minutes into his first game. Despite medical concerns about his ability to participate in sport, it was Craig’s passion for the game which allowed him to reach the rarely attained 150 game milestone for the North Broken Hill Football Club in 2009.

“Sport is very important, it teaches kids the value of teamwork and has the ability to bring communities together. I’m glad I have the opportunity to play a part in our local sporting clubs,” said Craig.

Craig’s dedication to sport and the local community sees him regularly volunteer his time to coaching and mentoring children at local sporting clubs including cricket, football and swimming.

Distribution of Broken Hill Yellow Pages® and White Pages® is planned to start on 6 March 2010 and it will take approximately six weeks for the directories to be delivered to all households.

Sensis encourages residents and businesses to recycle their old directories. In most areas, Yellow Pages® and White Pages® can be recycled as part of normal kerbside recycling services. Visit www.recyclingnearyou.com.au  to find out about recycling services in your area.

Did you know? The past three local people who appeared on the Broken Hill Yellow Pages® and White Pages® cover were:

2009/10: Broken Hill artist Julie Hart features on the current Yellow Pages® and White Pages® cover under the theme ‘Creative Australians: Inspiring our Communities’ for her generous donations of her artwork to charities. Julie has supported many local and national causes including sporting clubs, farmers affected by drought, and the local jazz festival called ‘Outback Jazz’, the Spinabifita and Heart Foundations and many others.

2008/09: Jason King of Broken Hill graced the Yellow Pages® and White Pages® cover theme ‘Celebrating Australian Flavour’ for his outstanding management of Broken Hill’s iconic Bell’s Milk Bar, established 1892. In 2006 he won the Young BizStar Award, an initiative from NSW State and Regional Development, for developing the cordials into a retail product and rejuvenating the milk bar business.

2007/08: John Rogers and the Broken Hill St Patrick’s Race Club appeared on the 2007/08 Yellow Pages® and White Pages® ‘Champions of our Community’ cover for his outstanding work in the organisation of Broken Hill’s St Patrick’s Race Day. The St Patrick’s Race club calls on the services of community groups for race day services in preference to commercial enterprise. Each year committee and community volunteers contribute over 10,000 hours to running the event.