Matthew Kelly from the Newcastle Herald wins a Walkley award for his series - ‘Three decades on the streets’
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00:00We're in the suburbs, journalists working in the regions of the suburbs do vital work serving local communities.
00:06The Walkley for Community and Regional Affairs has traditionally been one of the most competitive of all categories.
00:11Please welcome Gabriel Lockley, from category partner BHP, to present the trophy.
00:17And the nominees are...
00:19Oliver Jarvis, rise and fall of Griffith Winemaker, who owes $32 million in the Regent River Arena.
00:28Matthew Kelly is three decades on the streets for the Newcastle Government.
00:34And Eric Hartman and Michelle Wood, with both arrivals on ABC News and ABC 7.
00:41And the winner is...
00:44Matthew Kelly.
00:51Get out there, buddy.
00:53Congratulations, Matthew.
00:55To be reunited with his family after years on the streets is both joyous and moving.
00:59Matthew Kelly's reporting was nuanced and thought-provoking, reminding readers that homelessness is a complex issue,
01:05while celebrating his community's generous embrace of a vulnerable man.
01:23Congratulations again.