The 2020 Tweed Shire Citizen of the Year is Jenny Hayes from Team Koala (right), who is pictured after receiving her award from Mayor of Tweed Councillor Chris Cherry. Photo: Tweed Shire Council. Murwillumbah local Jenny Hayes was named the 2020 Tweed Shire Citizen of the Year at Tuesday’s Australia Day Awards and Citizenship ceremony. The award recognises Ms Hayes’s community work over many years, particularly her dedication to the protection of the Tweed’s endangered koala population, culminating in the founding of Team Koala in 2009. ‘What I am really touched and appreciative about is how much the community has come together to protect our Tweed koalas. Just arrived, or been here for many generations, young and old, everyone joined together and that is so special,’ Ms Hayes said.