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Justice of the Peace: Sudhir

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27/08/2025

As one of the Council’s Volunteer Justices of the Peace, Sudhir Thakur is a familiar face at the Norwood Town Hall and on The Parade, Norwood.

Inspired by his late mother’s dedication to serving her community, Sudhir has become a committed Volunteer for the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, in addition to giving his time to a host of other charitable causes.

“My mother came from a very modest, lower middle-class strata of the Indian society, says Sudhir.

“Volunteering for the benefit of others when we ourselves were struggling to make ends meet was truly commendable. This is what inspired me to become a Volunteer.”

After migrating to Australia from India, Sudhir became a Justice of the Peace in 2015, to act as an independent and objective witness to documents used for official or legal purposes.

Justice of the Peace services are often used by a wide range of people and I feel honoured to help them reduce the stress involved with getting documentation attested.

Demand for the Council’s Justice of the Peace services is ever growing and even during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sudhir and his colleagues were kept busy.

“Our work is increasing by the day because other Justices of the Peace such as police officers, doctors and nurses simply don’t have time to undertake these duties—and events such as the COVID-19 pandemic only add pressure to their already demanding workload.”

“During the pandemic we were busier than ever—I volunteered for 20 hours every week for more than 25 weeks.”

Sudhir said it was particularly important to him to help people at a time when there were added pressures to everyday life.

“There was an element of worry in the community—they were worried for their own health and the health of their loved ones.

“It was therefore my pleasure to continue offering 

our services to those who needed it and throughout such a trying time.

”The Council took every precaution to ensure the health, well-being and safety of everyone visiting the Norwood Town Hall where the Justice of the Peace Volunteers are based, by reconfiguring office layouts, ensuring physical distancing protocols were adhered to, and undertaking regular cleaning of high touch services.

“The type of work involved with being a Justice of the Peace means I get to meet people from all walks of life and I get a great sense of satisfaction from giving back to the local community.”

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