Cook is well-known throughout Australia and fondly recognised for her many roles in some of Australia’s most popular television programs including E-Street, GP, The Flying Doctors and, of course, her role as Vicky the vet in the much-loved A Country Practice.

Moree Lions Club president Barrie Brooks said Cook will be an excellent ambassador for Moree.

“I think she’ll be quite good,” he said.

“A lot of people having been saying ‘I remember her, she was the vet in A Country Practice’; a lot of people can relate to her.”

Having graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1989, Cook mader her television break in The Restless Years. 

Since then her career has seen her appear in a long and distinguished list of some of Australia’s most successful television programs, as well as be involved in several films and nearly 40 theatrical productions.

She has had a long involvement in theatre both as an actress and director. In 1979 she helped to form the Griffin Theatre Company in Sydney for which she performed numerous times. She has also appeared for the Sydney Theatre Company and the Queensland Theatre Company.

Cook was also a presenter for several years on The Great Outdoors, has been a panelist on Good News Week, a guest presenter at The Logies, on Good Morning Australia and Tonight Live and is a spokeswoman for several prominent Australian charities.

She will be the guest speaker at Moree Plains Shire Council and Moree Lions Club’s annual Australia Day breakfast at Jellicoe Park.

The event will kick off at 8am with a free barbecue breakfast.

The festivities will continue with a Welcome to Country, Citizenship Ceremony and presentation of Australia Day Awards from 9am.

Awards will be presented to Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Community Event/Group of the Year, Sportsperson of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and Group Volunteer of the Year.

Moree and District Band, Moree Caledonian Society Pipes and Drums and Moree Community Choir will perform throughout the morning.