Ms Skipper has been president of the Marulan Lions Club since 2018 and a member for 18 years. She is also heavily involved with: the Marulan Progress Association, Marulan Public school, Marulan Kite Festival, Australia Day Committee, Monday Seniors Activity Group and Clean Up Australia Day to name a few.

In addition, the hard-working woman founded the Marulan Youth Club in 2002. She was also named Goulburn Mulwaree Council's Senior of the Year in 2018.

Ms Skipper said her passion for giving back to the community stemmed from the passing of her two sisters from cancer.

"There has to be a reason I'm the one who survived," she said.

"We are not on this earth for long and if we can't help others then what are we here for?"

Ms Skipper's involvement with the Lions Club helped her to "come out of her shell".

"I see so many people who need help but they don't ask," she said.

"I get so much satisfaction out of helping other people."

One of the dedicated woman's proudest moments was building a house for a family in Fiji.

Ms Skipper said she met the family, who had 11 children, while on holiday. The family were living in two sheds with dirt floors and no electricity.

Upon her return, Ms Skipper started fundraising though the Marulan Lions Club to improve the family's living situation.

She said that while the new house wasn't "glamorous" it had electricity. Electricity allowed the father, a fisherman who sold fish on the side of the street, to refrigerate and freeze his catch. It also helped the children to complete their homework at night.

Ms Skipper isn't slowing down now that she's been awarded an OAM. This year she has the improvement of the Marulan Skatepark in her sights.