Complete list of South Australia’s Australia Day 2018 honours recipients
SOUTH Australia’s Australia Day honours recipients for 2018 are inspiring and from diverse backgrounds. They include horticulturalists, medical science researchers, restaurateurs, musicians and many more. SEE THE FULL LIST OF RECIPIENTS
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SOUTH Australia’s Australia Day honours recipients for 2018 are inspiring and from diverse backgrounds. They include horticulturalists, medical science researchers, restaurateurs, musicians and many more.
ULRIKE KLEIN, AO
ULRIKE Klein arrived in Adelaide from Germany in 1983 with a dream to establish a business in the emerging natural skin care sector.
A love of nature encouraged by a family rich in gardeners and horticulturalists, and her own horticultural studies, underpinned Klein’s idea, devised in collaboration with her then husband.
The couple settled with their young family at Mt Barker in the Adelaide Hills, established an organic herb farm and founded Jurlique, the internationally successful skin care range.
“We arrived in Australia with a big dream but no funds,” said Ms Klein, of Rose Park.
“We started small and worked hard.
“Australia gave me the chance to create and build what was so close to my heart.
“First Jurlique, which came right at the start of the trend in natural skin care, then selling the business, which allowed me to follow my other great passion which is music.”
Ms Klein is a recipient today of the Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia, the second-highest honour in the Australia Day awards.
She received it for her distinguished service to the performing and visual arts, through philanthropic support for a range of cultural organisations, particularly to classical and chamber music, and to the skincare manufacturing sector.
Last month Ms Klein signed off on her philanthropic quest to assemble a set of old and rare quartet instruments costing $6 million. The instruments will be held in a not for profit cultural organisation for Australia’s musicians in perpetuity. Ms Klein gave $3 million to the project and worked tirelessly to raise the rest.
However she said the project closest to her heart was UKARIA, her self-funded cultural centre standing in bushland on her Mt Barker property, Ngeringa.
The $7 million project, opened in 2015, features a 220-seat concert hall, state-of-the-art acoustics, an artists’ studio, conference and function facilities, indoor art works and outdoor sculptures.
“I believe music and art and culture help to form who we are as human beings,” said Ms Klein, who said she was honoured to receive her award.
— BY LOUISE NUNN
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PROFESSOR SHARAD KUMAR, AM
PROFESSOR Sharad Kumar says science and medicine have moved so quickly in his lifetime that “it has really been a privilege to be working at such a time”.
Professor Kumar, pictured, has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) “for significant service to medical research in the field of cancer and cell biology, as a scientist and author, to medical education, and as a mentor.”
He is both proud and humbled by the honour, quickly noting that behind any award there is usually a team of hard working people.
Prof Kumar, 60, came to Adelaide from India to do his PhD at the University of Adelaide in 1980 then after stints in Brisbane, Geelong and Japan, returned to Adelaide in 1994.
His curiosity about cancer cells — why cells become abnormal then cancerous, and why such cells live when they should die — has resulted in repeated breakthroughs in the fight against the disease.
He co-founded the Centre for Cancer Biology and is thrilled with its impending move from Frome Rd to the new UniSA Health Innovation Building on North Tce.
“The big new area is personalised medicine, designed very specifically for that cancer and that patient,” Prof Kumar said.
— BY BRAD CROUCH
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ANANT SINGH, AM
AT THE age of 86, Anant Singh could retire knowing she gave her all to the country that adopted her four decades ago.
Instead, the Bellevue Heights woman still regularly visits her Hindmarsh Square restaurant, Jasmin, to survey the kitchen and make sure everything is in order. “You can’t leave your business just like that,” Mrs Singh said.
“I think it grows on you, so you’ll miss it if you don’t go in. It’s like home.”
She was working full time at the restaurant until a year ago, when health issues intervened.
Mrs Singh, pictured, has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to the SA restaurant and catering industry, and in recognition of her charity work.
She moved to Australia from Malaysia about 40 years ago to give her children the opportunity to attend an Australian university.
Mrs Singh and her husband Jasbeer defaulted to what they knew from their homeland and opened a small restaurant at Christies Beach.
“Lots of people used to come from the city and say, ‘Why aren’t you open in the city?’,” Mrs Singh said.
So in 1980, they bought what was then a Chinese eatery in Hindmarsh Square and turned it into a popular Indian restaurant. “I didn’t think it would go for so long and so well,” she said. “I’m very grateful to all the people who come to eat and have appreciated the food and helped us.”
Because of that support from the community, Mrs Singh has endeavoured to give back whenever she can, including providing meals to homeless people every week and providing them an annual Christmas dinner.
“It feels very good to be giving back something to the community who have supported us a lot,” she says.
With all her professional achievements, she still counts watching her children grow up, get married and have children of their own as the highlights of her life. Two of her children now run the restaurant — son Amrik Singh and daughter Sheila Bedi — which she hopes will remain in family hands for generations to come.
— BY CALEB BOND
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DOMINIC MAZZONE, OAM
DOMINIC “Mick” Mazzone knew from a young age that he wanted to work in rock ’n’ roll.
Growing up in Torrensville, the son of Italian parents, the Mazzone begged his dad to buy him a guitar so that he could learn to play all of those songs he was obsessed with.
“Dad worked at General Motors Holden and we really weren’t that well off,” he said.
“When I was probably 11, Dad convinced the guy at the local service station that I was 14 and he gave me a job for 30c an hour. I’d work 10 hours to get three dollars, then on Sunday I’d go and pay three dollars for a half-hour guitar lesson.”
Mazzone dabbled in various Adelaide bands while completing an apprenticeship at a scales company to keep his father happy, but as soon as he had a trade under his belt, he hightailed to Sydney to make his name in the music business.
“I got a job helping out the Brenton Roberts Band, which at the time was being managed by (famed promoter) Michael Chugg,” he recalled. “I was good with electronics because of my work in the scales company, so they got me to do sound for them.”
From there, Mazzone went on to look after bigger and bigger acts, establishing himself as an industry all-rounder. Sound engineer, producer, tour manager — there was nothing he wouldn’t have a crack at.
He looked after Bon Jovi at the height of their fame, a job that involved fending off the hundreds of girls who would do anything from hiding in a broom cupboard to dressing as hotel staff just to get close to the band. Other stars he worked with included Billy Joel, Madonna, Sting and REM, but these days it’s charity work that stokes his fire.
Mazzone has worked with many charities helping young people, and is a trustee for the Golden Stave, a foundation that has raised more than $14 million for children’s causes through harnessing the power of the music and entertainment industry. “Giving back to these kids and seeing what a difference it makes to them and their parents, it’s a great feeling,” he said.
— BY NATHAN DAVIES
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BETH SERLE, OAM
BETH Serle has been a stalwart figure on the country basketball scene for almost 50 years.
In her time with the Mt Gambier basketball association, she has volunteered countless hours organising tournaments, managing teams and coaching generations of aspiring players, earning the Order of Australia medal.
Since joining the governing committee in 1969, Ms Serle has been a driving force in the sport.
“I have seen generations of young people coming into the stadium bright-eyed and bushy tailed,” Ms Serle said.
“Some of them have gone on to represent Australia and play at the highest. I get a lot of pride and satisfaction out of it.
“I would say young people inspire me and as long as I can be of some use I will still be at the stadium.”
Her work has earned life membership of Mt Gambier Basketball, South Australian Country Basketball, Basketball South Australia and the Pioneers Basketball Club.
Ms Serle said the OAM was a tribute not to her but to the hundreds of volunteers who make country sports and communities so cohesive.
“As a volunteer, there are no financial rewards but my rewards and riches come from the people that I meet and the friends I make,” Ms Serle said.
— BY MITCH MOTT
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CHARLOTTE CHAMPION DE CRESPIGNY, AM
SINCE going back to study nursing as a mature age, single mother of five in the 1970s, Adjunct Professor Charlotte Champion de Crespigny has dedicated her career to acting as a “bridge” between the medical profession and some of society’s most vulnerable.
She helped grow Drug and Alcohol Nurses Australasia from a NSW-based group to the institution as it stands today, has worked as a mentor and clinical nurse, nurse educator and frontline worker trainer. “From early on, working as a nurse in detox units, I realised I wanted to be an educator,’’ she said.
“I worked as a mentor and led a lot of change, got others to feel brave and to be a bridge, too.”
Her work in nursing and nursing education has earned her a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). “Many I’ve taught in regional areas are indigenous. Who else would care for someone who is so drunk, vomiting, lashing out? I’ll tell you. Nurses, Aboriginal workers, that’s who. All those people out there, who try every day to make life better in those indigenous communities deserve this award.”
– BY ELISA BLACK
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SERAFINO MAGLIERI, AM
SERAFINO “Steve” Maglieri’s story is a celebration of a migrant who first dreamt to build a better life for himself, lived the dream and went on to help many others through his generous community and charity work.
The proprietor and family head of Serafino Wines in McLaren Vale took a boat to Australia in 1964 as an 18 year old, where he’d come from humble village beginnings in the central Italian region of Molise.
More than half a century later, three generations of Maglieri’s work in the business he created, now comprising more than 160ha of vineyard, a 3000 tonne winery, 30-room accommodation, restaurant, cellar door, bottling line and warehousing all employing more than 70 people. His longlist of achievements as a winemaker have been recognised with his award of Member of the Order of Australia.
His citation also emphasises Mr Maglieri’s service to SA’s Italian community, where his contributions have included committee and vice president work with the Italian Chamber of Commerce and life membership of the Associazone Molisani Adelaide, SA.
— BY TONY LOVE
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KAREN GLAETZER, AM
AT aged just 14, Karen Glaetzer began working in a nursing home at the weekend helping “wash the patients, feed them and care for them”.
It was that job that inspired the 56-year-old to purse her life’s passion to become a nurse.
A few years later, she began hospice training at the Repatriation General Hospital.
Her tireless work in the field has earned her a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) today.
“You know (as a nurse) you’re making a huge difference to people’s lives,” she said.
Ms Glaetzer was the first palliative care nurse practitioner to be endorsed in Australia in 2003 and the first elected chair of Palliative Care Nurses Australia.
She is particularly proud of her work helping Motor Neurone Disease patients, particularly her focus on pioneering specialised services for people living with the disease in South Australia.
— BY KATRINA STOKES
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MIKE TURTUR, AO
THE paint is still drying on the 20th edition of the Santos Tour Down Under that finished on Sunday as the man behind its success Mike Turtur is honoured in the 2018 Australia Day awards.
Turtur is today being anointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for services to cycling, and in particular the delivery of world class events including the TDU which he started in 1999.
The 1984 Olympic gold medallist has dedicated much of his life to the sport and his most significant contribution has been as race director of the TDU, but he says it’s a team effort and the credit belongs to those behind the scenes.
“I share this award with those people and my family because everyone makes sacrifices, everyone goes the extra mile to deliver this because it’s such a logistical challenge,” he said.
After a distinguished cycling career which included team pursuit gold in Los Angeles in 1984, Turtur went on to coach with the SA Sports Institute, serve on the board of the Australian Sports Commission and UCI Oceania Federation, and manage the Adelaide SuperDrome.
— BY REECE HOMFRAY
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MAURICE CROTTI, AO
“HARD work, perseverance and talent can make roses in the desert,” believes Maurice Crotti, prominent SA businessman and co-chairman of San Remo Macaroni.
Mr Crotti is a recipient of the Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia, the second-highest Australia Day honour.
He received the honour for distinguished service to business and the food manufacturing sector, to export marketing organisations and economic development programs in SA, and to the arts.
“It’s great honour, but you don’t do these things on your own. It’s a result of a team effort, of all the efforts of those around you as well, he said.
Mr Crotti said food was the “shining star” of the SA economy. “Agriculture and food processing are really what will drive SA’s growth in terms of exports. Mr Crotti is the grandson of Luigi Crotti, who started making pasta, for friends when he migrated from Italy in 1936.
Three generations later, Adelaide’s San Remo Macaroni Company produces more than 350 pasta products and also owns the iconic Balfours baking business “This state has the best of both my worlds — agribusiness and arts — so it has come together wonderfully,” he said. Mr Crotti intends to raise a toast to both in his Australia Day family barbecue celebrations on the beach — topped with a healthy serve of pasta, no doubt.
— BY VALERINA CHANGARATHIL
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LAURENCE MCEVOY, OAM
LAURENCE “Bill” McEvoy was only 16, well under the legal age, when he signed up for service in World War 11 and was only a year older when caught up at the dramatic siege of Tobruk.
The 93-year-old has received a Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia for his service for veterans, particularly through the Rats of Tobruk Association of which he was SA Branch president for 15 years and then national president for nine.
“I feel very honoured that someone has shown trust in me,” the Wattle Park resident said. “All the family love it (the award) and that’s made it extra special.”
Known as Bill since an early age, Mr McEvoy has vivid memories trapped in the Libyan port city as part of the garrison against the might and power of the Afrika Corps, led by the “Desert Fox”, German general, Erwin Rommel. The Tobruk siege started on April 10, 1941 and relief didn’t arrive until the end of November.
“I was there all the while and I didn’t like it … it was a hellhole,” Mr McEvoy said.
Born in 1924, Mr McEvoy, a former member of the 2/48 Battalion raised in Adelaide in 1940, said as bad as his experiences were at Tobruk, they were “a picnic” compared to another famous theatre of war.
“The First Battle of Alamein was the worst bastard of a place I’ve ever been in — and I’ve been in a few,” he said.
“The first day we went in July 10, 1942 we didn’t have a casualty … but the second day it all mounted up then.
“A mate of mine was one of the first killed. He was a Sergeant and then there were four other sergeants gone, one after another bang, bang, bang.
“One day the battle was supposed to start at 6.30am first light but we had already lost 40 guys before the real fighting began. It was murderous.
“It kept up for 10 days and I lost a lot of friends.”
Bill is aware of only three other surviving Rats of Tobruk from the 2/48 Battalion. The 2/48th is Australia’s most highly decorated unit of the war, with four members receiving the Victoria Cross, the nation’s highest decoration, while more than 90 other special gallantry medals were awarded to members. Due to a few aches and pains, Mr McEvoy doesn’t get to Association meetings now.
“They’re not war disabilities … these are ones I’ve picked up with age,” he laughed.
“But I’m a lucky one — my wife (Jan) does everything for me … she’s a treasure.”
— BY CRAIG COOK
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JULIE MONIS-IVETT, OAM
WHEN it comes to unforgettable birthday surprises, an Australia Day honour is surely hard to beat.
But for Dr Julie Monis-Ivett, of Mylor, the biggest gift of all is the knowledge that her volunteer work has helped save the lives of countless women across the globe.
The 64-year-old is today awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the international community through health programs.
Dr Monis-Ivett said she was notified of the honour, which recognises her involvement in providing lifesaving birthing kits and other equipment to developing countries, on her birthday in October last year.
The dentist, was instrumental in the development of the Zonta Club of the Adelaide Hills’ birthing kit project, which she started with Dr Joy O’Hazy. The first kits were assembled back in 1999.
In 2006, she helped found the Birthing Kit Foundation Australia. More than 1.8 million kits, which help reduce the risk of death from infection and bleeding during childbirth, have been made by volunteers in Australia and sent to partners in more than 30 countries.
— BY ROXANNE WILSON
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JUDGE PETER COLE, OAM, AND SUSAN COLE, OAM
IT may sound like the most relaxing conference a lawyer can attend, but the annual “Law On The Lounge” event is about ensuring the comfort of children — and helping the people of Bali.
Since 1999, the husband and wife team of Peter and Susan Cole have led 180 of their peers to Indonesia to discuss the complexities and challenges of practising family law.
And, since the devastating 2002 Bali bombings, they have sourced all printing and other essentials from local businesses to preserve jobs and stimulate the local economy.
They also sponsor children’s education and development through charities including the Bali Smile Foundation.
Mrs Cole has today been recognised with a Medal of the Order of Australia for services to family law and community.
Judge Cole, who joined the Federal Circuit Court bench in 2008, has received a Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to the judiciary and family law.
Judge Cole has chaired the Family Law Court’s children’s committee since 2015, and is a past president and vice-president of the Family Law Practitioner’s Association of WA.
He was also a member of the Domestic Violence Action Group in WA from 1992 to 1997.
Mrs Cole was a member of the Waratah Women’s Support Centre in WA from 1992 to 1999 — the same year she and Judge Cole founded “Law On The Lounge”.
She has volunteered at both Adelaide Zoo and the Botanic Gardens since 2009.
— BY SEAN FEWSTER
COMPLETE SA AUSTRALIA DAY HONOURS LIST
AO OFFICER IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
Mr Maurice Aldo Crotti, North Adelaide
For distinguished service to business and the food manufacturing sector, to export marketing organisations and economic development programs in South Australia, and to the arts.
Ms Ulrike Klein, SA
For distinguished service to the performing and visual arts through philanthropic support for a range of cultural organisations, particularly to classical and chamber music, and to the skincare manufacturing sector.
Ms Meg Heather Lees, Semaphore
For distinguished service to the Parliament of Australia and the people of South Australia, particularly through leading contributions to environmental legislation and the reformation of the taxation system.
Professor David Richard Coventry, Adelaide
For distinguished service to primary industry, particularly to sustainable agricultural production, as an academic and researcher, and through the facilitation of training programs and scholarships in developing countries.
Professor John Douglas Turnidge, Hawthorn
For distinguished service to medicine as an infectious disease physician and microbiologist, particularly to the advancement of health policy in the area of antimicrobial resistance, and to professional medical organisations.
Mr Michael Colin Turtur OAM, Prospect
For distinguished service to cycling, particularly through the development and promotion of world-class road cycling events, and to the community of South Australia.
AM MEMBER IN THE GENERAL DIVIONS
Adjunct Professor Charlotte Francis Champion de Crespigny, Netherby
For significant service to nursing, and to nurse education, particularly in the field of drug and alcohol care, and to indigenous health projects.
Ms Karen Michelle Glaetzer, Torrensville
For significant service to nursing, particularly in the field of palliative care, to people living with Motor Neurone Disease, and to professional groups.
Dr Mary Gale Harris, Marino
For significant service to community health, specifically to workforce management and administration, to policy reform, and to medical education.
David Leslie Holst, Unley Park
For significant service to people with a disability through executive and advocacy roles, as a fundraiser, and to the automotive sector.
Professor Sharad Kumar, Joslin
For significant service to medical research in the field of cancer and cell biology, as a scientist and author, to medical education, and as a mentor.
Mr Serafino Maglieri, McLaren Vale
For significant service to the Italian community of South Australia, to a range of charitable and tourism activities, and as a winemaker.
The late Mrs Gillian Rolton OAM
For significant service to horse sports through roles with a range of national and international equestrian organisations.
Dr Jennifer Claire Rosevear, West Lakes
For significant service to music education in South Australia, particularly through curriculum development at the tertiary and secondary levels.
Mrs Anant Kaur Sandhu, Bellevue Heights
For significant service to the restaurant and catering industry in South Australia, and to the community through support for charitable organisations.
Brian James Spencer, Hallett Cove
For significant service to the community through the St Vincent de Paul Society in South Australia, and to business
Emeritus Professor Grant Clement Townsend, Kingswood
For significant service to dentistry in the field of craniofacial biology, and to dental education through research, teaching and mentoring roles.
Kelvin Geoffrey Trimper, Greenwith
For significant service to horticulture and the promotion of gardening, to urban development, and to the community of Salisbury.
Professor Robert Vink, Mylor
For significant service to medicine, particularly in the field of neurotrauma, as a researcher, author, educator and advocate, and to the community.
OAM MEDAL IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
Mrs Wendy Joy Andrews, Unley
For service to the community.
Mr Roy Arnold, Hove
For service to people with a disability
Margaret Raemon Atkinson, Banksia Park
For service to Irish dancing.
Mr Francesco Bueti, Fulham Gardens
For service to children with cancer through fundraising roles.
Dr Richard Arthur Cockington, St Marys
For service to medicine as a paediatrician.
His Honour Judge Peter Raymond Cole, Collinswood
For service to the judiciary, and to family law.
Mrs Susan Jane Cole, Collinswood
For service to family law, and to the community.
Ms Barbara Mary Deed, Walkerville
For service to the community of South Australia.
Norman Leslie Ginn, Victor Harbor
For service to the community of Victor Harbor.
Mrs Josephine Wendy Hawkes, Adelaide
For service to the community through music.
Charles Ronald Jackson, Port Augusta
For service to the indigenous community of South Australia
Dr Andrew James Luck, Birdwood
For service to medicine in the field of colorectal surgery.
David Steven Lyas, Old Reynella
For service to youth in Adelaide.
Laurence Henry McEvoy, Morphett Vale
For service to veterans, particularly through the Rats of Tobruk Association.
Carolyn Joy Martin, Blair Athol
For service to local government, and to the community of Port Adelaide and Enfield.
Lynette Mary Martin, Mount Gambier
For service to the community of Mount Gambier
Mr Dominic Mick Mazzone, Hazelwood Park
For service to the music industry, and to the community.
Dr Julie Ann Monis-Ivett, Mylor
For service to the international community through health support programs.
Mr Victor John Patrick, Flaxman Valley
For service to the wine industry in South Australia.
Bruce Graeme Richardson, Berri
For service to the community of Berri.
Rhys Ainslie Roberts, Blackwood
For service to the community through a range of roles.
Peter John Sandercock, Somerton Park
For service to the community, and to Rotary.
Mr Michael Dundas Scott ASM, Middleton
For service to the community of the Fleurieu Peninsula.
Mrs Beth Serle, Tantanoola
For service to basketball.
Mrs Joanna Eva Trepa, Athelstone
For service to the Polish community of Adelaide.
Mr Mark Trepa, Athelstone
For service to the Polish community of Adelaide.
Mr David John Wark, Myrtle Bank
For service to sport, and to the community of South Australia.
Ronald Trevor Whitelaw, Eden Hills
For service to veterans and their families, to lawn bowls, and to the environment.
Mr Kazimierz Herbst, SA
For service to natural wildlife conservation in South Australia.
Mr David John Helman, SA
For service to veterans and their families.
COMMENDATION FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
AUSTRALIAN ARMY
Corporal Stefan Guy Pitruzzello
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as a Trainer within Task Group Taji Three in Iraq from May 2016 to December 2016.
CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
Squadron Leader Darren John Shorter
For outstanding achievement in the management of the Woomera Weapons Test Range.
CONSPICUOUS SERVICE MEDAL
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
Squadron Leader Simon Martin Bartlett
For meritorious achievement in organisational development in establishing Number 20 Squadron and Royal Australian Air Force Base Woomera.
Group Captain Brendan James Rogers CSC
For meritorious achievement as the Commander Task Unit 630.1 on Operation OKRA from March 2016 to January 2017.
PSM PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL
Mr Terry Joseph Buss, Prospect
Mr Kevin Michael Cantley, Wynn Vale
Professor Maria Crotty, Kent Town
Dr Raluca Tudor, Kensington Gardens
Ms Tina Maria Ward, Golden Grove
APM AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL
Chief Inspector Keryl Louise Howie
Sergeant John Edward Lewis
Sergeant Neil David Sando
AFSM AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL
Mr John Edge ESM, Carrickalinga
Mr Paul Michael Fletcher, Golden Grove
Mr John Cameron McNaughton, SA
Mr Malcolm Douglas Munn, Teringie
ASM AMBULANCE SERVICE MEDAL
Mr Clive Thomas Fordham, Gladstone
Dr Cindy Lee Hein, Adelaide
Mr Christopher Martin Howie, Athelstone
Mr Stephen Paul Tasker, Flagstaff Hill
ACM AUSTRALIAN CORRECTIONS MEDAL
Mr Christopher Coombe
Mr David Paul Franklin
Mrs Sandra Mary Russell
NATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
AC COMPANION IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
The late Ms Betty Cuthbert AM MBEWA
For eminent service to athletics at the national and international level, particularly as a gold medallist at the Melbourne and Tokyo Olympic Games, and as a role model, fundraiser, and advocate for research into a cure for multiple sclerosis.
Mrs Evonne Fay Goolagong-Cawley AO MBE, Qld
For eminent service to tennis as a player at the national and international level, as an ambassador, supporter and advocate for the health, education and wellbeing of young indigenous people through participation in sport, and as a role model.
Professor Jeffrey Victor Rosenfeld AM, Victoria
For eminent service to medicine, particularly to the discipline of neurosurgery, as an academic and clinician, to medical research and professional organisations, and to the health and welfare of current and former defence force members.
AO OFFICER IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
Mr Brian Gerard Loughnane, ACT
For distinguished service to parliament and politics through contributions to public policy, and as Federal Director of the Liberal Party of Australia.
Mr Geoffrey Ronald Robertson QC, UK
For distinguished service to the law and the legal profession as an international human rights lawyer and advocate for global civil liberties, and to legal education as an academic and publisher.
Ms Karrie Ann Webb AM, Qld
For distinguished service to golf at the elite level as a player, to the development of female golfers, as a mentor and role model, and through charitable and community organisations.
AM MEMBER IN THE GENERAL DIVIONS
Mr Walter Andrej Mikac, NSW
For significant service to the community as an advocate for gun control, and to the protection of children through social welfare programs.
Ms Susan O’Neill OAM, Qld
For significant service to swimming at the elite level, as a mentor and role model, and to the community through support for charitable organisations.
Ms Tracey Leigh Spicer, NSW
For significant service to the broadcast media as a journalist and television presenter, and as an ambassador for social welfare and charitable groups.
OAM MEDAL IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
The late Ms Constance Anne Johnson, Vic
For service to people with breast cancer.
Ms Jan Lynn Stephenson, USA
For service to golf, and to not-for-profit organisations.
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