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MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

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Mrs Marjory Janet McCORMACK, 4/36 Wandoo Street, Leeton NSW 2705 For service to the community of Leeton.

Foundation Member, Leeton Soldiers Bridge Club, 1978; Life Member; National Master; Public Officer and Bridge Columnist, local newspaper, many years. Shield Sponsor, since 1983; an annual tournament between Leeton and Griffith Bridge Clubs, instigated to encourage rapport between the regions. Well known within the community for encouraging new members to the Club. Current National Master, New South Wales Bridge Association. Foundation Member, Leeton Inner Wheel Club, 1957; District Chairman, 1990-1991; Life Member; Member, for 50 years. Member, Leeton Writers Group, for many years. Author, A Love Affair with Leeton, 2010. Editor, By the Water Wheel, 2000. Current Supporter, Leeton Eisteddfod Society; Sponser, The Marjory McCormack Scholarship, presented for excellence in the solo speech category, ongoing. Inaugural President, Leeton Probus Club; Member, since 1989. Professional educator and teacher. Leeton Primary School, 1967-1978. Rural NSW one-teacher schools, Green Stamp Road, Yanco and Leeton, 1937-1944.

The Reverend Dr Timothy Ross McCOWAN, 1708/8 Dorcas Street, Southbank Vic 3006 For service to the community through interfaith programs.

Director, Reconciliation and Building Bridges Programs, WellSpring Centre, since 2003. Founder, Building Bridges through Interfaith Dialogue in Schools Program, 2003; an educational interfaith program aimed at building trust, respect and interfaith understanding between participants from different religions, cultural and social backgrounds. Facilitator, Healing of Memories Program, since 2005; a weekend workshop aimed at recently arrived refugees and others who have faced trauma in their lives to enable them to share their stories with the hope they may take steps toward their healing and recovery from traumatic memories. Lecturer, Stirling Theological College, since 2002. Lecturer and Research Coordinator, Sentir Graduate College of Spiritual Formation, MCD University of Divinity, since 2002. Current Member, Jewish, Christian and Muslim Association of Australia. Presenter and Participant, Parliament of the World's Religions, Melbourne, 2009. Pastor, Moreland Baptist Church, 2005-2008. Pastor, Brunswick Baptist Church, 2003-2004. Ordained Baptist Minister, since 2006. Community Organiser, Servants to Asia's Urban Poor, 1990-1998.


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Ms Maree Carol McDERMOTT, Windsor NSW 2756 For service to the community of Western Sydney, particularly through social welfare organisations.

General Manager, South Penrith Youth and Neighbourhood Services, 1996-2009; Team Leader, Brighter Futures Team, 2009-2012; instrumental in establishing the Penrith Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Project with Aboriginal leaders in the Penrith Local Government area. Vice-President, Western Sydney Community Forum, 2001-2005; Life Member. Community Development Officer, Area Coordination Project Nepean, 1995-1996; Author, report, The Heart of the Matter for the NSW Council of Social Services. Coordinator, Hawkesbury Women's and Children's Services Collective (also known as The Women's Cottage), 1987-1994; worked in the area of domestic violence and secured funding for the first Women's Court Assistance Scheme, which now exists in courthouses throughout NSW. Other Board and organisation memberships in the social services sector have included: - Local Community Services Association, Peppercorn Services Inc. - Cranbrook Neighbourhood Advisory Board. - Workers in Neighbourhood Centres Network. - Teamwest Community Conference. - Kingswood Park Action Network. - Glenmore Park Action Group. Executive Member, Australian Services Union of NSW, 2007-2013; Vice-President, Social and Community Services Committee (Social, Community and Disability Industry); high profile role in the successful Equal Pay Campaign, 2008-2012.

Mr Anthony James McENEARNEY, 71 Cliff Road, Epping NSW 2121 For service to the community through social welfare organisations.

President, Epping Conference, St Vincent de Paul Society, for 9 years; Member, since ca1950. Board Member, Matthew Talbot Homeless Services, for 20 years; volunteer, Mathew Talbot Hostel, for many years. Member, Sheltered Workshop West Ryde - Ozanam Industries, for 20 years. Voluntary Bus Driver, St Catherine's Aged Care Services, 2002-2009. Conducted weekly prison visitations in New South Wales, since ca1997. Volunteer Driver/supporter, Baptist Community Services Shalom Centre, since 2000; Sports Official, Barker College Sydney, since ca2002. Participant/supporter, New South Wales Masters Athletics, for many years. Past Member, Eastwood-Thornleigh District Tennis Association Inc. Formerly involved in the sports of tennis and squash as a player, administrator and umpire.


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Mr John Francis McEVOY, 82 Goonan Lane, Dederang Vic 3691 For service to education, and to the community of Wodonga.

Teacher, Wodonga Catholic College; for 35 years; Home Liaison Officer, for many years; Foundation staff member, 1979. Member, Catholic College Planning Committees, 1975-1979. Participant, Teacher Exchange Program, 1996-1997. Member, Dederang Country Fire Authority, for several years. Recovery Co-Coordinator, Dederang- Mudgegonga District bushfires, 2009. Volunteer, Corryong District bushfires, 2010. Current President, Dederang Catholic Church. President, Dederang Football Club, 1985-1989; Official Umpire, for several years. Secretary, Dederang Recreation Reserve, for 12 years. Participant, Torch Relay, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Awards/recognition include: The ‘John McEvoy Oval’ and the ‘John McEvoy Year 9 Award’ named in his honour, Wodonga Catholic College.

Mr Geoffrey William McGEARY, Vic For service to tourism.

Director and Co-Founder, APT Group of Companies since 1967; Group includes Travelmarvel, Croydon Travel, Topdeck Tours, Kimberley Wilderness Adventures, The Captain's Choice Tour, Botanica World Discoveries and Australian Pacific Touring (APT), and shareholdings in a range of other companies. Founder, APT Charitable and Conservation Foundation, 2003; in conjunction with Orphans and Disabled Arts Association and the Rotary Club of Atherton, Queensland, the Foundation has built a school in an impoverished area near Siem Reap, Cambodia. Partner, Page McGeary (Australian Pacific Tours), 1967-1993; purchased AAT Kings in 1983; Australian Pacific Tours was formed by an amalgamation of Mayer Page's Melbourne Motor Coach Service and Geoff McGeary's Parlour Coaches; partnership was dissolved in 1993 with Mayer Page taking control of AAT Kings. Honorary Member, Les Clef d'Or (Australia), since 2003. Former Board Member, Australian Tourism Association. Former Board Member, Australian Tourist Commission. Honorary Member, Australian Institute of Travel and Tourism. President, Brighton Rotary Club, 1999-2000; current Member. Supporter and benefactor of a range of organisations including Australian Wildlife Conservancy; Clean Up Australia (Kimberley); Toad Busters program; Make a Wish Foundation; the Royal Children’s Hospital; and the Robert Allenby Crown Charity Challenge (Charity Golf Day) (donated in excess of $200,000).


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Mr Ronald Neil McGLINCHEY, Qld For service to the community of Boulia Shire, and to local government.

Mayor, Boulia Shire Council, 1991-2004; Councillor, 1982-1990. Member, Local Government Association of Queensland. Deputy Chairman, Western Queensland Local Government Association. Member, Lake Eyre Basin Community Advisory Committee, before 2003. Member, Remote Area Planning and Development Board. Member, Outback Highway Committee, Founding Member. Treasurer, Boulia Rodeo and Campdraft Association; Bar Manager. Coordinator, Boulia Anzac Day Ceremony. President, Boulia Sub-Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia. Member of the Boulia Golf Club, the Boulia State School Parents and Citizens Association, and other community organisations in rural and outback Queensland.

Mr Ronald William McGRATH, 182/16 Nicol Avenue, Burnside Vic 3023 For service to veterans.

A range of executive roles including the inaugural Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-President and Committee Member, Royal Australian Air Force Association 7 Squadron, for 66 years; with the last 20 years as Secretary/Treasurer. Volunteer Driver, Victorian Division, Red Cross Blood Bank, 1991-2001. Awards/recognition include: Commendation for Dedicated Service, Australia Red Cross, 2001.


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Mr Daniel William McGURGAN, Cadell SA 5321 For service to the community of Cadell.

Chairman, Cadell Community and Tourist Association; supporting projects including the Cadell Harvest Festival, Cadell Oval and Camping Ground, and the Cadell Wetlands and Riverfront, for many years. Supporter, Cadell Opportunity Shop, Cadell Institute, and the Cadell Historical and Memorabilia Display, for several years. Community Spokesperson, Cadell Ferry closure, and Citrus plant and local school closures, since 2008. Treasurer, Cadell Primary school, for many years; has organised Cadell School Quiz night, for the past 13 years; also Quizmaster. Reformed the Cadell Cricket Club, in the mid 2000s; former President. Initiated and helped to organise the biannual Cadell Scarecrow competition and Children’s Halloween evening. Sourced grants and funding to build the Cadell Entrance wall and Mosaic Project. Senior Constable, Waikerie Police Station, South Australian Police, since 1999; SA Police Officer, since 1984. Awards/recognition include: Citizen of the Year, Mid Murray Council, 2011. ‘SA Great’ Regional Community Individual Award for the Riverland/Murraylands area, 2007.

Mr Douglas James McINTYRE, 10 Namatjira Street, Everton Park Qld 4053 For service to the transport industry, and to the community.

Founder and owner, McIntyre Freight Lines, 1958-1976. Pioneered a daily direct road service between Brisbane and Darwin taking over from the old Co-Ord Service that had operated since World War II. Introduced general-freight road trains and built Darwin Transport Terminal for freight distribution across the Top End. Established a road transport service from Brisbane to Doomadgee Mission in remote northern Queensland, changing the lives of the people who lived there. Founder, Container Transfer Equipment Sales Australia, 1980-2000; introducing Sidelifters and revolutionising container handling into Australia and the South Pacific. Funded the development of a sleep alarm system. 35 years’ service with the Grange Lions Club holding various positions. Mentoring and financially assisting struggling transport companies. Personal involvement in Anzac Day for many years, providing restored military vehicles to enable aging veterans to participate in Anzac Day marches. Military vehicles were used in the Australian movie The Sapphires. Volunteered his machinery to the people of Darwin during the Cyclone Tracey clean-up. Supporter of charities such as The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation, Karuna Hospice Service and Ilhan Food Allergy Foundation. Awards/recognition include: Inducted into the Queensland Transport Museum's Legends Hall of Fame, Gatton, 2013. Inducted into the National Road Transport Hall of Fame, Alice Springs, 2003.


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Ms Lucille Mildred McKENNA, 69 Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield NSW 2045 For service to nursing in New South Wales, and to local government.

Councillor, NSW Nurses and Midwives Association, since 2004; a range of executive roles including Branch Secretary, Councillor and Executive Council Member, for many years; President; Quality Aged Care Action Group, 2007-2011. Member, NSW Nurses and Midwives Association, for 30 years NSW Executive Member, Australian Nurses Federation, for 9 years Director of Nursing, St Marys Villa Nursing Home, since 2007. Director of Nursing, Palm Grove Nursing Home, 1997-2007. Aged Care Nurse, for 45 years. Registered nurse, since 1964. Councillor, Ashfield Municipal Council, since 2004. Chairperson, Women's Committee; Seniors Action Group. Member of the Council Committee; Planning and Environment; Works and Services; Pratten Park Advisory Committee; Civic Centre Redevelopment Steering Committee and Community Activities. Member, Australian Labor Party, for 15 years.

Mr Ron McLEAN, Russell Court, Gunnedah NSW 2380 For service to journalism as an editor, and to the community.

Editor, Namoi Valley Independent, 1979-2007. Editor, Narrabri Courier, 1968-1979. Vice-President, Northern Tablelands Tennis Association, 1994. President, Gunnedah Tennis Association, 1992-1993. Promotions Officer, NSW Country Tennis Association, 1978-1988. Secretary, North West Tennis Group, 1985-1988. Director, NSW Tennis Association, 1978-1987. President, Narrabri Tennis Association, 1971-1976. Coach, juniors in Narrabri and Gunnedah, 1974-1999. Cricket player; represented Cootamundra, Forbes, Narrabri and Gunnedah; Captain, Narrabri First 11, for 4 years. Bowls player and Administrator, since the 1980s. Responsible for compilation and production of The Way We Were - A History of Gunnedah, 1856-2006, as part of the Sesquicentenary celebrations, 2006. Author, Country Cracks, a History of NSW Country Tennis, 1983. Awards/recognition include; Australian Sports Medal, 2000. Centenary Medal, 2001.


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Mr Scott Matthew McPHEE, 12 Rhyl Avenue, Wayville SA 5034 For service to sport as a gold medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Gold Medallist and Paralympics Champion, ‘Pilot’ for Kieran Modra, Cycling, London 2012 Paralympics Games. Gold Medallist, Para-Cycling Track World Championships, 2012. Gold Medallist, Para-Cycling Track World Championships, 2011. Road Safety Promoter, Transport Accident Commission, ongoing. Member, Central District Cycling Club, South Australia, ongoing. Other awards/recognition include: Ambassador, South Australian Premiers Be Active Challenge, ongoing.

Mr Duncan John McPHERSON, Brighton Vic 3186 For service to harness racing, and to community health organisations.

Current Principal, Aldebaran Park, Agistment and Stud. Breeder and Racehorse Owner, for over 35 years. Involved in the establishment of the Lyn McPherson Memorial 'Breed For Speed' Trotting Mares Sprint Series, Harness Racing Victoria, since 2010. Involved in the establishment of the 'Prince of Speed' and 'Princess of Speed' Trotting Series; Events raise funds for ovarian cancer research and awareness. Current Board Member, Women's Cancer Foundation - Ovarian Cancer Institute; involved in fundraising and promoting awareness and education of Ovarian Cancer, since 2010. Board Member, St Kevin's College Foundation, since ca2003; Member of a range of Sub-Committees; involved in fundraising; provides financial support to families in crisis; Supporter, Boat Club and Old Collegians Football Club.


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Mr Jack Nguyen MA, Surrey Hills Vic 3127 For service to the Chinese community of Victoria.

President, Teo Chew Chinese Association of Victoria, since 1999; raised over $3million to build the first Teo Chew temple in Victoria. President, Guang De Temple. Current Committee Member, Centre for Chinese Studies Advisory Committee, La Trobe University; donated a three story building for a Chinese School in 2006. Patron, Cambodian Chinese Association. Honorary Adviser, Qing Lian Association, South Australia. Member, Springvale Chinese Senior Citizens Association. Member, Hakka Association,Victoria. Member, Stonnington Chinese Association. Member, Prahran Chinese Senior Citizens Association. Member, Indochina Ethnic Chinese Association. Member, Chinese Masonic Society, Melbourne. Member, East Timor Chinese Association. Justice of the Peace. Awards/recognition include: Centenary Medal, 2001. Victoria’s Multicultural Awards of Excellence


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Mr Andrew Henry MACKENZIE, PO Box 559, Mount Eliza Vic 3930 For service to the community of Marysville, to the arts, and to the preservation of local history.

Helped rebuild collection, Marysville and District Historical Society (premises and collection completely destroyed after the Black Saturday bushfires), since 2009; helped gather over 20,000 items from around the world, and donated over 1,500 items from his own personal collection. Wrote the Significance Assessment Report for the Marysville historical collection, and collated information for establishing a national strategy for the Protection of Heritage Collections in Australia. Organiser, old photographs exhibition, Marysville 150th birthday celebrations, Block Arcade,September 2013. Provided Artist biographies for In the Artists Footsteps website, established 2000; including William Dorgi and Albert Namatjira. Writer, Lecturer, Researcher, Heidelberg School of Artists (an Australian art movement of the late 19th century that included artists such as Arthur Streeton, Frederick McCubbin, Tom Roberts and Walter Withers), for many years. Concept Creator, Heidelberg School Artists Trail, 1997. Author, numerous titles on Art History and the Heidelberg School of Artists, ongoing. Arts/Heritage Consultant, Lecturer and Project Manager, since 1997. Lecturer, 150th Birthdays of artists McCubbin, Roberts and Withers, National Gallery of Victoria, 2004-2006. Provided information and exhibitions on the heritage of the coastline of Australia, since 1997 Patron, Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia, since 2010; President, 1991-1993; Member, for over 20 years. Victorian President and Chair, Arts Libraries Society of Australia and New Zealand, 1992-1995. Senior Vice-President, The Old Water Colour Society of Victoria, 1991; Member, for over 20 years. Councillor, Wildlife Art Society of Australasia, 1992; Australian Guild of Realist Artists, 1993. Coordinator, Dame Nellie Melba 150th Birthday celebrations (including curating two art exhibitions, and the international registration of the ’Dame Nellie Melba’ rose), 2011. Curator, several exhibitions including those for artists of the Heidelberg School, and the early artworks of the Victorian coast. President, Plenty Yarra Community Tourism Association, 1995-1996. Chairperson, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee, Banyule City Council, 1996. Member, 40th Anniversary Celebrations Committee, National Trust of Australia (Victoria), 1995-1996. Member, Heidelberg Historical Society, for over 25 years. Librarian, La Trobe University, 1976-1996. Awards/recognition include: Australia Day Community Award, Federal Seat of JagaJaga, 1994; for his outstanding service to Australian Art and the Community.


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Mrs Jill MADEW, 43 Hicks Street, Red Hill ACT 2603 For service to the community of Adaminaby.

Founding Chairperson, Snowy Scheme Collection Committee, 2002-2011; raised awareness and obtained approval and funding within government and local councils to establish the Snowy Scheme Museum, Adaminaby; opened in October 2011. Sparked the desire to keep 8 historical items of heavy machinery in Adaminaby for the Museum; required fundraising $40,000 to purchase the items. Founder/volunteer, Adaminaby Op Shop, 2003; funds from the shop were used to cover administrative expenses associated with the Museum.

Mrs Lyn MAGEE, 'Browne's Cottage', 74 Partridge Street, Glenelg South SA 5045 For service to people with a disability, and to the community.

Chair, Fundraising Committee, Minda Inc, 2005-2008; Board Member, 1996-2011. Chair, Church of Pastoral Care, 1998-2011. Chair, Family Service and Research Committee, since 2010. Founding Member, Parent Support Group, 1983. Member, Strategy and Financial Planning Committee. Honorary Life Member, Minda Association, 2004. President, Friends of Holdfast Bay Library Service, since 2006. Member, Holdfast Bay Volunteer Advice Committee, 2007-2011. Committee Member, Glenelg National Trust, 2005-2010. Inaugural Committee Member, Glenelg Community Hospital Welcome Home Committee, 2007-2008. Committee Member, Glenelg Residents Association, 2002-2005. Member, Holdfast Bay Cultural Development Committee, 2003-2004. Awards/recognition include: Citizen of the Year, Holdfast Bay Council, 2008.


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Mr Richard William MAGNUS, PO Box 2044, Ashgrove West Qld 4060 For service to the Jewish community, and to the catering industry.

President, Brisbane Chevra Kadisha - Jewish Burial Society, since 2005; Executive Member, since 1980; Member, since 1954; also served as Vice-President, Technical Officer and Director of Tahara. Board Member, Brisbane Hebrew Congregation, 1967-1971 and since 2006; Vice-President, 1967; current Property Officer. Executive roles, Brisbane Carnivals, Maccabi Queensland, for many years. Life Member, Toowong Rowing Club. President, Rotary Club of Brisbane North, 1976-1977; Member, 1971-1989. Fundraising Director, Queensland Theatre Company, 1982. Former Member, Finance/Fundraising Committee, Mater Hospital, in the 1970s, raising approximately $20,000. Justice of the Peace, since 1955. Former owner, Twenty Nine Murray Street; Brisbane's first kosher function facility. Fellow, Catering Industry of Australia, 1975. Founding Bailli/President, Queensland Bailliage, La Chaine des Rôtisseurs Bailliage d'Australie, 1970; also responsible for introduction and organising, National Concours de Jeune Commission Chefs for Junior Chefs, for 28 years; French/international food and wine society.

The Reverend Father Peter Desmond MAHER, Newtown NSW 2042 For service to religion, and to the community through a range of programs promoting acceptance and diversity.

Catholic Chaplain, University of Technology, Sydney, 1995-2009; also established/Head, Multifaith Chaplaincy, until 2009; Minister of Religion, Human Research Ethics Committee, since 2012. Parish Priest, St Joseph's Catholic Church Newtown, since 1997; provides, weekly Friday night mass for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Catholics. Co-Founder, Benedict Barkat Foundation, since 2009; supported children’s education at St Mary’s School, Hafizabad, Pakistan. Chair, Rachel's Vineyard Ministries, Sydney, since 2001; a healing ministry for men and women touched by an abortion experience. Chaplain, Palms Australia, since 1998; supporting overseas volunteers. Co-Editor, The Swag, National Council of Priests of Australia, since 2010; quarterly magazine. National Board Member, InterPlay Australia, since 2009; global social movement dedicated to ease, connection, human sustainability and play. President, Transforming Practices; fostering personal and social transformation through pastoral supervision. Member, Organising Committee, National Conference, Tertiary Campus Ministry Association, Sydney, 1998; and Brisbane, 2004. Current Supervisor, Australasian Association of Supervision.


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Mr Stephen Andrew MANOS, 319 Orrong Road, St Kilda East Vic 3183 For service to the Greek community.

President, Athenian Chapter No 2, Australasian Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPAN), 1964-1965, 2002-2001 and since 2012; President, Solon Chapter, 1998. President, Supreme Lodge of Australasia, 1977-1979; National Secretary, for 6 years; National Councillor, for 4 years. President, Grand/State Lodge of Victoria, 1968-1969; Associate Secretary, for 8 years. Member, Hellenic Sub-Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia. Supporter, Fronditha Care, for many years. Honorary Life Member, Power House Hockey Club, 1973; active Member and Coach, from 1966 to the 1980s. Honorary Life Governor, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, 1970. Member, Freemasons Victoria, 1958-1961. Awards/recognition include: AHEPAN of the Year, 2001. AHEPA Silver Medal, 2011.

Mr David Michael MANZI, Valley Heights NSW 2777 For service to the community of the Blue Mountains.

Member, Rotary Club of Springwood, since 1989. President 1997-1998; Director, Community Services, 1998-1999; Manages Club's BBQ Trailer, since 2002; the BBQ Trailer has raised approx $70,000 for charity in the last 10 years. Involved in the development of the Springwood History Walk Centennial Program for Rotary in collaboration with Springwood Historical Society and Springwood Council, 2005. Board Member, Blue Mountains Disability Services Ltd, since 2007. Zone Director, Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal, 2003-2007; Donations collector, for approximately 20 years. Volunteer Driver, Sydney 2000 Olympics Games. Inaugural President, Springwood Water Polo Club, 1992. Committee Member, Springwood Netball Club, circa the 1980s. Referee, Nepean Referees Association, 1978-1982. Scout Leader, Glenbrook Scout Troop, 1976-1979. Officer, Sydney Water, 1959-1999. Managed Sydney's Drinking Water Quality Program, 1990s.


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Mrs Mary Gertrude MARLEY, 180 Tongarra Road, Albion Park NSW 2527 For service to hockey as an administrator.

President, Albion Park Women's Hockey Club, 1962 and since 1967; Foundation Member, since 1947; Life Member, 1963; Treasurer, 1950-1958; Current Division 1 team Manager; Captain; Coach; Selector; Publicity Officer, for many years. Schoolgirls selector, NSW Women's Hockey Association (NSWWHA), 1963-1968; Country Selector, 1961-1962. President, South Coast Women's Hockey Association (formerly Shoalhaven Women's Hockey Association), 1962-1965; Junior Vice-President, 1955-1958 and 1994-2006; Life Member, since 1966; Delegate to NSWWHA, 1959; Alternate Delegate to NSWWHA, 1994-2003; Grading Committee, 1962 and 1968; Selector, 1956-1960 and 1962-1968; Senior Vice-President, 1956-1961; Member, NSW Championships organising Committee, for many years; player; Representative Team Manager. Zone President, South Coast Women's Zone Hockey Association, 1985-1991; Zone Selector, 1986-1988; Zone Manageress, for over 10 years. Vice-President, Illawarra Women's Hockey Association, 1980. Vice President, Shellharbour Hockey Centre Committee, 1985-2006; Committee Member; Life Member, since 2007. Committee Member, Shellharbour Sports Assistant Fund Foundation, 1973-2000; Life Member, since 2000. Volunteer, Albion Park Oak Flats Rugby League Football Club, for over 40 years. Volunteer, Meals on Wheels, for 25 years. Foundation Committee Member, Albion Park Pool Complex. Member, Parents and Citizens Committee, St Paul’s Catholic Primary School. Volunteer, School Sports Program, Edmond Rice College and Oak Flats High School. Awards/recognition include: Clubman of the Year, Albion Park Women's Hockey Club, 1983-2001, 2003 and 2006. The Shellharbour Hockey Centre was originally located at Croom Regional Sporting Complex, Albion Park, but was relocated in 1996 and renamed the Mary Marley Hockey Centre in her honour.


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Ms Loretta Josephine MARRON, Burpengary Qld 4505 For service to community health.

Inaugural Chief Executive Officer and Secretary, Friends of Science in Medicine, since 2011; Founding Member, 2011; formed to support evidence-based medicine and to raise concerns about 'complementary and alternative' interventions for health conditions. Collaborative Team Member, Review of the quality of complementary medicines information resources, National Prescribing Service, 2009. Co-Author, Commercialism, choice and consumer protection: regulation of complementary medicines in Australia, Medical Journal of Australia, 2008. Co-developer, Health Information website, www.healthinformation.com.au, since 2005; an online health directory of reputable sources of health information, support groups, access to medical specialists online and information about clinical trials. Citizen journalist and international speaker on the risks and benefits of complementary and alternative interventions. On-Air Contributor, Television and Radio, 4BC, 2005-2006, Your Health with Dr Ingrid Tall, Briz 31 Community Television, 2006; and 4OUR, since 2007. Awards/recognition include: Co-Recipient, Australian Skeptic of the Year, 2012. Australian Skeptic of the Year, 2006-2007 and 2011.

Mr Luke Leonard MARSDEN, PO Box 326, Maroubra NSW 2035 For service to medicine in the field of podiatry.

Podiatrist/Proprietor, Maroubra Podiatry, current. Board Member, Podiatry Council of New South Wales, 2010-2012; Member, Professional Currency Committee which implemented the Continuing Podiatric Professional Education Program. Former Member, Chiropodists Registration Board; and Inaugural Member, New South Wales Podiatrists Registration Board, 1980-2010. President, Australian Podiatry Association New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory, 1991-1993; Councillor, 1983-2007; Vice-President, for 6 years; also served as Treasurer; and as Member of the Education, Legislation, Constitution Review, Office Renovations, and Public Relations Committees. Current Member, Curriculum Advisory Board, School of Podiatry, University of Newcastle. Current Guest Lecturer, University of Western Sydney. Part-time Tutor, School of Podiatry, Sydney Institute of Technology, until 1985. Awards/recognition include: Inductee, Hall of Fame, Australasian Podiatry Council, 2009. Woodhead Award, Australasian Podiatry Council, 2005.


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Mr Peter MARTIN, 45A Barry Street, Echuca Vic 3564 For service to veterans and their families, and to the community of the Echuca region.

Honorary Chairman, Pension and Welfare Officer, Echuca Regional Veterans Support Centre, since 2005. Current Vice-President, Echuca Sub-Branch, Victorian Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia; Senior Vice-President; Ceremonial Officer and Appeals Officer, Remembrance Day, Dawn Service, Anzac Day Service. Liaison Officer, Echuca Ladies Auxiliary, since 2007; organises monthly bus trips and luncheon for veterans and their families. Current Liaison Officer, Echuca 301 Army Cadet Unit.


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Mr Noel MAUGHAN, 68 Rutley Crescent, Echuca Vic 3564 For service to the Parliament of Victoria, to agriculture, and to rural health. Service to the Parliament of Victoria includes: Member for Rodney, 1989-2006. National Party Whip, 1999-2006. Spokesman for Community Services, for Housing and for the Arts, 2002-2006. National Party Spokesman for Community Services and Women's Affairs, 1989-1992. Member, First Victorian Parliamentary Delegation to Visit China. Deputy Chair, Law Reform Committee, 2003-2006, Member, 1996-1999. Member, Privileges Committee 1999-2006. Member, House Committee, 2003-2006. Member, Community Development Committee, 1992-1996. Member, Printing Committee, 1992-1996. Member, Social Development Committee 1989-1992. Chairman, Inquiry into Speed Limits in Victoria and the Inquiry into Motor Cycle Safety. Parliamentary Representative, Swinburne University of Technology Council, 1992-1998. Service to the National Party includes: Victoria: State Treasurer, 2009-2011. State Senior Vice-President, 1988-1989. Chairman, Murray Electorate Council, 1972-1989. Former President, Rodney Assembly Electorate District Council. Former President and Secretary, Tongala Branch. Former President, Shepparton Branch. Inaugural Member, Livestock Industries Committee, National Farmers Federation, 1992-1998. Member, Australian Pig Industry Research Council, 1983-1988. Victorian Delegate, Australian Pork Producers Federation, 1983-1987. Member, Mt Derrimut Advisory and Liaison Committee, University of Melbourne, 1981-1986; Member, Animal Ethics Committee, School of Agriculture, 1981-1982 and 1984-1986. Member, Code of Practice for Piggeries Working Party, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health, and Environmental Protection Authority, 1982-1986. Member, Selection Committee, Australian Pork Corporation, 1982-1986; appointed by the (then) Minister for Primary Industry. Member, Victorian Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, 1984-1986. National Spokesman, Animal Welfare, Australian Pig Industry, 1981-1982. Chairman, Pig Council, Victorian Farmers Federation, 1981-1982. Member, Victorian Minister for Agriculture's Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, 1981-1982. Chairman, National Pig Fair, 1981. Director, Murray Goulburn Co-operative Ltd, 1968-1972. Member, Committee to Establish Farm Apprentices, Bendigo Technical College. President, Pakenham Agricultural and Horticultural Society, 1959-1962. Chairman, Pakenham Fruitgrowers and Producers Co-operative, 1958-1962. Executive Member, Branch and District, Victorian Dairyfarmers Association, in the 1950s. Chair, Goulburn Valley Health, 2011-2013; Director, since 2007. Chair, Murray Plains Division of General Practice, 2007-2010; now forms part of Loddon Mallee Murray Medicare Local. Board Member, St Luke's Anglicare, Bendigo, 2007-2010. Board Member, Murray Business Network, 2007-2010; Public Officer, 2010-2011. Chair, Salvation Army Appeal Echuca, 2002-2006. Group Secretary, Tongala Underage Football, 1965-1978. Charter Member, Apex Club of Tongala, 1965-1978; also served as President. Member, Rotary Club of Shepparton, 1958-1962. Member, Rotary Club of Echuca, 1958-1962. Charter Member, Rotary Club of Pakenham, 1953. Member, Churchill Fellows Association.


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Mrs Lynette Joan MAYO, Cundletown NSW 2430 For service to the community of the Mid North Coast.

Active Member, Mid North Coast Kidney Association, from 1984 until the Association was disbanded. Organiser, Hub Markets, for over 10 years; active Fundraiser, for many years; the Markets were a monthly community market raising funds to support the Taree Dialysis Centre. Supporter, Manning Wallamba Family History Society Inc, for many years.

Mr Cody MEAKIN, Newstead Qld 4006 For service to sport as a gold medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Gold Medallist and Paralympic Champion, Australian Wheelchair Rugby Team, London 2012 Paralympics Games. Gold Medallist, Great Britain Cup, 2011.

Dr Paul Andrew MEES, deceased, Late of Fitzroy Vic 3065 For service to public transport and urban planning as an academic and advocate for creating sustainable cities.

Associate Professor, Global, Urban and Social Studies, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 2009-2013. Member, International Advisory Council, The New Mobility Agenda Project, Paris, 2006-2013; a think-tank group for the creation and implementation of transport solutions. Partner, Australasian Centre for Governance and Management of Urban Transport, Melbourne, 2006-2008. Founding Member, Public Transport First Party, 2002-2004. Member, Community Reference Group, Melbourne Metropolitan Strategy, 2000-2001. President, Public Transport Users Association (Vic), 1992-2001; Secretary, 1987-1992. Member, Editorial Board, Urban Policy and Research Journal, 1994-1996 and 1998-2013. Research Fellow, Urban Research Program, Australian National University, for several years. Coordinator, Undergraduate Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, Melbourne University, 2005-2008; Anti-Discrimination Adviser, 1999-2006; Lecturer, Urban Planning, 1998-2008. Dr Mees died on 19 June 2013.


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Mr Peter MERCER, 'Meadowell Farm', Gerangamete Vic 3243 For service to local government, and to the community of Colac-Otway.

Mayor, Colac Otway Shire Council, 2000-2001 and 2002-2003; Councillor, 1996-2008. Councillor, Shire of Colac, 1966-1974, 1983-1986 and 1988-1994; President, 1969, 1989 and 1992. Board Member, Colac Area Community Health, 1989-1999. Chairman, Corangamite Regional Library; Board Member, for 35 years. Executive Member, Barwon Community Educators Network. Director, Barwon Regional Waste Management Group. Commissioner, Lough Calvert Drainage Trust. Chairman and Board Member, Western Victoria Group Training. Foundation Chairman, Colac Otway Performing Arts and Cultural Centre Trust. Foundation President, Colac Arts Centre. Foundation President and Director, Australian Romagnola Society. Executive Member, Botanic Gardens of Australia and New Zealand. Chairman and Committee Member, Colac Recreation Centre. Active Member, Rural Fire Authority, since 1958. Chairman, Soil Conservation Advisory Committee. Committee Member, Colac and District Pastoral and Agricultural Society.

President, Colac Men’s Basketball Association. President, Colac Men’s Hockey Association. Honorary Life Member, Colac and District Women’s Hockey Association. Honorary Member, Otway Ranges Walking Track Association. Foundation President, Young Farmers – Gerangamete. District President, Australian Primary Producers Union; Regional Vice-President. Awards/recognition include: Distinguished Service Award, Colac and District Women’s Hockey Association.


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Ms Lyndey Shirley MILAN, Waverton NSW 2060 For service to hospitality, particularly the food and wine industry, and to the community.

Ms Milan promotes and supports the Australian food and wine industry, particularly small and regional food businesses. She also serves as a Master of Ceremonies for charitable events and is a supporter of a range of organisations including the Melanoma Institute, Great Women Chefs of Australia for Parkinsons Disease, Cure Cancer, Austcare and Schizophrenia Research, and the Starlight Foundation. Creative and Managing Director, Lyndey Milan Naked Flame Productions. Presenter, Fresh television program, Channel 9. Contributing Food Director, Australian Women's Weekly, until 2011. Current Vice-President, Royal Agricultural Society of NSW; Board Member, 2009-2013. Chair, Wine Committee, since 2010; Committee Member, 1996-2010. Chair, Dairy Produce Committee, 1998-1999; Committee Member, since 1999. Founder, Fine Food Committee, 1997-2010; Committee Member, since 2010. Active Supporter, Sydney Royal Easter Show, since 1988. Co-Founder and Patron, Tasting Success, since 2006; a female chef mentoring program run in collaboration with the Sydney Institute of TAFE. Founder and Manager, Skyscrapers; supporting extremely tall women. Founder, Sydney Food Fair, Hyde Park (also known as Counter-aid Food Fair). President, Food Media Club of Australia, 2000-2002. President, Wine Press Club, 1997-1999. Member, Food and Wine Tourism Advisory Committee, Tourism NSW, for 10 years. Member, Food and Wine Advisory Committee, Tourism Australia, 2013. Awards/recognition include: Australia Day Ambassador, 10 years. Ambassador, BCNA (Breast Cancer Network Australia). Ambassador, Butterfly Foundation, for many years.


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Dr Janis Ann MILBURN, Sydney NSW 2000 For service to education, and to veterans and their families.

President, NSW Branch, Australian Federation of University Women, 1995-1998; Chair, Status of Women Standing Committee, 1998-2000. Co-Founder and Inaugural President, Southern Highlands Branch, Australian Federation of University Women, 1991. Chair, Block Grant Authority, Association of Independent Schools NSW, 2002-2004; Member, 1991-2002. President, Associations of Heads of Independent Girls School, 1988-1989; Country Representative, 1985-1988. Chairman, Roseville School Council, 1998-2005. Member, Board of Governors, Wenona School, 1996-1997 and 2006-2012; Chair, Education Sub-Committee, 1996-2006. Member, Inaugural School Council, Tudor House, 1993-1997; Member, Management Committee. Deputy Chairman (Education), Sydney Anglican Schools' Corporation, 1991-1993. Head of English, MLC Burwood, 1970-1972; Member, English Syllabus Committee, 1971-1989, Teacher, 1962-1964. Headmistress, New England Girls Grammar School, 1973-1989. Senior Tutor in Education, Macquarie University, 1969. Teacher, NSW Department of Education, 1959-1961. Current Chairman, Education Committee, Australian Veterans' Children Assistance Trust (formerly Vietnam Veterans Trusts). Member, National Education Advisory Committee, from 1990; then Chair from 1995. Fellow, Australian College of Educators, since 1986; Life Member.


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Dr Brian David MILLIS, 127 Cribb Road, Carindale Qld 4152 For service to higher education, and to the community.

Founding Chair, Council of Private Higher Education, 2000-2012; involved in the establishment, 2000. Founding Principal, Christian Heritage College, 1986-2013. Headmaster, Christian Outreach College, 1982-1984. Committee Member, Christian Schools Association of Queensland, 1986-1993. Member, Executive Committee, Association of Independent Schools of Queensland, 1992-1995. Director, Carrick Institute for Teaching and Learning, and Australian Learning and Teaching Council, 2004-2008. Member, Australian College of Educators, since 1995. Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors, since 2004. Journalist, Macquarie Radio Network and Channel 10, 1974-1976. Author, many articles relating to Christian Higher Education, 1988-2006. Fellow, Australian Institute of Management.

Mr Jim MILLOY, Morawa WA 6623 For service to the community of Morawa, and to Australian rules football.

Chairman, Western Australian College of Agriculture (WACOA) Advisory Board, Morawa, 1998-2012; Member, 1980-2013. Foundation Member, WACOA Morawa Independent Public School Board, since 2013. WACOA Representative, Combined Agricultural Advisory Committee and Machinery Trust, for many years. Current volunteer, Morawa Tourism Information Centre. Current Agricultural Representative, Morawa Education Industry and Training Alliance. Current Treasurer, Morawa Historical Society Inc. Member, Morawa Districts ‘100 Year Celebrations’ Committee, 2010. Volunteer Driver, Morawa St John Ambulance Sub-Centre, 2006-2009. Member, Morawa Basketball Club. Member, Morawa Golf and Bowling Club. Life Member, Morawa Amateur Swimming Club. President, Morawa Australian Rules Football Club; Secretary; Coach; Captain; Patron and Life Member. President, North Midlands Australian Rules Football League, for 20 years; Patron and Life Member; current Chair, Protests and Disputes Committee. Member, League Executive, WA Country Australian League, 1990-2006; Life Member, 2000; Junior Vice-President, 1991-2000; Chairman of Selectors, for 2 years; Selector, for 6 years. Awards/recognition include: Certificate of Appreciation, WA Country Australian League, 2007. Merit Award for Outstanding Service, Australian Football League, 2006. Certificate of Recognition, Western Australian Football Commission, 1993.


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Mr John Joseph MORAN, 16 Zantuck Street, Burpengary Qld 4505 For service to the community through involvement in charitable organisations.

Co-Founder, Convoy for Kids, 1990; current National Ambassador; (truck drivers charity which has raised over $6 million for children. Founder, Brisbane Convoy for Kids, 1989; current Patron. Life Member and Patron, Convoy for Kids Sydney. Co-Patron, Lights on the Hill Trucking Inc - Queensland Truck and Coach Drivers Memorial, since 2006. Patron, Putty Road Truck Drivers Memorial, Milbrodale NSW, since 2011. Writer, Gossip Column and Peoples Column, Truckin' Life magazine, for 17 years embracing the 1970s, 1980s and the 1990s. Bush Poet, for over 50 years. Author: A Time to Reflect - Poems of the Highways and Byways, 2003; Author: From Here to There and Back Again - Fading Memories and Miles in the Mirror, 2005; produced 2 CDs/cassettes. Author: The Living was Easy, 2003; Author: Driving and Dreaming, 1995. Awards/recognition include: Inductee, Shell Rimula Wall of Fame, National Road Transport Hall of Fame, 2002.

Mr Andrew (Drew) MORPHETT, Pakenham South Vic 3810 For service to sport as a radio and television commentator, broadcaster and presenter.

Commentator, broadcaster and presenter, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1966-1987 and since 2000: Commentator, AFL and Cricket, ABC Grandstand Radio, since 2000. Television Presenter, The Winners (Weekly wrap up of VFL games), 1978-1987. Television Commentator, Test Cricket (ABC shared the rights with Channel Nine), for 8 years. Radio Commentator, Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1984, Beijing 2008 and London 2012; cycling and hockey. Commentator, Australian Rules Football and Golf, Seven Network, 1988-2000. Commentator, Cycling and Diving events, Olympic Games in Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000.


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Miss Stephanie MORTON, Moana SA 5169 For service to sport as a gold medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Gold Medallist and Paralympics Champion, Cycling, London 2012 Paralympics Games. World Champion, World Para-Cycling Championships, 2012; two Gold medals. World Champion, World Para-Cycling Championships, 201l. Gold Medallist, Oceania Track Championships, 2011. Australian Champion as a singles cyclist, National Track Cycling Championships, 2013, three Gold medals. Two World Records on the tandem. Paralympic Record Holder. Other awards/recognition include: Ambassador/Educator, Bee Safe on Bikes program, ongoing.

Mrs Ailsa MOYLE, 5 Henderson Street, South Johnstone Qld 4859 For service to the arts in the community of Innisfail.

President, Innisfail Young Performers Association, for 25 years; Founder and Member, Senior and Junior Groups, for 30 years; current Patron. Member, Innisfail Theatre Group, for 20 years. President, Innisfail Junior Theatre Group, 1982-2008. President, Innisfail Choral Society, for many years; Member, for 30 years. Member, Innisfail Conservatorium of Music; Committee Member; Fundraiser; Member, Friends of the Con. Member, Eisteddfod Association of North Queensland, for over 30 years; Speech and Drama Champion, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2009. Religion Teacher, on behalf of Innisfail Uniting Church, for 30 years. Involved with South Johnstone School, for 42 years, as Religion teacher; and serving as President of the Parents and Community Committee, 2010.


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Mrs Judith MUIR, Blairgowrie Vic 3942 For service to the environment and to tourism in the Mornington Peninsula area.

Owner/Manager, Polperro Dolphin Swims, since 1986. Current Board Member and Public Officer, Mornington Peninsula Tourism. Member, Sorrento Tourism Association, for several years. Current Regional Coordinator and Presenter, Mornington Peninsula, AUSTSWIM. Current Regional Coordinator, Victorian Aquatic Industry Council. Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety Course Presenter, Aquatics and Recreation Victoria, for over 35 years; Life Member, 2011.

Ms Bernadine MULHOLLAND, 66 Sidaway Street, Chapman ACT 2611 For service to community health as a physiotherapist.

Program Manager, Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, Calvary John James Hospital, since 2009; Physiotherapist, for many years. Senior Physiotherapist in Aged Care, The Canberra Hospital (TCH), 1992-2007; Foundation Member TCH Falls Clinic, 2002. Consultation Physiotherapist, Salvation Army Mount View Hostel, 2002-2007. Member, Working Party, 'Older Persons Journey Through the Health System' Access Improvement Plan, 2004. Member, International Society for Posture and Gait Research, 2003. Team Member, establishing the Hartley Street Centre for Physically Handicapped Children, 1972. Foundation Member, ACT Branch, Childbirth Education Australia, 1967.


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Mr Reginald Schilling MUNCHENBERG, PO Box 17, Truro SA 5356 For service to the community of Truro and district through a range of historical, community and agricultural organisations.

Vice-President, Barossa Valley Archives and Historical Trust Inc, since 1997; Committee Member, since 1967; Life Member, 2003; instrumental in the organisation of the collection at Barossa Museum in Tanunda. Genealogist, for many years; assisted many families to research their family history. Author and Co-Author of 8 family History books. Author, Faith into the Future, 50th Anniversary of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Truro, 2005. Author, Prosperity to Failure - A Brief History of the Murray Flats and Surrounding Areas 1836-1900, 2002. Author, The End of an Era, St Petri Lutheran Church, St Kitts, 2000. Co-Author, The Barossa, a vision realised - the nineteenth century story, 1992. Author, Truro - the travellers rest: \ Wheels - Wheat – Wool, 1838-1989, a history of Truro, Dutton, St. Kitts, Sandleton and Steinfeld (Stonefield), (all one book), 1989. Author, J Gottfried Schilling, persecution, peace, pioneering, 1838-1988: the history and family tree of Johann Gottfried and Anna Rosina Schilling and their descendants, 1988. Author, Valley of Smithys, Schools and Spires, 1982; history of Moculta. Author, The District Council of Truro, One Hundred Years of Local Government, 1876-1976. Author, Truro Primary School Centenary, 1978. Author, Truro Hall Centenary, 1975. Inaugural Secretary, Truro and Districts Community Association Inc, 2001-2010; Member, 2001-2013. Member, Truro Town Hall Committee, 1966-2009; held roles of Chairman and Secretary. Member, SA Jubilee 150 Committee, Truro Branch, 1976. Member, Australian Bi-Centenary Committee, Truro Branch, 1987-1988. Chairman, Truro Primary School, 1981-1986; Committee Member, 1974-1987. Historical Adviser and Researcher; collector of photographs, articles, documents etc, since 1964. Secretary/Treasurer, Truro Amalgamated Committee Association, 1976-1989. Member, Truro Parks and Gardens Committee, 1974-1989. Secretary, Truro Oval Committee, 1973-2009. President, Back to Truro Committee, 1971-1972. Former Farmer and Grazier President, Truro Agricultural Bureau, 1961-1962, 1965-1966 and 1970-1971; Secretary, 1967-1969; Life Member, 1977; Member, 1955-1972. Committee Member, United Farmers and Stock Owners Association (now known as the South Australian Farmers Federation), Truro Branch, 1967-1989; Secretary, 1973-1989. Member, Wheat and Wool Growers Association, Truro Branch, 1962-1967. Secretary, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Truro, since 1959; Lay Reader, 1961-2009. Secretary and Treasurer, Bible Society, Truro Branch, 1964-1969. President, Truro Lutheran Young Peoples Society, 1957; Vice-President, 1955-1956, Secretary, 1958-1962.


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Mr George Robert MUNRO, Geelong Road, Footscray Vic 3011 For service to sport through administrative and coaching roles with basketball and wrestling organisations.

Current Administrator, Victorian Business Houses Basketball Association. Current Coach, Redskins Basketball Club. Board Member, Basketball Victoria, for 6 years; State Coach U18 Boys, Hobart, 1979-1980. President, Basketball Victoria Country (formerly Victorian Country Basketball Council VCBC), 1978-1981; Committee Member, 1971-1981; Head State Coach U18 Boys, Perth, 1980-1981; State Coach U20 Men, Hamilton, 1978-1979; Canberra, 1977-1978; Perth, 1976-1977; Devonport, 1975-1976; Brisbane, 1974-1975. Secretary, Swan Hill Basketball Association, 1960-1961, 1970-1981 and 1964-1968; Manager, 1970-1981; Treasurer, 1974-1976; Member, Stadium Committee of Management, 1979-1981; Life Member, 1967; Head Coach U16 Girls, U18 Boys, A Men and Women, 1979-1980; Head Coach U18 Girls, U20 Girls, U20 Boys and A Women, 1977-1978; Head Coach U16 Girls, U18 Girls, Senior Men and Women, 1975-1976; Head Coach, 1975-1976; Coach U18 Girls and U20 Men, 1974-1975; Senior Men's Coach, 1970-1973. Chief Executive Officer, Australian Wrestling Union (now Wrestling Australia), for 3 years; also served as High Performance Manager. President, Victorian Wrestling Association, 1989-1996; Committee Member, 1985-1996. Secretary, Footscray Institute of Technology (FIT) Wrestling Club, 1984-2000; now Victoria University. President/Secretary, Victoria University Wrestling Club, since 1985; Life Member. Manager, Australian Wrestling Team, World Cup, Mongolia. Secretary, Footscray Boat Club, 1984-2005; Life Member. Wrestling Delegate, Victorian Olympic Committee, for 12 years. Wrestling Delegate, Victorian Commonwealth Games Committee, for 14 years. Member, State Sports Council, for 6 years. Chairman, Western Region Sports Assembly (now Melbourne Sports Network), for 6 years; Inaugural Executive Member, 1984. Manager, Victoria University Sports Complex, 1982-2003. Manager, Swan Hill Stadium, 1968-1981. Awards/recognition include: Australian Sports Medal, 2000.


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Mr Peter Murray MURTON, Frankston Vic 3199 For service to information technology, and to the community.

Vice-President, Australian Computer Society, 1967-1968; President, 1968-1970; Life Member, 1977; State Conference Committee, until 1992; Organiser, Special Interest Groups, from 1962. Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Victorian Branch, 1971-1992. President, Victorian Computer Society, 1968-1969; Vice-President, 1966-1968; Committee Member, 1961-1992; Founding Member, since 1961. Introduced the first computer into commerce in Australia, Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd, 1958. Contributor and Co Editor, Computing in Australia Publications, 1994. Former Vice-President, East Melbourne Group, Honorary Life Member, 2012. Founding Member, East Melbourne First Sunday Lunch Group, 1972. Founder, Frankston Second Sunday of Second Month Lunch Group, 1997. Former Chair/President, Drummond Street Services (now Drummond Street Relationship Centre), 1998-2003; Committee Member, 1993-2003. Honorary Secretary, Littlewood Charities Club, for 16 years. Established, Light up the Cliff', City of Frankston, 1996. Fellow, Australian Computer Society.

Mr Leslie John NANKERVIS, 3 Summerdale Grove, Summerhill Tas 7250 For service to athletics, particularly through coaching roles.

Current Mentor to local coaches, Tasmania Branch, Australian Track and Field Coaches Association, for over 30 years. Active Member, Tasmanian Athletic League (TAL); current President, TAL Launceston Carnival Committee; Committee Member, for many years. State Coach, Tasmanian Little Athletics Association, 1980-1983 and 1987; State Education Officer, 1980-1983. Past Vice-President, Northern Branch Athletic Association; Committee Member, for many years Current Head Coach, Western Suburbs Athletics Club; Coaching Mentor; Founding Member, 1983; Life Member, 1993. Founding Member, City-South Little Athletics Centre (now South Launceston Little Athletics), 1977; President, 1986/1987; Coach, 1977-1983; Life Member. Coach, Summervale Little Athletics Club, 1976-1982.


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Mr Rex NANKERVIS, 33 Shadforth Street, Benalla Vic 3672 For service to the community of Benalla.

Volunteer, Typo Station (Evolve), 1995-2003; a not-for-profit group that uses narrative and bush adventure therapy to help disadvantaged and at-risk young people. Branch Secretary, Australian Natives Association, 1982-1996; Member, 1982-1996. State Returning Officer, Victorian Electoral Commission, 1977-2001. Census Divisional Manager, Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1986, 1991 and 1996. Divisional Superintendent, Wangaratta Division, St John Ambulance Brigade, 1974-1978; volunteer, Benalla Division, 1968-1974; Divisional Officer; volunteer, Caulfield Division, 1943-1969; Serving Brother, since 1974. Volunteer Driver, North East District Victoria Ambulance Service, Benalla, 1968-1972; and Tallangatta, 1960-1968. Chairman, Benalla Australia Day Committee, Benalla Rural City Council, since 1980; Founding Member; current Community Driver, driving the infirmed to and from hospital. Former President, Australian Small Business Association - Benalla; former Secretary; Member, 1985-1996. Secretary, Benalla Cemetery Trust, for 20 years; current Trustee; Member, since 1982. Director, Benalla Bowls Club, 2002-2008; Secretary, 1982-1987 and 1993-1995; Executive Member, 1970-2012. Founder, Ostomate Group, 2010-2012; colostomy bag help group. Tribunal Chairman, Benalla and District Basketball Association, 1983-1995. District Governor, Zone 7, APEX, 1967-1968; President, Tallangatta Club, 1967; Secretary, Benalla Club, 1970. Current Treasurer, Sir Dallas Brooks Daylight Masonic Lodge; Foundation Member, since 1985. Secretary, Marangan Masonic Lodge, since 2007; Member, since 2005. Secretary, Wangaratta Masonic Centre. Joined Freemasonry, 1954. Retired electrical contractor.

Ms Carolyn Gwen NASSER, 84 Henson Road, Salisbury Qld 4107 For service to people with a disability in Queensland.

Director, Awareness Creative Enterprises, since 2000; Co-Founder, 2000. Program Director of Accommodation and Lifestyle Support Services, Centacare Disability Services, 1986-2000, with the Roman Archdiocese of Brisbane, to assist people to come out of institutions as part of the Federal Government Deinstitutionalisation reform, Disability Services Act, 1986; demonstrating that people with severe disabilities could live ‘normal’ lifestyles in the community with targeted assistance; this included the development of a 24hour ‘on call’ personal support system. Senior Occupational Therapist, Intellectual Disability Services, Queensland Department of Health 1974-1983; Occupational Therapist, Challinor Centre, Ipswich, 1972-1974.


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The Reverend Father John Lawrence NEILL, St James Priory, PO Box 22, Glebe NSW 2037 For service to education, and to the Catholic Church in Australia.

Priest, Chaplaincy Team, Notre Dame University Australia (NDA), since 2005; Trustee Governor, 1990-2009; Director (first employee of NDA), University Planning Office, 1988. Founding Chaplain, NDA Sydney Campus, 2005-2009; Honorary Doctor Laws, 2006. Member, Company of Australian Catholic University, 1991-2003. Senate Member, Australian Catholic University, 1992-1998. Member, Standing Committee, National Headmasters Conference of Australia. Member, National Catholic Education Commission. Priest, St Benedict's Broadway, 2005-2009. Prior and Master of Students, St Dominic's Priory Melbourne, 1990-2000. Part-time Chaplain, Catholic Secondary Schools Melbourne, 1990-2000. Board Member, Siena College, 1994-1999. Headmaster, Blackfriars Priory School Adelaide, 1972-1988; Teacher, 1963-1967. Chairman, South Australian Commission for Catholic Schools, in the 1970s and the 1980s. Provincial Councillor Sydney, Catholic Church in Australia, 2012. Prior, St James' Priory Sydney, 2011. Member, Spirituality Team, Catholic Education Office Sydney, 2001-2009. Appointed Superior, Dominican Community Sydney, 2001-2004. Member, Dominican Provincial Council, 1993-1996. Board Member, Australian Theological Forum, 1993-2000. Priest, since 1960; Member of the Order of Friars Preachers.


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Mrs Janette Elizabeth NEILSON, 'Myrtledale', Bermagui NSW 2546 For service to local government, and to the community of the Bega Valley.

Deputy Mayor, Bega Valley Shire Council, for 3 terms; Councillor, 1995-2008; Delegate on a range of committees including the Bermagui Area Committee; Bermagui Parks and Foreshore, 2002-2006; Economic Development and Tourism Committee, 2004-2006; Main Road 272 Committee, 1992-2003;and Rural Fire Service, for 10 years. Secretary/Founding Member, Bega Valley Shire Business Forum, since 2000. Board Member, Sapphire Coast Tourism Inc, 2009-2011; Member, Sapphire Coast Tourism Committee, 1998-2000. President, Vice-President and Secretary, Bermagui Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism (BACCT), 1999-2002; current Member; Executive Member, Bermagui Tourist Association (now part of BACCT), 1990-1999. Zone Secretary and State Representative, Caravan and Camping Industry Association of NSW, ca1958-1969; Executive Member, Sapphire Region, 1958-1995. Member, Bermagui Sports Stadium Building Committee. Executive Member, Cobargo Show Society, 1986-2007. Founding Committee Member, Montreal Goldfields, ca2000-2008. Former President, Bermagui Bush Fire Brigade; supporter, Bega Valley Bush Fire Brigade, for 40 years. Secretary, Instructor and Examiner, Zone 14 Pony Club Association of NSW. Executive Member, Wagonga Pony Club, 1990-1995. Executive Member, Cobargo Show Jumping Club, 1989-1994. Executive Member, Cobargo and District Pony Club, 1976-1988. Owner/Director, Neilson's Mitre 10 Hardware Store, since 1994. Current Beef cattle producer.


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Dr Romney Adair NEWMAN, Carmona Drive, Forster NSW 2428 For service to medicine as a physician, and to the community.

Private Practice, Taree, since 1972; Forster, since 1996. Visiting Physician, Forster Hospital, 1996-2013. Honorary Physician, Manning Base Hospital, 1972-1996; Director of Intensive Care, Coronary Care; 1972-1996. Guest Speaker/Diabetic Educator, local and regional events, for many years. Current Consultant, Taree and Forster Aboriginal Medical Centres. Leader, Kairos Prison Ministry Program, 2011; Regional Committee Member; Mentor and volunteer, since 2006. Board Member, Mid North Coast Branch, Walk to Emmaus program; Lay Director and volunteer, since 1987. A range of roles including Lay Preacher, Mentor, Elder and Parish Council Member, Taree Uniting Church, for many years. Current Board Member, Princess Charlotte Alopecia Foundation. Patron, Great Lakes Library, 2006-2012. Founder, Forster Fella's Men's Book Club; divorce, separation, bereavement recovery, 1990-2006.

Mr Benaiah Thomas NEWTON, Coorparoo Qld 4151 For service to sport as a gold medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Gold Medallist and Paralympic Champion, Australian Wheelchair Rugby Team, London 2012 Paralympics Games. Gold Medallist, Great Britain Cup, 2011. Gold Medallist, Asia-Oceania Zonal Championships, 2011. Disability Discrimination Community Engagement Officer, Queensland Rail, since 2011.


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Mr Tay Van NGUYEN, 367 Burton Road, Burton SA 5110 For service to veterans and their families.

President, Vietnamese Veterans Association of South Australia, 2003-2009; Treasurer, 2001-2003. President, Friends of the Vietnamese Invalid Veterans Association of South Australia, 2001-2007. Founding Committee Member, Vietnam War Memorial Trust, since 2003; involved in the construction of the Vietnam War Memorial at the Torrens Parade Ground in Adelaide. Honorary Treasurer, Vietnam Naval Association, Adelaide, 1986-1990. Member, Asian Elderly Citizens Association of South Australia, since 2009. Honorary Treasurer, Vietnamese Association of Whyalla, 1983-1986.

Mr David Aron NICHOLAS, Proserpine Qld 4800 For service to sport as a gold medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Gold Medallist and Paralympics Champion, Cycling, London 2012 Paralympics Games; plus one Bronze medal. World Champion, Road Time Trial, 3K Individual Pursuits, Road World Championships, 2012. Gold Medallist, Para-cycling Road World Championships, 2011; plus one Silver medal. Guest Speaker, various events, including Disability Action Week; River to Reef Charity Bike ride (raising money for Queensland Sporting Wheelies and the Central Queensland Rescue Helicopter); and Whitsunday Day Respite Centre, ongoing. Member, Mackay Cycling Club, ongoing.


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Mr Angelo Lambrinos NOTARAS, 86 Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill NSW 2023 For service to the Greek community, particularly through the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.

Board Member, Kytherian Association of Australia, since 2005. Cultural Administrator, Kythera World Heritage Fund, since 2005. Active supporter, Australasian Hellenic Educational Progressive Association. Former Member, Millennium Heritage Council. Benefactor, ProviCare Foundation. Actively involved with the Saraton Theatre Preservation and Restoration, Grafton, 2008-2011. Managing Director, Atom Industries, since 1963. Co-Inventor of several power tools and home appliances, lawn edger, electronic ignition kit for small engines, modifications to chain and power saws, and others; became one of the top Australian exporters of his products. Awards/recognition include: Kytherian Medal of Honour, 2012. Gold Cross of St Andrew, 2003. Inventor of the Year, The Inventors, ABC Television, 1975; for the electronic ignition kit for small engines.

Mr Bryan NYE, PO Box 3695, Manuka ACT 2603 For service to the rail transport industry, and to the business sector.

Chief Executive Officer, Australasia Railway Association, since 2003; established the Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board, 2005; has been instrumental in getting the industry to harmonise practices and establish national standards. Member, National Council, Australian Institute of Management (AIM), since 2002; National President designate; Chairman, AIM New South Wales and ACT Division, since 2006, Director, since 2002. President, ACT Division, Liberal Party of Australia, 1994-2000. President, Captains Flat Community Association, 1998-2002. Executive Director, Australian Institute of Petroleum. Chief Executive Officer, Australian Property Institute.

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics. Fellow Australian Institute of Management.


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Mr William Andrew OAKLEY, 3/6 Marian Court, Blackburn Vic 3130 For service to the community through voluntary roles with youth, service and recreational organisations.

Governor, Victorian Scout Foundation; Member since 1983. General Manager, Gilwell Park, Scouts Australia Victoria, 2010-2012. Leader, Victorian Branch, 1975-2000. Project Commissioner, 1998-2000; joined Scouting leadership section in 1967. Secretary, World Scout Jamboree, Sydney 1988. Inaugural Board Member, Australian Camps Association, since 2005; Treasurer, since 2007; Life Member. Inaugural Vice-President and Board Member; former Camping Association of Victoria. President, Asia Oceania Camping Fellowship. Australian Camps Association representative to the International Camping Fellowship and the Asia Oceania Camping Fellowship. Member, Rotary Club of North Balwyn, since 1996. President, 2008-2009; involved with the Club's work in the Solomon Islands. Scouting awards/recognition include: Distinguished Service Silver Acorn, 1997; 30 years’ Long Service Award, 1998.

Mr Barry John O'BRIEN, PO Box 4245, Balgowlah Heights NSW 2093 For service to the community through a variety of charitable organisations, and to the media industry.

Former Chairman, UN Ltd, since 2012; supporter, since 2006; Patron. Supporter, ASX Thomson Reuters Charity Foundation, since 2006. Founded Advertising Campaign, Australian Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, 2009; active supporter, since 2009. Supporter, The Golden Stave Foundation. Supporter, Amy Gillett Foundation, since 2009. Board Member, Sport and Tourism Youth Foundation, 2001-2010. Board Member, Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College Foundation, 2003-2006. Former Chief Sales Officer, Ten Network Holdings, since 2012. Chief Executive Officer, PHD Network, 2008-2012. Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner, Total Advertising Australia, 1991-2007. Board Member, Media Federation of Australia, 2002-2008.


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Mr Robert John O'NEILL, 5 Whitby Street, Keperra Qld 4054 For service to social welfare, to the disadvantaged, and to the community.

President, No Interest Loan Scheme, St Vincent de Paul, Brisbane, since ca2006; involved with local conference work in the community, since 1998; assists with monthly fundraising market at St William’s Church. Active Member, St Vincent de Paul, Lismore, 1976-1997; served as Conference and Regional President. Supporter, Matthew Talbot workshop, Homeless Men's Hostel for recovering alcoholics, store management committee, and local conference work in the community. Active Member, St Vincent de Paul, Canberra, 1968-1976; supporter, Homeless Men's Hostel, Women's Shelter, store management committee, and local conference work in the community; served as President, for 2 years.

Mr Rodney Stephen O'REGAN, Hillville NSW 2430 For service to the welfare of veterans and their families, and to military history.

Director, Australian Light Horse Association, since 2008; Member, since 2005. President, Manning Valley-Great Lakes Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Social and Welfare Club Inc, 2005-2010. Member, Vietnam Tunnel Rats Association, since 2004. Member, Fort Scratchley Historical Society. Member, Taree Legacy Club, 2002-2011. Member, Coo-ee March Re-enactment Group, for over 10 years. Former Member, Veterans and Family Support Link Line, Taree. Member, Pipe Band, Newcastle Sub-Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia; Member, Gilgandra Sub-Branch. Organised and participated in multiple Light Horse re-enactments for various schools, organisations and events, including at Villers-Bretonneux, France, 90th Anniversary, 2008; and at Beersheba, Israel, 90th and 95th Anniversaries, 2007 and 2012. Senior Sergeant Patrol Commander, NSW Police, until 1990; Member, 1967-1990; Founding Coordinator of Community Policing Program, ca1989; supported the establishment of local Neighbourhood Watch schemes. Awards/recognition include: Commissioner's Valour Award, NSW Police, 1989.


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Mr Alan William OULD, 1 Rebbechi Court, Benalla Vic 3672 For service to the community of Benalla.

Appeals Officer, Benalla Sub-Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia, since 2003; Treasurer, Benalla Weary Dunlop Memorial Committee, 1994-2013. Participated in the sale of ANZAC Badges and Remembrance Day Poppies, for over 30 years Life Member, Returned and Services League of Australia, 2011; Member, since 1946. Treasurer, Benalla Rose Festival Committee, 1982-1994; Life Member, 1994. Organist, within the Benalla Parish of the Uniting Church, for 28 years; Steward, for 30 years. Staff Member and then Manager, Harrisons of Benalla (Hardware Store), for 45 years. Awards/recognition include: Centenary Medal, 2001.

Mr Nathan James OUTTERIDGE, Wangi Wangi NSW 2267 For service to sport as a gold medallist at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Gold Medallist and Olympic Champion, Men's 49er Class Sailing Team, London 2012 Olympic Games. 5th Place, 49er Class Sailing, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. World Champion, 49er Class Sailing, 2009, 2011 and 2012. 1st Place, 49er Class Sailing, European Championships, 2011. 1st Place, 49er Class Sailing, Sailing World Cup, 2011. 1st Place, 49er Class Sailing, all World Cup events in 2009 and 2011. Competitor, America's Cup World Series, 2012. Regular Hospital Visitor, for patients with spinal injuries. Mentor and Promotor, junior and youth sailing in Australia. Awards/recognition include: Joint Winner, Sportsperson of the Year, Lake Macquarie City Council, 2012.


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Mr Anthony Scott OXFORD ASM, Portland Vic 3305 For service to the community, particularly through St John Ambulance Victoria.

Divisional Superintendent, Portland Division, St John Ambulance, since 2005; volunteer, since ca1976, undertaking various roles in the Northern Territory and Victoria; Member, Response Team to Queensland Floods, January 2010. Founding Member, Portland Coast Guard, Victoria. Group Manager, Southern Grampians District, Ambulance Victoria, since 2007. Team Manager, Intensive Care Paramedic Team, Ambulance Victoria, until 2007. Secondment to Ambulance Victoria Emergency Management Unit; deployed to assist with the 2006 and 2007 bushfires. Regional Duty Manager, Ambulance Victoria, during the Black Saturday and Coleraine bushfires, 2009; assisted with Ambulance Victoria's response effort to the fires. Awards/recognition include: Ambulance Service Medal, 2013. Commander, Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem (Order of St John); and Long Service Medal.


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Dr David Alan PARKER, 132 Badenoch Road, Carey Gully SA 5144 For service to dentistry.

Emeritus Fellow and Visiting Research Fellow, University of Adelaide; Lecturer, Faculty of Dentistry, 1969-2002; Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, 1985-1986; Member, Finance Committee, 1989-1991; Member, Personnel Matters Committee, 1988-1990; Member, Education (Academic Board), 1985-1986 and 1988-1991; Member, Executive Committee, 1985-1986 and 1988-1991; Convenor, Staffing Sub-Committee, 1988-1980. Director, Board of Unisure, 1988-1991. Secretary/Treasurer, South Australian Foundation for Dental Education and Research, 1994-1999 Board of Directors, International Association for Dental Research, for 2 years; Life Member; Director, Prosthodontics Research Group, for 4 years; Chair, Long Range Planning Committee; Member, Pulp Biology Research Group. Councillor, Australian and New Zealand Division, for 3 years; President, for 2 years. Councillor, Secretary and President, Adelaide Section, for many years. Member, Dental Policy and Implementation Review Committee, South Australian Health Commission, 1985-1986. Member, Dental Board of South Australia, 1985-1987. Member, Visiting Dentists Selection Committee, Department of Veteran's Affairs, 1985-1986. Member, Board of Management, South Australian Dental Service, 1985-1986. Senior Visiting Dental Specialist, Adelaide Dental Hospital, 1981-2002. Educator, Centre for Dental Studies, Gilles Plains Campus of TAFE South Australia, since 2002.

Mr Desmond Reece PARKER, 26 Westley Street, Port Pirie SA 5540 For service to the media, and to the community.

Photographer and columnist, The Recorder, Port Pirie newspaper, for 63 years. Life Member, Solomontown Football Club and Port Pirie Cricket Association. Awards/recognition include: Port Pirie Citizen of the Year.


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Mrs Gwen PARKER, 25 Pitt Street, Glen Innes NSW 2370 For service to the community of Glen Innes.

President, Vice-President and Bulletin Officer, Glen Innes Evening Branch, Country Women's Association of New South Wales; Member, since 1968. Volunteer, Glen Innes Meals on Wheels, since 1971. Executive Member, Glen Innes Probus Club, since 1994; Assistant Travel Officer. Member, Uniting Church of Australia. Volunteer/Committee Member, Glen Innes Karinya Association Inc, since 1975; Honorary Treasurer, since 1988. Awards/recognition include: Community Treasurer's Honour Roll, Westpac Bank Awards, 2009. Senior Pride of Workmanship, Glen Innes Severn Shire Council, 2011.

Mr Michael Ronald PARSLOW, 123 Glenhaven Road, Glenhaven NSW 2156 For service to tennis.

Director, Tennis New South Wales, since 1985. President, Metropolitan Grass Court Clubs Association, 2002-2010; Senior Vice-President, 1991-2001. Australian Representative, International Tennis Federation Seniors Committee, 2001-2007. Member, National Technical Services Committee, Tennis Australia, 1998-20012. President, Hills District Tennis Association, 1985-1988; Treasurer, for many years. Member, Blacktown District Tennis Association, in the 1960s. Member, Strathfield Recreational Club, 1965-2011. Player, Remington Father and Son Tennis Competition, 1990, 1993 and 1994; Australian Seniors Tennis, 1981-1994. Charted Accountant, Priestley and Morris, 1961-2006; Partner, 1967; Senior Partner, 1992. Financial Adviser, Parish of St Madeline's, for 25 years. Member, CPA Australia, since 1965. Awards/recognition include: Australian Sports Medal, 2000. Service Award, Tennis Australia, 2012.


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Mr Andrew Bruce PASTERFIELD, 423/83-93 Dalmeny Avenue, Rosebery NSW 2018 For service to sport as a gold medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Gold Medallist and Paralympic Champion, Swimming, London 2012 Paralympic Games; one Gold medal, plus 3 Bronze medals. Australian Representative, Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Gold and Silver Medallist, Swimming World Championships, International Paralympic Committee, 2012. Silver Medallist, Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games. Gold Medallist, CanAm Championships, 2009.


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Dr Noel John PATTERSON, 1 Elliott Road, Trigg WA 6029 For service to the advancement of the chiropractic profession.

Co-Founder, Fédération Internationale de Chiropratique du Sport, 1987; President, 1990-1994; Certified Full Member. Life Member, Chiropractors' Association of Australia, 2009. Founding President of the Sports Council, 1979-1989, Life Member, 1996. Examiner, Chiropractic Radiography Examinations, Radiological Council, Western Australia. Current Member, Development Committee, School of Chiropractic and Sport Science, Murdoch University; Coordinator, Hands on India Project, since 2010. Lecturer (by invitation), Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra; also lectured extensively throughout Australia and overseas on sports injuries and rehabilitation. Medical Team Coordinator, Hopman Cup Tennis, 2005-2006; Official Team Chiropractor, 1993-2004. Official Chef de Mission of 45 FICS Chiropractors, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Official Team Chiropractor, Australian Cycling Team, World Track Championships, Perth, 1997. Official Team Chiropractor for Australia, Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1986; Auckland, New Zealand, 1990; Victoria, Canada, 1994; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1998. Officially Accredited Chiropractor for Australian Cycling Team, Brisbane, 1982. Official Team Chiropractor for Australian Swimming Team, 16th World Championships, Perth, 1991. Official Team Chiropractor for Australian Cycling Team, Oceania Games, Brisbane, 1981. Official Team Chiropractor, World Power Lifting Championships, 1988, 1990 and 1994. Team Chiropractor, America's Cup Defence Syndicate, 1987. Official Team Chiropractor, Track and Road Teams, Western Australia Amateur Cycling Team, 1979-1991. Official Team Chiropractor, Western Australia Sheffield Shield Cricket Team, 1979-1991. Official Team Chiropractor, Junior and Colt Western Australia Cricket Teams, 1979-1991. Official Team Chiropractor, Western Australia State League Football Team, 1981. Author, Spinal shock: the ultimate back care book with simple exercise programs to help keep your back and body in good physical condition, 1989. Author, Extremity Adjusting in Sport Injuries. Author, Corrective Chiropractic Exercises. Founder, 3P Plan; worldwide plan for Peace, Poverty and Pollution; www.the3pplan.com Fellow, Fédération Internationale de Chiropratique du Sport. Inaugural Fellow, Chiropractors' Association of Australia. Awards/recognition include: Australian Sports Medal, 2000. Western Australia Chiropractor of the Year, 2008. Australian Spinal Research Foundation Visionary Award, 2005. Chiropractors' Association of Australia Outstanding Service Award, 2005. International Federation of Sports Chiropractic Gold Medal, London, 1993.


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Mr William PAYNE, PO Box 423, Woollahra NSW 1350 For service to the the community through reform of radio communications regulation.

Founder and National Director, National Citizens Radio Association, ca1975-1980. Founder and National Director, Citizens Radio Emergency Service Teams, 1976-1980. Successfully lobbied for change in legalisation relating to the use of citizens band radios, 1977.

Mr Philip Louis PEACH, 6 Walker Place, Church Point NSW 2105 For service to business and commerce as a designer and manufacturer.

Designer across several industries for over 50 years. Founder, Coordinated Design and Supply Pty Ltd (now CoDesign), 1961-1986. Currently consulting to the Sydney Opera House on refurbishment of the various Auditorium Seating originally manufactured and installed by Coordinated Design and Supply Pty Ltd in 1971. Created/established Elsafe Australia, 1989. Co-Founder, Pivot Electronics, and Co-Designer of electronic safety protection devices for railway signalling systems. Held a seat on various Australian and international Safety Standards committees.

Mrs Sally PEARSON, Pacific Pines Qld 4211 For service to sport as a gold medallist at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Gold Medallist and Olympic Champion, 100m Hurdles, London 2012 Olympic Games. Silver Medallist, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Gold Medallist, Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games. World Champion, World Indoor Championships, 2012. World Champion, World Championships, Korea, 2011. 1st, World Challenge, Croatia, 2011. Continental Cup Champion, 2010. Volunteer, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Other awards/recognition include: The Donald Bradman Award, 2012. Female Athlete of the Year, International Association of Athletics Federation, 2011. Female Athlete of the Year, Athletics Australia, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012.


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Mr Denis PERCY, 147 Bradfield Road, Lindfield NSW 2070 For service to the community, and to recognition of international policing.

National President, United Nations and Overseas Police Association of Australia, 1984-2011; Life Member; established and Editor, True Blue magazine. Served with NSW Police, 1965-2001 including Commander, Blue Mountains Local Area Command; Patrol Commander, Ryde Police Station; Officer-in-Charge, Equal Employment Opportunity Branch, Police Headquarters, 1985; Officer, Chatswood Police Station; and Member, 8th Australian Police Contingent, Cyprus, 1971-1973. Committee Member, Australian Peacekeeping Memorial Project Committee, since 2004. Justice of Peace.

Mr William Alex PEWTRESS, PO Box 170, Cowes Vic 3922 For service to cricket.

President, Victorian Turf Cricket Association (VTCA), 1985-1999; Life Member, 1989; Senior Vice-President, 1978-1985; Vice-President, 1973-1974; Chairman, Match Committee, 1980-1985; Umpires Appointment Chairman, 1973-1974; Coach, VTCA representative team, 1979-1986. Chairman of Selectors, Casey South Melbourne Cricket Club and Delegate to Cricket Victoria, 2004-2010. Captain, Team of the Century, Middle Park Cricket Club, 2000. Member, Board of Management, Waverley Netball Centre, 1999-2009. Awards/recognition include: Inducted into the Hampton Cricket Club Hall of Fame, 2012; voted the Club's Coach of the Century, 2008.

Mr Robert Samuel PHILLIPS, PO Box 1, Ashgrove Qld 4060 For service to the community, particularly through commemoration of the Rats of Tobruk.

A range of roles with the Rats of Tobruk Association, since 1951; Member, Schools Project. President and Treasurer, Gaythorne Sub-Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia, 1970-1973; Life Subscriber. Commodore, The Little Ship Club, 1970-1973; Master Fisherman; Life Member. Master, Queensland Masonic Lodge, 1976-1977. Member, Department of Veterans’ Affairs Consultation Committee. Foundation Member, Queensland Maritime Museum. Member, Queensland Coast Guard. Life Patron, Aged Mason, Widows and Orphans Foundation.


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Mr John Kenneth POCHÉE, Hillsdale NSW 2036 For service to music as a jazz musician.

Founder of a number of groups including The Last Straw (1974), Ten Part Invention (1986), The Engine Room (1988) and The Space Cadets (2000). Presenter, Annual Bell Jazz Lecture, 2008. President, Professional Musicians Club, since 2007; Director, since 1987. Member, Australia Council, 1988. Member, Inaugural Committee, Jazz Action Society, 1975-1976. Member, Sydney Improvised Music Association Committee, for 20 years. Member, Jazz Coordination Association of New South Wales, for 15 years. Awards/recognition include: Career Achievement Award, Graeme Bell Hall of Fame, 2006. Best Australian Jazz Record, ARIA Awards, 1990 with Last Straw; and 1993, 1995, 1997 and 2001 with the Bernie McGann Trio. Australian Entertainment 'MO' Awards, 1990, 1996 and 2000. Australian Music Foundation Award, 2000. Australian Music Centre Award, 2000. Australian Jazz Critics Award for Drums, 1990 and 1992. Inductee, Roll of Honour, Montsalvat Jazz Festival, 1996.

Dr James Byrne POLLITT, Wahroonga NSW 2076 For service to medicine as a general practitioner, and to the community.

General Practitioner, St Ives, since 1972. Life Member, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners; Member since 1976; former Member, Medical Education Committee. Co-Convenor, Hornsby General Practice Forum, in the 1980s and 1990s. Volunteer, Nepal Plastic Surgery Team, Sydney Adventist Hospital, travelled to Nepal annually for 7 years with a team of 30 medical practitioners to repair cleft lips and palates at no cost; served as Team Physician, Surgical Assistant, Anaesthetic Assistant, and Physiotherapist.


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Mr David Peter POOL, 4 Bulbine Street, Engadine NSW 2233 For service to the community, and to emergency services.

Air Observer/Drop Master, NSW State Emergency Service, 1988-1998; Team Leader; Rescue Officer; Training Officer; involved in hazardous air and sea searches (mainly for aircraft); deployed to assist after the destructive earthquake in Newcastle in 1989, Involved in designing harnesses and cutaway system to be used from helicopters during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, NSW Police, and the design of numerous Defence rappelling equipment. Instructor, Aviation Safety Training Centre, Qantas, since 2007; Senior Adviser, Counter Terrorism; Ground Engineer. Member, Australian Defence Force, 1988-2012; designed a rescue harness for use in civilian rescue and military use. Awards/recognition include: Recognised for Bravery, Royal Humane Society, 1995; following the rescue of 4 youths in floodwaters. Australia Day Young Citizen Award, Sutherland Shire Council, 1994.

Dr Susan Jennifer POWELL, Melba ACT 2615 For service to sport as a gold medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Gold Medallist and Paralympics Champion, Cycling, London 2012 Paralympics Games; plus one Silver medal. Silver Medallist, Para Cycling Track World Championships, 2012; two Silver medals, plus one Bronze medal. World Champion, Para-cycling Road World Championships, 2011; two Gold medals, plus one Silver medal. World Champion, Para-cycling Road World Championships, 2009; one Gold medal, plus one Silver medal. Guest Speaker, representing ACT Academy of Sport and the ACT Government. Executive Member, Vikings Cycling Club, since 2007; ACT Vets Cycling Club, since 2006. Research Fellow, University of Canberra. Other awards/recognition include: Female Para-Cyclist of the Year, Cycling Australia, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Australian Champion of Champion, Australian Para-Cycling Track Championships, on four occasions. Sport Star of the Year, ACT Sports, 2011 and 2012; Female Sport Star of the Year, 2011 and 2012. Ambassador, Pedal Power, since 2013.


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Mr Thomas Stephen POWER, 11 Addison Avenue, Roseville NSW 2069 For service to the Irish community, particularly through commemoration of the Great Irish Famine.

Chairman, Great Irish Famine Commemoration Committee, 1996-2012; current Vice-Chair; actively involved with fundraising for and developing The Great Irish Famine Monument, unveiled in 1999. Councillor, Aisling Society of Sydney, 2001-2006. Vice-Chair, St Patrick's Day Parade Committee, 2002-2006. Co-Founder, Tipperary-Australian Foundation, 1988; Chairman, for 20 years. Active fundraiser, Great Irish Famine Commemoration Committee, St Patrick's Day Parade Committee, and the Irish Welfare Bureau.

Mr Ken PREISS, deceased, Late of Stonyfell SA 5066 For service to conservation and the environment, and to the community.

Patron, Friends of Ferguson Conservation Park, 2007-2013; Founding President, 1981; Newsletter Editor, 1984-2000. Conservation Committee Member, Barr Smith Theatre, Scotch College, since 1979. President, Friends of Parks, in the 1980s. President, Field Naturalists Society of South Australia, 1961-1963; Vice-President, 1960-1961, and 1967-1968; Council Member, 1956-1968; Magazine Secretary, 1963-1972; Chair, Geology Club, 1960-1962; Life Member, 1960; Member, since 1955. Foundation Member, Nature Conservation Society of South Australia, since 1962; Life Member. Co-Author, The Torrens Park Estate: A Social and Architectural History, 1991. Member, Burnside Historical Society. Member, Graffiti Removal Team, City of Burnside, since 2003. Mr Preiss died on 24 March 2013.


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Pastor Grahame Edward PRICTER, 17 Lemana Place, Kahibah NSW 2290 For service to the Scouting movement, and to the Uniting Church.

Regional Commissioner (Member Support), Hunter and Coastal Region, Scouts Australia. Assistant Area Commissioner, Newcastle, for 5 years. District Commissioner, for 4 years; Youth Leader, for 6 years; Group Leader. Leader in Charge, Stockton Scout Group (restarted the Group). New South Wales Contingent Leader, Australian Scout Jamboree, 1986; New South Wales Deputy Contingent Leader, 1983; volunteer, New South Wales Jamboree Contingent, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 2001 and 2010. Member, since 1958; Leader. NSW Australian Liaison Leader, World Jambaroo, 1987. Member, Church Council, Charlestown Uniting Church, since 1997; Church Elder, for 20 years; Lay Preacher, for 16 years; Member, since 1976. Pastor, Brunkerville Church, since 2011. District Knight Commander, Methodist Order of Knights; Grand Councillor High Court, New South Wales. Senior Chaplain, Trans Tasman Masters Games, Newcastle, 2005. Senior Chaplain, Australian Masters Games, Newcastle, 2001. Justice of the Peace.

Mr William Ross PULLING, Frankston South Vic 3199 For service to veterans and their families.

Welfare Officer, Frankston Sub-Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia, for 20 years; President, 2007; Life Member, 2002; Member, since 1982. President, Peninsula Legacy Club, 1990-1991. President, Coburg Lions Club, 1978-1979; inaugurated the Stroke Foundation, 1979. President, Mount Eliza Garden Club, 2004; Member, since 1993. Master, Masonic Lodge, 1964-1965. Member, for 36 years.


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Associate Professor Geoffrey Grant QUAIL, 5 Woodside Crescent, Toorak Vic 3142 For service to medicine, particularly through dentistry.

Head, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, Monash Medical Centre, 1981-2011; Chair, Senior Medical Staff, for 20 years; Co-Founder and Orthodontist, Cleft Palate Unit, 1966-1981. Orthodontist, Prince Henry's Hospital, 1965-1966. Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Monash University, since 1999; Lecturer, over 20 years. Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne. Member, College Council, Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 1996-2001 and since 2009; Foundation Fellow, since 1991. Member, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, since 1978; Chair, Medical Education Committee, 1989-1991. Chairman, Senior Medical Association, Southern Health, 2007-2009; Executive Member, for 10 years. Examiner, Australian Medical Council. Wing Commander, Specialist Royal Australian Air Force Reserve, serving since 1981. Acting Director, Emergency Department, Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg, for 2 years. Fellow, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, since 1983.

Mr Ronald James QUINTON, PO Box 160, Coogee NSW 2034 For service to the horseracing industry.

Training Officer (including the mentoring, coaching and teaching of junior jockeys), Racing New South Wales; Member, Riders Skills Panel. Participant, National Jockeys Safety Review Panel. Trains horses for other leading owners and himself, since the mid 1980s. Member and Contributor, Australian Trainers Association. Jockey, from the late 1960s until the mid 1980s; during his career, he rode 2,168 winners, including 190 feature races, and 46 wins at Group 1 level. Former Member, Jockeys’ Association. Awards/recognition include: Inductee, Australian Racing Hall of Fame, 2006. NSW Ambassador, National Jockeys Celebration Day, for several years; commemorates those who have lost their lives in riding accidents, and raises funds for the Jockeys Trust that supports seriously injured riders and their families. Winner, Sydney Jockeys Premiership, 8 times between 1969 and 1984. Winner, Sydney Apprentice Premiership, 1967.


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Mr George Baseem RABIE, PO Box 621, Penrith NSW 2751 For service to the Penrith community.

Board Member, Nepean Youth Accommodation Services, since 2009; Chair, Audit and Risk Management Sub-Committee. Board Member, Nepean Medical Research Foundation (NMRF), since 2009; Member, NMRF Philanthropists. Former Board Member, Western Sydney Suicide Prevention and Support Network. Former Board Member, Penrith Valley Chamber of Commerce. Provided support to the Penrith Soup Kitchen, Relay for Life, Careflight, The Mamre Homestead Sudanese Refugee Program, and Australian Rotary Health. Board Member, Penrith Valley Rotary Club, since 2008; Member, International and Foundation Service Committee. Member, Nepean Rotary Club, 1992-2008. Owner, Little and Rabie Betta Electrical.

Mrs Marie Veronica RADFORD, Annandale Qld 4814 For service to Catholic education, and to the community.

Board Member, Queensland Catholic Education Commission, since 2010; Representative of the Townsville Diocesan Education Council. Chair, Education Council, Catholic Diocese of Townsville. Education Consultant, Townsville Catholic Education Office, 1997-2005; Member, Equal Opportunities Committee. Principal, St Joseph's on The Strand School; Acting Principal, St Joseph's School in Mundingburra; Deputy Principal, Ryan Catholic College, 1976-1996. Honorary Diocesan Director, Townsville Diocese for Caritas Australia, 2007-2013; volunteer fundraiser. Coordinator, Professional Development Workshops for the principals, treasurers and teachers, Catholic Education Office, Republic of Kiribati, Palms Australia, 2006. Volunteer tutor and mentor, Townsville Intercultural Centre.


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Professor George RAMSEY-STEWART, PO Box A2329, Sydney South NSW 1235 For service to surgical education.

Professor of Surgical Anatomy, Discipline of Anatomy and Histology, University of Sydney, since 2007; Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Central Clinical School, since 1995. Emeritus Consultant Surgeon, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, since 2000; VMO Surgeon, 1972-2000; Surgical Registrar, 1962-1972; Resident Medical Officer. Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, since 1968. Fellow, American College of Surgeons. Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England. Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh UK.

Mr Michael RANDALL, 21 Victoria Avenue, Canterbury Vic 3126 For service to disadvantaged youth.

Treasurer and Public Officer, Cottage by the Sea, since 2011; President, 2007-2010; Board Member, since 1996. Board Member, Cottage by the Sea Foundation. Co-Founder and Director, Financial Services Foundation, since 2001. Fundraising for a number of charities including Cottage by the Sea; Variety Victoria; Camp Quality; TLC for Kids; Life Education; and Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne. Director, Variety Victoria, since 2013. Associate Director, Macquarie Private Wealth, since 1999. Private Client Advisor, UBS Warburg, 1989-1999.

Mr Antonino RANDAZZO, GPO Box 551, Darwin NT 0801 For service to business, and to the community.

Director, Randazzo Properties and Randazzo Investments. Member, Northern Territory Branch, Property Council of Australia. Member, Italian Club of Darwin; involved with building the club house. Charter Member, Rotary Club of Darwin North, 1973. Supporter of a range of charitable and community organisations. Founding Member, Northern Territory Museum and Art Galleries Foundation. Awards/recognition include: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Cavalierer Ufficiale dell’Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana), 2004.


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Mr Giuseppe (Joe) RANDAZZO, Darwin NT 0800 For service to business, and to the community.

Director and Owner, North West Constructions, since 1978. Member, Northern Territory Division, Property Council of Australia. Member, Italian Club of Darwin; involved with building the clubhouse. Supporter of a range of charitable and community organisations. Member, Government House Foundation. Member, Italian Festival Association. Member, Master Builders Association.

Mr Garry REED, 17 St Judes Street, Willunga SA 5172 For service to sport in the Willunga region.

Medical Trainer, Willunga Football Club, for 25 years; Member, Building Committee, 1984-1986, 2000-2001 and 2009-2010; Trainer, 1972-1980 and 1980-2012; Coach, 1961 and 1964-1981; player, 1948-1971; Life Member, 1978; Patron, since 1998. Committee Member, Willunga Demons Club, 1985-2008. Life Member, Great Southern Football League, 1958. Committee Member, Willunga Cricket Club, 1970-2004; Junior Coach, 1978-1983; player, 1949-1987; Patron, 1984-2004. Member, Willunga Sports and Social Committee, 1981-1990. Member, Willunga Lawn Bowls Committee, 1967-1972. Member, Willunga Junior Rugby League Tag; Safety and First Aid Officer. Awards/recognition include: Inducted into the Hall of Fame, Great Southern Football League, 1977. Named in the ‘125 year Greatest Ever Team’, Great Southern Football League, 2011.

Mrs Anne REID, Bellevue Hill NSW 2023 For service to the Jewish community of Sydney.

National Secretary, National Council of Jewish Women, 1991-1997 and 2003-2007; Vice-President, Catering, New South Wales Branch; Producer, Council Bulletin, 2003-2007; Committee Member, 'Books Out Loud' program. Honorary Secretary, Emunah; volunteer, for almost 40 years. Manager, Uniform Shop, Kesser Torah College, since 2008. Executive, Women's Division, United Israel Appeal, since 1997; volunteer, for over 20 years. Volunteer, Kosher Meals on Wheels, during the 1980s and 1990s. Treasurer, Parents and Friends Association, Moriah College, 1987-1994; Assistant Treasurer, 1984-1987; Manager, Tuck Shop.


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Mr David Arthur REID, Sorrento Vic 3943 For service to the promotion of bushwalking, and to the community.

President, Bushwalking Australia, 2010-2012; Mr Reid supported the establishment of the organisation, ca2006. Board Member, Bushwalking Victoria, since 2004; President, 2007-2010; Vice-President, 2004. Member, Waverley Bushwalking Club, since 1987; served as President, 1990-1994 and 1995-1998. Director, BirdLife Australia, since 2012. Vice-President, Bird Observation and Conservation Australia; Member, since 1996. Former Member, Birds Australia.

Mrs Leonie REID, 3 Fletcher Street, East Fremantle WA 6158 For service to people in Perth with a disability.

Chief Executive Officer, Personal Advocacy Service, Catholic Archdiocese of Perth, 1996-2012. Presenter, International Advocacy Conferences, 2003-2011. Advocate, National Insurance Scheme for Adults with Disabilities, 2011. Speaker, Families Working with Children with Disabilities, National Catholic Education Conference, Canberra. Speaker, Inclusion of People with Disabilities, National Justice Conference, Canberra, 2009. Presented papers, Catholic Social Justice Conference and Autism Workshops in Western Australia. Coordinator and Fundraiser, tour group of 20 adults with disabilities and carers, World Youth Day, Sydney, 2008. Volunteer, 1991-2012. Commissioner, Catholic Education Commission, 1985-1991; Chair, Equity Policy of Opportunity Committee. Coordinator, single mother's program, Trinity Learning Centre, Uniting Care West, 1988-1991. Workshop Coordinator, Children's Liturgy Programs, Catholic Archdiocese of Perth, 1979-1984.


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Mrs Maree Anne RENNIE, 27A Bellevue Avenue, Greenwich NSW 2065 For service to the education of deaf children, particularly those with additional needs, and to their families.

Has provided service in Adelaide, Melbourne, Papua New Guinea, Canberra and Sydney. Teacher of the Deaf, Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre, since 1990-2001. Co-Founder and Clinical Director, Matilda Rose Early Intervention Centre at Bronte, since 2001-2011; a joint venture between The Carnegie Foundation and the Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre. Coordinator, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Matilda Rose Early Intervention Centre, Waverley Program, since 2011. Presented at Cochlear Implant symposiums in Australia and overseas. Provided workshops in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Denmark, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Indonesia. Awards/recognition include: Rotary Foundation Scholarship, 1982.

Mr James Michael REYNE, PO Box 308, Balnarring Vic 3926 For service to the performing arts as a singer/songwriter, and through support for a range of charitable organisations.

Lead vocalist, Australian Crawl, 1978-1986. Solo Artist, since 1987. Supports many and various charitable organisations, including: Ambassador, Leukaemia Foundation, since 2007. The Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre.


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Ms Patricia Loris RICHARDSON, PO Box 380, Nambucca Heads NSW 2448 For service to women, and to the community of Nambucca Heads.

Membership Secretary, International Alliance of Women, since 1996; Board Member, 1983-1992; Women's Electoral Lobby representative, since 1983. Early Member, Women's Electoral Lobby, 1972; Office Coordinator, in the 1980s; Representative to International Alliance of Women, since 1983. President, Nambucca Valley Arts Council, 1996-2005; Life Member, 2005; Publicity Officer, since 2005; current Member, Concert Committee; Membership Secretary; Newsletter Officer; Member, since 1992. Committee Member, Nambucca Entertainment Centre. Member, Society of Women Writers, New South Wales, since 1986. Volunteer, Radio 2SER-FM, 1986-1989. Councillor, Nambucca Shire Council, 1977-1980. Executive Member, Australian Local Government Women's Association, 1977-1980. Co-Author, Queenie: Letters from an Australian Army Nurse - 1915-1917, 2013. Author, Belle on a Broomstick, 1992. Author, Belle the Bushie, 1991. Awards/recognition include: Centenary Medal, 2001.


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Mrs Marie Therese RILEY, 61 Lakeside Drive, Macmasters Beach NSW 2251 For service to the community, particularly as a historian and author.

Committee Member, Central Coast Family History Society, 2000-2005; Tour Director; Publications researcher; Co-Convenor, Writers Course Workshop; Member, since 2000. President, MacMasters Beach Ladies' Social and Fundraising Club, since 2011; Life Member, 2009; Assistant Programmer, 2010; Assistant Treasurer, 2007; Historian, 2004-2006; Compiler, Celebrating 70 years of Friendship at MacMasters Beach Ladies' Social Club, 2011; Member, since 1999. Speaker Convenor, Kincumber Probus Club, since 2011; Historical Tours Organiser; Member, since 2009. Member, MacMasters Beach Garden Club; Historian, 2005-2011; Vice-President, 2006-2008; Committee Member, 2002-2003. Member, MacMaster Beach Bushcare Group. Author, Kincumber South Remembered: A social history of the community and the Boys' home, 2010. Author: MacMasters Beach: Where waves pound like a heart beating and friendship abounds, 2004. Awards/recognition include: Heritage Award, Gosford City Council, 2013; for her excellence in historical research and publication.


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Mr Kevin Peter RIOLO, 37 Brentwood Avenue, Figtree Heights NSW 2525 For service to rugby league football.

Chairman, National Referee Accreditation Scheme, for 3 years; Course Provider, 1999-2012. Member, National Advisory Council for Refereeing Accreditation, 1994-2012. Level 2 Referee Coach, 1999-2012. Australian Rugby League Coaching Panel Representative to Perth, Adelaide, Victoria, Norfolk Island and Malaysia, 1980-1983. Member, Steering Committee to investigate forming the Australian Rugby League Referees' Association. Board Member, Australian Rugby League Referees' Association, 1998-2011; Life Member, 2010. Honorary Secretary, Illawarra Rugby League Referees' Association, 1971-1980; Life Member, 1979. Life Member, Country Football League, 1996. Life Member, Illawarra Rugby League, 1999. Honorary Secretary, Country Rugby League Referees' Association, 1977-2012; Member, Country Rugby League Appointments Board, 1982; Referee Delegate to the Country Rugby League General Committee, 1977-1981 and 2008-2012; Referee Delegate to Country Rugby League Annual Conference, 1977-2007; Life Member, 1981. Principal, Wollongong High School, 1990-1997. Principal, Sarah Redfern High School, 1988-1989. Deputy Principal, Plumpton High School, 1985-1988. Head Teacher English, Smiths High School, 1972-1984; and Keira High School, 1969-1971. Teacher, Engadine Public School; Taren Point Public School; Merrygoen Public School; Berkeley Public School; and Caringbah North Public School, between 1957 and 1968.


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Lieutenant Commander Ronald Keith ROBB RAN (Ret'd), Henry Kendall Village, Wyoming NSW 2250 For service to the Baptist Church in New South Wales, particularly as an archivist.

Lay Vice-President, Baptist Union, 1997-2003. Member, Baptist Union Executive Committee, 1986-2003. Honorary Archivist, Baptist Historical Society of New South Wales, 1999-2011. Secretary, Baptist Historical Society, since 2010. Company Secretary, Bedford College Ltd, 2001-2011. Past Baptist Youth Leader. Member, Naval Historical Society; Tour Guide, Garden Island Dockyard. Head, Aero Engineering School, HMAS Nirimba, 1988-1991. Author, Fifty Capital Years: a history of Baptist Churches in the ACT, 1929-1977. Author, Bethel: Celebrating 50 Years of Baptist Care in Ashfield, 2002. Author, The Flight of the Pelican: a history of the Schofields Aerodrome and HMAS Nirimba at Quakers Hill, 1993.

Mr Kevin Lewis ROBERTS, 27 Cheringar Boulevard, Dernancourt SA 5075 For service to the community, particularly through Rotary International.

President, Rotary Club of Morialta, 1991-1992; Member, Rotary International, since 1984. Served on Rotary District 9520 Committees 1991-2000; Director, Medic Alert Board, 1992-1995. Involved in the District 9520 Bushfire Recovery Project as the full-time manager and coordinator for two years after the 2009 Victorian bushfires. Coordinated, managed or assisted in over 190 Rotary Projects in the areas of community, youth, and international service. District Cricket Umpire 1988-1994. Full-time staff member in four TAFE Colleges, 1968-1998; Manager, School of Building, Torrens Valley Institute of TAFE, 1986-1998. Awards/recognition include: Joy Noble Medal as South Australia's Volunteer of the Year, 2012; the Medal is South Australia’s highest distinction for recognising the outstanding efforts of an individual volunteer within the State.


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Mrs Shirley Ann ROBERTS, 27 Cheringar Boulevard, Dernancourt SA 5075 For service to the community, particularly through Rotary International.

Member, Rotary Club of Magill Sunrise. Honorary Rotarian, Rotary Club of Morialta, for 15 years. Volunteer with the Rotary District 9520 Bushfire Recovery Project for two years after the 2009 Victorian bushfires. Active volunteer with community groups including the Enfield Uniting Church, East Torrens Cricket Club, and Dernancourt Primary School.

Mr John Ormiston ROBERTSON, Redfern NSW 2016 For service to the performing arts as a producer and mentor.

Stage Manager and Executive Producer of Musical Theatre productions, since 1956. Director, Cameron Mackintosh Australia, 1986-201. Executive Producer, the original Australian productions of Cats, Les Miserables, Five Guys Named Moe, The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon and Rent; and for the Australian production of Mamma Mia!, 2001-2004. Production Consultant, the Manila, Hong Kong and Singapore productions of Miss Saigon, 2000-2008; the Sydney production of Billy Elliott - the Musical, 2007-2008; the Australian Tour of Mamma Mia!, 2009-2010; and the Bangkok production of Miss Saigon, 2012. Stage Manager, then Production Director, J C Williamson Productions, during the 1960s and 1970s. 1st Assistant Director, Peter Weir’s The Last Wave, 1977. Stage Manager, Tivoli Circuit, 1956-1960. Consultant, Talent Development Project, New South Wales. Board Member, Sydney Dance Company, in the 1990s. Executive Producer and Operations Manager, Adelaide Festival Centre Trust, in the mid 1970s. Technical Director, Adelaide Festival of the Arts, 1970 and 1972. Artistic Adviser, the Korean production of Miss Saigon and Les Miserables, 2005-2013.

Ms Barbara Irene ROBINSON, 220 Bayswater Road, Bayswater North Vic 3153 For service to the community as an advocate for human rights.

Treasurer, Refugee Relief Organisation (RRA); Member, for over 30 years; Visitor, RRA Projects and charity recipients in Cambodia; RRA Representative and Committee Member, International Society for Human Rights - Australia, since 1996. Co-Chair, Cambodian Community Welfare Centre, for over 10 years. Supporter, Cambodian Association of Victoria. Member, Refugee Immigration Panel, Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, in the early 1980s.


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Mr Raymond Keith ROCHOW, 2 Saxonwood Drive, Doncaster East Vic 3109 For service to the community through sporting, child and aged care organisations.

Convenor, Schools Bowls Program, Donvale Bowls Club, for over 10 years; Accredited Coach, since 2001; Social Coordinator, 2001-2011; Chairman, Social and Fundraising Committee, 1994-1996; Member, 1990-1995 and 1997-2000; Match and Tournament Committee Member, 1989-1995 and 1999-2000; Management Committee Member, 1990-1995; Foundation Member, since 1988; Life Member, 2008. Vice-President, Royal Victorian Bowls Association, 2006-2008; Committee Member, 1989-1995 and 2003-2009; Selector, 1993-1994. Chairman of Selectors, East Doncaster Cricket Club, 1985-1986; Secretary, in the early 1960s; player, for over 35 years; Member, since 1957. Delegate, Eastern Suburbs Cricket Association, 1978-1989; Registration Secretary; Member, Disciplinary Tribunal. Volunteer, Mothers of Preschoolers Program, Deep Creek Anglican Church; Vestry Board of Management Member; Sunday School Teacher, for many years; Caretaker. Volunteer, Warranvale Aged Care Home, for over 10 years.

Mrs Josephine Ann ROGERS, 11 James Street, Mackay Qld 4740 For service to Australian rules football.

Secretary, Mackay Australian Rules Football League (AFL), 1991-1996 and since 2006; Treasurer, 1987-1992 and 1995-1996; Life Member, 1984. President, AFL Mackay Junior League, 1989 and 1997; Vice-President 1988; Treasurer and Secretary 1996 and 2010 respectively; Life Member, 2010. Secretary, East Mackay Football Club, 1981-1990 and 1999; Life Member, 1981. Member, East Mackay General Committee, 1980. Member, East Mackay Ladies’ Committee, 1974-1979; held positions of President, Secretary and Treasurer. Volunteer, Mackay Lifeline Store, past 13 years. Awards/recognition include: Special Merit Award, AFL Queensland, 2007.


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Mr Murray John ROGERS, 12 Tower Street, Eastern Heights Qld 4305 For service to sports administration, and to the community of Ipswich.

Chair, Queensland Primary School Hockey, 2002-2005; Coach, 1999-2002; Selector, 1997-2001; Life Member. Primary School Hockey Convenor, Metropolitan West Regional School Sport, since 1996; Selector, since 1996. Chair, Primary School Sport, 2004-2005. Deputy Chair, Primary School Sport, 1989-2003. Delegate to Queensland State Sports Council, 1996-2000. Primary School Track and Field Convenor, 1990-2009. Cross Country Convenor, 1992-1996. Primary School Cricket Co-Convenor, 1993-1997. Foundation Sport Board Member, 1997-2009. Assistant Sports Officer, 1995-2009. Secretary, Ipswich District Primary School Sports Association, since 1993; Chairman, 1987-2013; Coordinator, Track and Field, since 1987; Coordinator, Cross Country, since 1989; Convenor, Hockey, since 1997; Selector, since 1997; Coordinator, Swimming, 1989-2011; Co-Convenor, Schoolboys Cricket, 1994-1998; Selector, 1994-1998; Convenor, Soccer, 1993-1997. Deputy Principal, Ipswich Central State School. Physical Education Teacher, Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment, since 1981. Schools Delegate, Ipswich Sport and Recreation Committee, 1990-2002. President, Ipswich Hockey Umpires Association, 2001-2011. Club Coach, Hancock Brothers Hockey Club, Ipswich, 1997-2009. Coach, Ipswich Open Women's Hockey Team, 2004-2007. Coach, Ipswich Premier League Hockey Team, 2011.

Mr Antonio ROSA, 8 Stonebridge Place, Aspley Grove Qld 4034 For service to the Australian-Italian community of Brisbane.

Member, National Association of Migrant Families (ANFE - Associazione Nazionale Famiglie Emigrati), for over 30 years; Honorary Life Member, 2012. Member, Associazone Lucania del Queensland. Member, Brisbane City Football Club; assisted with the formation of the Junior Division. Chief Executive Officer, Marble Tile Company, Brisbane, 1968-2001; Founded the company in 1966.


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Mr John Kenneth ROSS, 32 Sladen Street East, Henty NSW 2658 For service to local government, and to the community.

Mayor, Greater Hume Shire Council, 2005-2006; Deputy Mayor, 2008-2011; Councillor, 2005-2012. Councillor, Culcairn Shire Council, 2001-2005. President, Cookardinia Memorial Hall Committee, since 1990. Member, Henty Medical Centre Planning Committee. Director, Albury Rural Lands Protection Board, for 18 years; including Chairman, for 2 years. Vice-President, Cookardinia Bushfire Brigade, NSW Rural Fire Service; Member, since 1956; Captain; Vice-Captain. Former President, Cookardinia Branch, NSW Farmers Association. Former President, Parents and Citizens Committee, Crestview Public School. Director, Riverina Water, 2005-2012. Helped to establish the Henty Men's Shed, 2012. Kitchen Volunteer, Henty Community Club. Member, Albury Pastures Protection Board. Volunteer, Henty Machinery Field Day. Elder, Henty Presbyterian Church. Volunteer, Meals on Wheels. President and Green's Director, Henty Men's Golf Club. President, Mangoplah Cookardinia United Australia Rules Football Club, 1977-1982. President, Mangoplah Cookardinia United Cricket Club, in the 1950s; Life Member. Bowls Selector, Henty Men's Bowls Club; Manager, No 7 Pennant Bowls Team.

Mr Warren Eric ROSSER, 29/90-92 The Grand Parade, Brighton-Le-Sands NSW 2216 For service to judo.

Schools Judo Coordinator, New South Wales, Judo Federation of Australia, since 2007; National Coordinator, National Coaching Accreditation Scheme Program; Life Member, 2010. Head Coach, Coordinator, Judo Club, University of New South Wales. Media Consultant, Olympic Broadcasting Organisation, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Level 3 Judo Coach, National Coaching Accreditation Scheme. Olympic Representative, Seoul, 1988. World Champion Representative, 1983, 1985 and 1987. Awards/recognition include: Australian Sports Medal, 2000.


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Mr Craig Ernest ROSSITER, 11 Romalo Avenue, Magill SA 5072 For service to veterans and their families.

Secretary/Treasurer, Kensington Park Sub-Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia, since 1966; Life Member, 1973; Member, since 1954; Committee Member, for 5 years; Editor, Monthly Newsletter. Organiser, Anzac Day Dawn Services, for 47 years. Member, Board of Management, Burnside War Memorial Hospital, for 18 years; Member, Finance Committee, for 12 years. Director, Norwood Apex Club, for 10 years; Foundation Member; President, for one year. Executive Committee Member, Preschool Council of Kindergarten Union, for 13 years. Member, Board of Management, Kindergarten Union of South Australia, for 16 years. Treasurer, Parents and Friends Association, Pembroke School, for 12 years. Member, Transport Handicapped Children's Committee, for 9 years. Member, Kensington Gardens Scout Group Committee, for 15 years. Foundation Committee Member, Regional Art Centres, for 5 years. Justice of the Peace, for 47 years.

Awards/recognition include: Order of Merit, Returned and Services League of Australia, 1992.

Mrs Patricia Elsie RUBENACH, Glenorchy Tas 7010 For service to the communities of Fingal and Hobart.

Volunteer, Royal Hobart Hospital Central Auxiliary, since 1997. Volunteer, Hobart District Nursing Day Care Centre. Preparing and serving meals for the elderly, Mather's House, Hobart City Council, since 2001. Treasurer, North Hobart Probus Club, 2004-2013; Member, since 1996. Member, Fingal Historical Society. Member, Advance Australia Movement, in the late 1980s. Volunteer Driver, Fingal Valley Meals on Wheels, in the 1990s. Organist/Pianist, St Paul's Anglican Church, for 16 years; assisted with the formation of the 'Jesus and Pizza' Youth Group. Volunteer, St Mary's Church. Member, Anglican Women's Guild. Organist, Fingal Anglican Church.


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Mrs Jennie RUSSELL, Caulfield South Vic 3162 For service to women's affairs, and to the community.

President, National Council of Women Victoria, 2009-2013; Executive Member, since 2008; Member, since 2007. Vice-President, Hawthorn Community House, Boroondara, 2005-2010. Executive Member, Friends of Same, 2001-2009; established by the City of Boroondara to support the rebuilding of East Timor. Member, Program Committee, Melbourne Legacy; Judge and Committee Member, Junior Legacy Public Speaking Program. Volunteer Community Information Worker, CAMCARE (Boroondara Community Resource Counselling Centre), 1998-2009. Chair, Canterbury Evening Discussion Group, 2002-2005. Vice-President, Montalto Branch, Liberal Party; Chair, Prahan Electorate C, 2006-2009; Member, since 1998. Volunteer teacher, Australian Volunteer International, Kanye, Botswana, 1991-1992. Former Tutor, Adult Migrant English Service. Former Migrant English Teacher, Swinburne University of Technology.

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