Australia Day 2009 Honours List
OFFICER (AO) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
Major General Richard Gary WILSON AM
For distinguished service to the Australian Army in the fields of force structure, personnel training and operations, particularly as Commander Training Command - Army and as the Commander of the 1st Division.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS (DSC)
Australian Army
Lieutenant Colonel David John WAINWRIGHT
For distinguished command and leadership in action as the Commanding Officer of the 3rd Reconstruction Task Force on Operation SLIPPER.
MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
Associate Professor Robert J S BEETON
For service to the environmental sciences as a researcher and educator and through a range of professional and natural resource management organisations.
Dr Ian George CAMERON
For service to civil engineering, particularly in the area of bridge construction, to dispute resolution, and to professional and community associations.
Mr Peter James CORISH
For service to agriculture, particularly the cotton industry, through the implementation of innovative farming practices, the development of agricultural and natural resources policies and through a range of industry and related organisations.
Mr Peter CORONES
For service to the community of the Gladstone region through a range of local government, transport infrastructure, education, water, economic and industrial development and promotional organisations.
The Honourable Justice Keiran Anthony CULLINANE
For service to the judiciary and to the law, to the James Cook University, and to the community of north Queensland.
Mrs Carmel Tyrrell DAVESON
For service to the Mackay region through a range of social welfare, education and arts organisations.
Mr Ronald Ernest HANCOCK
For service to the finance sector, particularly through the development of the building society industry in Queensland, and to the community of Bundaberg.
Mr Timothy James HORAN
For service to Rugby Union football, particularly as an international representative player, and to the community through promoting awareness of spinal injury prevention and support for youth mentoring organisations.
Ms Lesley Lorrelle McFARLANE
For service to education, particularly as an advocate for improved learning opportunities for women and girls, through curriculum development and professional organisations.
The Honourable Tony McGRADY
For service to the Parliament of Queensland, to the community of Mount Isa through local government roles, and to youth training and development programs.
Mr Gary William SANSOM
For service to primary industry through the development of sustainable agricultural practices and to the promotion of environmental and bio-security management systems within the chicken meat industry.
Mr Ian John SCOTNEY
For service to Rugby Union football, particularly the development of improved professional standards for referees, as a player and coach and through a range of administrative roles.
Mr Peter John SHORT
For service to the law as a practitioner, to legal education and the promotion of ethical standards, through contributions to a range of professional organisations, and to the community, particularly people with an intellectual disability.
Professor James Clifford TAYLOR
For service to tertiary education, particularly in the areas of open learning, on-line and distance education, as an academic, researcher and administrator.
Professor Harvey Alick WHITEFORD
For service to medicine as a leader in mental health reform, the development of national standards of clinical care, professional competence and economic policy.
MEMBER (AM) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Army
Brigadier Nicholas Stephen BARTELS
For exceptional service to Australian Army Aviation, particularly as Commandant of the Army Aviation Training Centre and Commander 16th Aviation Brigade.
Royal Australian Air Force
Warrant Officer John MADDIGAN
For exceptional service as a Loadmaster with Air Lift Group, Royal Australian Air Force Base Richmond and Amberley, and as a member of the C-17A Globemaster Transition Team.
CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS (CSC)
Australian Army
Colonel Wesley David VOLANT
For outstanding achievement as the Commander Combat Training Centre from 2006 to 2008 and Commanding Officer/Chief Instructor of Combat Training Centre (Live) from 2005 to 2006.
PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (PSM)
Mr Gregory Kenneth CLAYDON
Mr Warren Edward DAY
Mr David Joseph KOPELKE
Ms Jennifer Mary MULLER
Mr John Patrick STRANO
Mr Dennis Stanley WOGAN
AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL (APM)
Inspector Joanne Mary AITKEN
Senior Sergeant Peter Bernard BANAGHAN
Chief Superintendent Lesley Mervyn HOPKINS
Chief Superintendent Michael Joseph KEATING
Chief Superintendent Donald Anthony WRIGHT
AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (AFSM)
Mr Edward OFFORD
Mr Grahame Lindsay RAY
Mr David Oliver ROSER
Mr Bernard Paul SAVAGE
AMBULANCE SERVICE MEDAL (ASM)
Mr Christopher Mark BROOMFIELD
Mr Terry Franz ZILLMANN
Mr Stephen ZSOMBOK
EMERGENCY SERVICE MEDAL (ESM)
Mr Warren George BRIDSON
Mr Terence John RYAN
MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
Mrs Sylvia Munro AITKEN
For service to community welfare, particularly through the Silky Oaks Children's Haven.
Mrs Barbara Albine ANDERSON
For service to rural and regional communities in central Queensland, particularly through support roles with Anglicare for families affected by drought, financial and mental health issues.
Mrs Shirley Claire ANTONIO
For service to the community through a range of multicultural organisations and programs and through the promotion and preservation of Polynesian culture.
Ms Bronte Amelia BARRATT
For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Mrs Marie BENNETTS
For service to surf lifesaving through the Kurrawa Surf Life Saving Club.
Ms Ann BENNISON
For service to local government, particularly through the Queensland and Australian Local Government Associations, and to the community.
Miss Deidre Alison BROWN
For service to the community, particularly through the Alumni Association of the University of Queensland.
Dr Ian Hugh BUNCE RFD ED
For service to medicine in the field of haematology through clinical and administrative roles, and to the Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland.
Mr Kenneth Burdett CHADWICK
For service to the community, particularly through the Sunshine Coast Concert Band.
Mr David John CHRISTIE
For service to veterans and their families through a range of ex-service organisations, and to the community of Goodna.
Dr Bruce Alexander COOK
For service to education, particularly as Headmaster of The Southport School.
Mrs Vera Lilian CROOK
For service to the community, particularly through St John Ambulance Australia in Queensland.
Mr George Edward CURPHEY
For service to the community through the administration of the Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation.
Dr Farvardin DALIRI
For service to the community of north Queensland, particularly through roles with multicultural organisations and events.
Mr Edward George DAVIDSON
For service to the community of Townsville, particularly through Rotary International and as a contributor to programs assisting youth at risk.
Mr Victor Alan DOIG
For service to surf lifesaving through the promotion of new resuscitation methods, and to engineering.
Mr Joseph Denis DONNELLY
For service to education as a teacher and contributor to school sports.
Mr Robert Colin DOVE
For service to the community through Lions Clubs International Australia, and to the accounting profession.
Mr Phillip Graeme DOWNIE
For service to Australian Rules football through administrative roles, and to the tourism industry in Queensland.
Mr Douglas Newton FARMER
For service to veterans and their families, and to the community of Kingaroy.
Mr Donald John FRANKLIN
For service to the community of Beaudesert through business, cultural and charitable organisations.
Mr Ross Charles FRASER
For service to the livestock transport industry through a range of executive roles, and to the community of Warwick.
Mr Duncan Seth FREE
For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Mrs Lesley June FREEMAN
For service to the community of the Gold Coast through a range of charitable, youth and social welfare organisations.
Mrs Maria Luisa FULLER
For service to multiculturalism, particularly through assistance and support to migrant communities in south east Queensland.
Ms Karla Nicole GILBERT
For service to surf lifesaving as a competitor, and to the community.
Mr Robin Herrod GREEN
For service to the community of Ipswich through a range of roles with ex-service, charitable, historical and sporting organisations.
Mr Neville George HALLIGAN
For service to veterans' tennis as a player and administrator.
Professor Barbara Ann HAYES
For service to nursing, midwifery and mental health, particularly the facilitation of Indigenous student participation and perinatal anxiety and depression awareness, through education initiatives and research.
Mr Ian Charles HEATH
For service to youth through the Scouting movement.
Mr Daniel William HUNTER
For service to the community through the Fort Lytton Historical Association and the 2/12 Australian Field Artillery Association (Queensland).
Mr Lawrence Richard JENKINSON
For service to the Kilcoy Historical Society, and to the community through a range of sporting organisations.
Mrs Marlene KEAR
For service to the community of Mudjimba through a range of roles with conservation, youth and service organisations.
Mr William Walter KEAR
For service to the community, particularly through the Mudjimba Progress Association and Bush Fire Brigade, and to a range of conservation and service organisations.
Mr Adrian John KING
For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
Mr Anthony Joseph LANZA
For service to the community of Brisbane through the formation of The Anti-Graffiti Group.
Mrs Elizabeth Ann LANZA
For service to the community of Brisbane through the formation of The Anti-Graffiti Group.
Dr Michael Joseph McAULIFFE
For service to the community of the Cairns region as a general practitioner and Government Medical Officer.
Miss Linda June MacKENZIE
For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Mrs Helen Mae McKERROW
For service to the communities of Mount Isa and Cloncurry through a range of welfare, arts and youth organisations.
Associate Professor Ian Bruce McPHEE
For service to medicine in the field of orthopaedic surgery, as a clinician, academic, educator, researcher and contributor to professional organisations.
Mr Patrick Anthony MEACLE
For service to local government, and to the communities of the Tara Shire through a range of organisations including the Flinton Race Club.
Mrs Vasiliki MEGALOCONOMOS
For service to the Greek community, particularly through organisations providing assistance to the elderly, and to the community of Carinda.
The Reverend Father Neville Douglas NIXON
For service to the Anglican Church of Australia and to the community through Anglican Aid Abroad.
Mr John Kevin O'GORMAN BM
For service to the community through Police Remembrance Day and the Queensland Police Union.
Mr John Edward PALMER
For service to youth in central west and north west Queensland through roles with athletics organisations and the Scouting movement, and to the community.
Ms Kylie Jayne PALMER
For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Miss Stephanie Louise RICE
For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Mr Dennis John ROLES
For service to the community through advocacy roles supporting former and serving members of the Australian Defence Force and their families.
Miss Melanie Renée SCHLANGER
For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Mr Ian David SCHUBACK
For service to lawn bowls as a coach, competitor and commentator.
Mr William Noel SEARLE
For service to the community of Bundaberg, particularly through Lions Australia.
Ms Emily Jane SEEBOHM
For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Mrs Barbara Joan SHEPHARD
For service to the community of Coen, particularly in the areas of education and emergency services as a remote area nurse.
Mr Tige Arthur SIMMONS
For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
Ms Rosemary Dale SKELLY
For service to the community of the Redland region, particularly through a range of welfare, health and service organisations, and to local government.
Ms Emma Laura SNOWSILL
For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Ms Pamela Elizabeth SOPER
For service to the environment through executive roles with conservation organisations and the promotion of natural resource management.
Mr Harold Neville SPENCER
For service to basketball as a coach at local, state and national level, and to the community of Toowoomba.
Mrs Jean Elizabeth STEWART
For service to the community through the preservation and promotion of local history and heritage.
Mr William Robert TREVOR
For service to local government through a range of roles, and to the community of Childers and the Wide Bay Burnett region.
Mr Leslie Ronald TYRELL
For service to local government, and to the community of Thuringowa.
Mr Desmond Ronald UPTON
For service to boxing as a player, coach and mentor, and to the community of central Queensland, particularly through support for Indigenous and disadvantaged youth.
Mr Kenneth Maxwell WALLACE
For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Dr Gail Marion WATERHOUSE
For service to the community through the provision of humanitarian aid to the people of Vietnam.
Mr James Gwydir WHALAN
For service to veterans and their families through contributions to ex-service organisations, and to the community.
Dr Chester Gilmore WILSON
For service to rural and remote medicine as a general practitioner, and to the community of Charleville.
Dr Leonard Neville YOUNG
For service to medicine in rural and remote areas as a physician and through professional organisations.
Mr Leonard Frank YOW
For service to the Chinese community through a range of roles with cultural, historical, social welfare and religious organisations.
Mr Ian Arthur ZIRBEL
For service to the community of Goondiwindi through a range of youth, sporting, historical and service groups.
MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE MILITARY DIVISION
Australian Army
Warrant Officer Class One David Anthony HATTON
For meritorious service as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Combat Training Centre (Live) and the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment.
Warrant Officer Class One Robert PONTIFEX CSM
For meritorious service in the fields of Materiel Maintenance and Army Career Management.
Captain Brenton Luke WHITE
For meritorious service as the Squadron Sergeant Major of the 21st Construction Squadron, Staff Officer Grade Three Land Command Engineers, and Operations Officer at the Army Explosive Hazards Centre.
CONSPICUOUS SERVICE MEDAL (CSM)
Royal Australian Navy
Chief Petty Officer Jeremy Micheal WADE
For meritorious achievement in optimising the material state and personnel training as a Marine Technician onboard HMAS Warramunga.
Australian Army
Warrant Officer Class One David Graeme BROWN
For meritorious achievement as the Chief Clerk of the Headquarters 3rd Brigade in support of operational readiness for deployment to Timor Leste in 2006.
Warrant Officer Class Two David Charles OLIVER
For meritorious achievement as the All Source Intelligence Facility Commander, 3rd Reconstruction Task Force on Operation SLIPPER.
Royal Australian Air Force
Corporal David Gerard RAYFIELD
For meritorious achievement as the General Support Equipment Fitter at Royal Australian Air Force Base Scherger.
United States Air Force
Major Lee Campbell GUTHRIE
For meritorious achievement as the C-17A Globemaster United States Air Force exchange officer and the Standards and Role Qualification Flight Commander at Number 36 Squadron.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL (DSM)
Australian Army
Major Michael Brodie BASSINGTHWAIGHTE
For distinguished leadership in action as the Officer Commanding, Security Task Group and Combat Team Spear of the 3rd Reconstruction Task Force on Operation SLIPPER.
COMMENDATION FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Australian Army
Major Kenneth Royston MARTIN
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the Executive Officer of the 3rd Reconstruction Task Force, Operation SLIPPER in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
Warrant Officer Class Two Geoffrey Sidney ROWLAND
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the Squadron Sergeant Major of the Engineer Task Group and Senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician with the 3rd Reconstruction Task Force on Operation SLIPPER.
Bombardier Noel Jonathan TOMS
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller, Third Reconstruction Task Force on Operation SLIPPER.