Australia Day 2011 Honours List
APPOINTED A COMPANION (AC) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
Her Excellency Ms Penelope Anne WENSLEY AO
For eminent contribution to the people of Queensland, and to Australia's international relations through senior diplomatic representational roles and as a key contributor to initiatives of the United Nations.
APPOINTED AN OFFICER (AO) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
Professor Owen Peter COALDRAKE
For distinguished service to higher education, particularly in Queensland, through a range of academic and executive roles, as an advocate for professional standards, to public sector policy management and reform, and to Australia-America relations.
Mrs Margaret Grace THORSBORNE
For distinguished service to conservation and the environment through advocacy roles for the protection and preservation of wildlife and significant natural heritage sites in Australia, as a supporter of scientific research, and to the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland.
APPOINTED AN OFFICER (AO) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Army
Major General Paul Vincent ALEXANDER
For distinguished service to Defence in the field of health and, in particular, as the inaugural Commander Joint Health Command.
APPOINTED A MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
Mr Howard Laurie AINSWORTH
For service to the media and communications industry as a radio broadcaster and television presenter, to the promotion of the performing arts, and to historical preservation organisations.
Mr Bille BROWN
For service to the performing arts as an actor and playwright, and to education.
Mr Kerry Cameron HERRON
For service to business in the field of property valuation, and to the community.
Mr John Collins HUTCHINSON
For service to the building and construction sector through executive roles with industry organisations, and to the community.
Sister Mary Teresa LAWSON
For service to education and to the Catholic Church of Australia, particularly through roles supporting children with a hearing impairment and their families.
Dr Mark Edward LOANE
For service to medicine in the field of ophthalmology, particularly to the Indigenous communities of northern Queensland, and as a contributor to the development of sustainable health services.
Mr Anthony John MOONEY
For service to local government, and to the community of Townsville through a range of tourism, business and infrastructure organisations.
Ms Zoe Scott RATHUS
For service to the law, particularly through contributions to the rights of women, children and the Indigenous community, to education and to professional organisations.
Mr Michael Anthony RAYNER
For service to architecture, particularly through leadership roles in the planning and design of the built environment, and to the community of Queensland.
Dr Charles ROE
For service to medicine, particularly through contributions to the Australian Medical Association Queensland, and to the community.
Emeritus Professor John Montague SIMMONS
For service to engineering and education, particularly through innovative approaches to curriculum reform and the development of the international student market.
Mr James Christopher SOURRIS
For service to the arts and to the community through the development of the motion picture industry and through philanthropic contributions, particularly to the Queensland Art Gallery and the State Library of Queensland.
Mr Noel John WHITTAKER
For service to the community in raising awareness of personal responsibility in matters of superannuation, household budgeting and estate planning, through contributions to government initiatives and tertiary education.
APPOINTED A MEMBER (AM) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Army
Brigadier David Shayne ELDER
For exceptional service as the Commander 16th Aviation Brigade and to Australian Army Aviation.
AWARDED THE CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS (CSC)
Australian Army
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick David COBAIN
For outstanding achievement as the Commanding Officer and Chief Instructor of the Battle Command Wing, Combat Training Centre, in the preparation of Battle Group Headquarters for operational service.
AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL (DSM)
Australian Army
Major Brenton John RUSSELL
For distinguished leadership in action while the Officer Commanding, Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team Charlie, Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 in Afghanistan in 2009.
Captain Michael Anthony WHITNEY
For distinguished leadership in action while the Chinook Troop Commander, Rotary Wing Group 4 on Operation SLIPPER in southern Afghanistan from July to October 2009.
AWARDED THE PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (PSM)
Dr Patrick Joseph BLACKALL
For outstanding public service to Queensland's primary industries and science through innovative research into the bacterial diseases of poultry, pigs and cattle.
Mr Peter Matthew DREW
For outstanding public service as Queensland Parliamentary Counsel.
Professor David Wayne JOHNSON
For outstanding public service to Queensland Health, particularly to research into the early detection and management of chronic kidney disease.
Mr Barry John NUTTER
For outstanding public service to education and training in Queensland, particularly as Chair of the Training and Employment Recognition Council.
Dr John Gregory WAKEFIELD
For outstanding public service to Queensland Health, particularly in the areas of patient safety and high quality service delivery.
Mr Gordon Forrest WEBLEY
For outstanding public service in local government, particularly to the communities of the Isaac region of Queensland.
AWARDED THE AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL (APM)
Sergeant Cheryl Frances BODLEY
Sergeant Geoffrey William BODLEY
Inspector Graham Leslie COLEMAN
Superintendent Garth Stuart PITMAN
Superintendent Patrick John RYAN
Detective Sergeant Graham WALKER
AWARDED THE AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (AFSM)
Mr Kevin Hilton ANDERSON
Mr Neil Ronald GALLANT
Mr James Richard RUNHAM SC, OAM
AWARDED THE AMBULANCE SERVICE MEDAL (ASM)
Mr Rodney Samuel SHEATHER
Ms Deanne Maree TAYLOR-DUTTON
Mr Peter John WARRENER
AWARDED THE EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDAL (ESM)
Mr Ronald William TYLER MBE
Mr Michael Anthony VOSTI
AWARDED THE MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
Mr Donald Charles ADAMS
For service to the aviation industry.
Mr Donald Walter ASTILL
For service to the community through a range of veterans, sporting and service organisations.
Mr Terrence Peter BAXTER
For service to the community of the Burdekin shire through roles with aged care, veterans, sporting and church organisations.
Ms Sonja Maree BERNHARDT
For service to information technology.
Mr Frederick John BROPHY
For service to the entertainment industry, and the community of Birdsville.
Mr Errol Neil BRUMPTON
For service to the merino wool industry.
Mr John Charles CAUCHI-GERA
For service to veterans, particularly through the 2nd Field Ambulance Past Members Association.
Mr John Francis CLARK
For service to education in rural and remote areas, particularly through on-line learning initiatives.
Mr Warren Leslie COCKBURN
For service to the community of Kingaroy, and to veterans and their families.
Mr Neville Albert COLEMAN
For service to conservation and the environment through the photographic documentation of Australian marine species.
Mr Lewis Dale COOPER
For service to cricket in Queensland.
Mrs Jessie Edith CUFFE
For service to the museum and galleries sector of the visual arts, and to the community of the Caboolture region.
Mrs Alice Lydia CULLEN
For service to softball in Queensland.
Mr Stephen Thomas DEAN
For service to the community through the development of resuscitation and first aid training.
Mr Desmond Victor DIGGLES RFD
For service to surveying and mapping.
Mr Richard Anthony ENRIGHT
For service to the community of Beaudesert.
Mr Ian Oliver FRANCIS
For service to the equine industry as a competitor, breeder and trainer.
Mr Robert Alfred GLANVILLE
For service to the community of Mount Isa.
Mr Malcolm Alexander GRAHAM
For service to the community of the Sunshine Coast, and to the trade union movement.
Mr Ronald Alexander HUNT
For service to local government, and to the community of Tully.
Mr John Phillip JEWELL
For service to the community of north Queensland through a range of emergency service organisations.
Ms Lexie Fay JORGENSEN
For service to the community of Toowoomba.
Mr Lindsay Allan JUNIPER
For service to the energy sector through the development of new technologies for efficient power generation.
Mr Denis Richard LOANEY
For service to children, particularly through the Abused Child Trust.
Mrs Margaret Ruth LUCAS
For service to dance as a teacher and an administrator.
Mr Peter Lawrent MAHER
For service to the community through the St Vincent de Paul Society.
Mr Matthew Joseph O'RILEY
For service to education through the provision of teaching programs to Indigenous communities.
Mrs Florence Catherine PAYNE
For service to the community through the surf lifesaving movement, and to veterans and their families.
Mr Bryan D'Arcy PHELAN
For service to cricket at the local and national level.
Mr Richard John PIETSCH
For service to the community through roles with a range of local government, transport, agricultural and church organisations.
Miss Elma Margaret PROELLOCKS
For service to the community of Toowoomba through senior citizens' organisations.
Mr Carl Gray RACKEMANN
For service to cricket as an administrator, coach and player, and to the community.
Mr Aladin RAHEMTULA
For service to librarianship through the Supreme Court of Queensland, and to the community through the preservation of legal heritage.
Mr James Godfrey REBGETZ
For service to the community, particularly through All Souls St Gabriel's School.
Mr Ashley Kenneth REWALD
For service to the community, particularly through the Apex Club of Murgon.
Dr Spencer James ROUTH
For service to the library and information sciences sector, particularly through the University of Queensland.
Mr Bruce Forbes SIMPSON
For service to the preservation and promotion of the history of Drovers in Australia as a researcher and author, and to the community.
Mr Ronald Edward STORE
For service to library and information services, and to education.
Dr Francis Patrick SULLIVAN
For service to medicine in the field of ophthalmology.
Mrs Joan Florence URQUHART
For service to the community of Beaudesert.
Associate Professor Marianne VONAU
For service to medicine in the field of neurosurgery as a clinician, educator and mentor.
Mr Maxwell John WALTERS
For service to cricket, and to the community of Queensland.
Mr Maurice John WILSON
For service to the Scouting movement, and to the community of Bundaberg.
Mr Richard Watsford YAXLEY
For service to education, literature and the performing arts.
AWARDED THE MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE MILITARY DIVISION
Royal Australian Navy
Chief Petty Officer Ricky Andrew SOMER
For meritorious service in the field of personnel management in the Royal Australian Navy.
Lieutenant Benjamin William STOCK RAN
For meritorious service in the fields of Submarine Medicine and Submarine Escape and Rescue.
Australian Army
Warrant Officer Class One Mark Antony CAMPBELL
For meritorious service as Regimental Sergeant Major of 1st Health Support Battalion and the 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion, and as the Senior Instructor for the Warrant Officer and Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, North Queensland Wing.
AWARDED THE CONSPICUOUS SERVICE MEDAL (CSM)
Australian Army
Sergeant Thomas Kevin BAUER
For meritorious achievement as a forward repair team leader and maintenance manager with Timor-Leste Aviation Group XII on Operation ASTUTE from October 2009 to February 2010.
Warrant Officer Class One Gregory Lance BOBBIN
For meritorious achievement as the Operator Administrative Technical Manager for Headquarters 3rd Brigade.
Corporal Phillip Gregory BULL
For meritorious achievement as the Manager Command Support Systems, Headquarters Joint Task Force 631 on Operation ASTUTE in East Timor from May 2009 to February 2010.
AWARDED A COMMENDATION FOR GALLANTRY
Australian Army
Private Marley Clifton BIRD
For acts of gallantry in action while a rifleman and Acting Section Second-in-Command, 6 Section, Combat Team Bravo, Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 during Operation SLIPPER in Afghanistan from July 2009 to February 2010.
AWARDED A COMMENDATION FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Australian Army
Sapper William James BARRY
For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations and in action while a combat engineer in Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 on Operation SLIPPER in Afghanistan in 2009.
Corporal Joshua Leigh RAWARD
For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations and in action while a security section second-in-command and section commander in Mentor and Reconstruction Task Force 2 on Operation SLIPPER.
Lieutenant John McKinnon WESTHORPE
For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations and in action while Platoon Commander, 5 Platoon, Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 in Afghanistan in 2009.