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King's Birthday 2025 Honours List Announcement

Her Excellency congratulates the 114 Queenslanders recognised in the King’s Birthday 2025 Honours List, announced by the Governor-General in recognition of the selfless service, integrity, achievement, creativity, and care that flourish across our country.

Of the 14 individuals appointed nationally as a Companion of the Order of Australia, two are Queenslanders, being eminent marine scientist Professor Ian Hoegh-Guldberg AC and highly decorated costume and production designer Mrs Catherine Martin AC – the most awarded Australian in Oscar history.

This year marks the 50th anniversary year of Australian Honours and Awards and as we reflect on the achievements of the many extraordinary Queenslanders who have been celebrated in the first five decades, we are encouraged to think about nominating those deserving individuals yet to be recognised.

Congratulations to the following Queenslanders named in the King’s Birthday 2025 Honours List:

Award Title/Rank First Name Surname Citation
AC Professor Ian Hoegh-Guldberg For eminent service to marine science, particularly the research, conservation and management of coral reef ecosystems, and to tertiary education.
AC Mrs Catherine Martin For eminent service to the arts, to costume, production and set design, and to fostering emerging artistic talent.
AO Mr Clive Berghofer AM For distinguished service to the community of Queensland through philanthropic support of health and emergency services, sporting and educational organisations.
AO Mrs Rachel Hunter PSM For distinguished service to public administration, to tertiary education governance, and to the community of Queensland.
AO Professor Gita Mishra For distinguished service to medical research, particularly life course epidemiology and women's health, to leadership, and to tertiary education.
AO The late Dr Geoffrey Monteith For distinguished service to entomology, to the taxonomy of Australian insect fauna in the wet tropics, to mountain biodiversity, and to the museum sector.
AM Dr Peter Allsopp For significant service to entomology, and to the sugar cane sector.
AM Mr Bruce Alvey For significant service to the recreational fishing industry.
AM Professor Kathrine Galloway For significant service to the law, to education, and to the community.
AM Dr John Healy For significant service to medicine as a practitioner and researcher.
AM Dr Beverley Kingston For significant service to community history, and to tertiary education.
AM Mr Daniel Lambert For significant service to engineering, particularly to the water sector, and to professional associations.
AM Professor Michael Poulsen For significant service to radiation oncology as a practitioner and researcher.
AM Mrs Cheryl Rae For significant service to medicine as a dietitian.
AM Dr Gwenneth Roberts For significant service to the Anglican Church of Australia, and to social justice.
AM Mr John Rodgers For significant service to swimming as a high-performance coach.
AM Ms Shirley Russell For significant service to rugby union as a player, coach and volunteer.
AM Ms Tia-Clair Toomey For significant service to crossfit and weightlifting.
AM Mr William Tweddell For significant service to international relations, to education, and to the community.
AM Ms Merryn York For significant service to the energy sector in various leadership roles.
CSC Lieutenant Colonel Daniel King For outstanding achievement as the Staff Officer Grade One Sustainment, Army Headquarters.
CSC Major David Rees For outstanding achievement in training system capability development as Senior Instructor and Officer Commanding MRH90 and Utility Wing, School of Army Aviation.
CSC Squadron Leader Lisa Tonkins For outstanding achievement as the Lead Airspace Planner for joint and collective training.
PSM Mr Peter Delibaltas For outstanding public service in the delivery and access to legal services for disadvantaged Queenslanders.
PSM Associate Professor Carol Douglas For outstanding public service in palliative medicine.
PSM Mr  Nigel Miller For outstanding public service to child protection litigation in Queensland.
PSM Mr Peter See For outstanding public service to infrastructure and local government in Queensland.
PSM Mr Andrew Spina For outstanding public service to innovation in digital and service delivery in Queensland.
PSM Ms Anita Summers For outstanding public service in leadership, program delivery and management in relation to services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
APM Detective Inspector Christopher Knight For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.
APM Detective Inspector David Nixon For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.
APM Inspector Peter Doyle For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.
APM Senior Sergeant Ewan Findlater For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.
APM Senior Sergeant Kirsty Gleeson For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.
APM Sergeant David Reid For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.
APM Sergeant Sarah-Jane Tulacz For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.
AFSM Miss Paula Douglas For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.
AFSM Mr Matthew Inwood For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.
AFSM Mr Ricky May For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.
AFSM Mr Errol Noye For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.
AFSM Mr Gregory Toman For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.
ASM Mr Patrick Brown For distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service.
ASM Mr Peter Heron For distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service.
ASM Mr Wayne Kirk For distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service.
ASM Mr Ian Tarr For distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service.
ESM Mr Kieran Galey For distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.
ESM Mr Tristan Hardwick For distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.
ACM Ms Shannon Atkins For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.
ACM Mr Stuart McHaffie For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.
ACM Mr Patrick Ralph For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.
OAM Mr Mohamed Adam For service to the Muslim community of Queensland.
OAM Mr Dale Cartwright For service to greyhound racing.
OAM Mr Vernon Clark For service to engineering.
OAM Dr Frank Coulter For service to education in the Pacific Region.
OAM The late Mr Ian Cousins For service to the community of the Gold Coast.
OAM Mr Robert Craig For service to the communities of Queensland.
OAM Professor Gary Crew For service to literature as an author.
OAM Mr Donald Davey For service to veterans and their families.
OAM Mr David Draper For service to veterans.
OAM Mr John Eales For service to child welfare organisations.
OAM The late Mr Neil Fisher For service to local government, and to the community of Rockhampton.
OAM Mrs Angela Fredericks For service to the community through refugee support.
OAM The late Mr Neville Galbraith For service to lawn bowls, and to veterans.
OAM Mr John Gerlach For service to education.
OAM Dr Toni Hains For service to nursing.
OAM Mrs Moira Hansen For service to community music.
OAM Dr Lorna Heaslop For service to medicine, and to the community.
OAM The late Mrs Irene Hemsworth For service to the community of Maitland.
OAM  Mr Naomichi Hirano For service to the Japanese community of Queensland.
OAM Mr William Ker For service to the community through emergency response organisations.
OAM Mr Harold Matthew For service to the Indigenous community of Thursday Island.
OAM Mr Wayne McLennan For service to surf lifesaving.
OAM Major David Melandri (Retd) For service to veterans and their families, and to the community of Toowoomba.
OAM Mr Gene Miles For service to youth, and to rugby league.
OAM Mrs Rose Nairn For service to the communities of Canberra and Batemans Bay.
OAM Mrs Fay O'Toole For service to the community through charitable initiatives.
OAM Mr Bruce Pearce For service to the community of Sandgate.
OAM Dr Lewis Perrin For service to gynaecological oncology.
OAM Ms Jean Phillips For service to Indigenous Christian ministries.
OAM Mr Felix Reitano For service to business, and to the community of Hinchinbrook.
OAM The late Mr Ian Rieck For service to veterans and their families.
OAM Associate Professor David Rimmer For service to rural and remote medicine.
OAM Mr Gregory Rollason For service to the community of Moreton Bay.
OAM Mr William Ross For service to veterans and their families, and to the community.
OAM Dr Alan Secombe For service to the community as a General Practitioner.
OAM Ms Joyce Skelton For service to music education.
OAM Mr Graham Smith For service to the community through a range of community organisations.
OAM Mr Graham Swannell For service to aeronautical engineering.
OAM The late Mrs Jocelyn Templeton For service to veterans and their families, and to the community.
OAM Ms Elizabeth Thomson For service to the Indigenous community of Wynnum.
OAM Dr Karin Walduck For service to community hockey.
OAM Miss Michelle Watson For service to the community of Bribie Island.
OAM Mr Anthony Wilshire For service to the community of Tasmania.
OAM Mr Brett Wing For service to barefoot water skiing.
OAM The late Mr Douglas Winterflood For service to the community of the Whitsundays.
OAM Dr Peter Wright For service to the sugar cane industry, and to the community.
OAM (Mil) Squadron Leader Tai Kohn For meritorious service to the Royal Australian Air Force as a Logistics Officer.
OAM (Mil) Warrant Officer Class One Tony Croft For meritorious service in support of Australian Army Aviation.
OAM (Mil) Warrant Officer Class One Craig Murray For meritorious service as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 2nd General Health Battalion, 2nd Health Battalion, and 10th Force Support Battalion.
CSM Major Joel Bray For meritorious achievement in the continuous improvement in the safety and effectiveness of the Australian Army's advanced collective training.
CSM Major Julie Doherty For meritorious achievement in blood preparedness and clinical leadership as the Senior Medical Officer of the 2nd Health Battalion.
CSM Major Graeme Palmer For meritorious achievement as the Senior Instructor of Conduct After Capture Wing and Unit Operations Officer at the Defence School of Intelligence.
CSM Captain Holly Hafner For meritorious devotion to duty as the Adjutant of the 1st Recruit Training Battalion.
CSM Squadron Leader Steven Hall For meritorious achievement in the fields of exercise and operational planning and Air Combat force generation for the Australian Defence Force.
CSM Squadron Leader Ryan Hardman For meritorious achievement in aircraft engineering and leadership in the delivery of Air Combat and Electronic Attack capability within the Royal Australian Air Force.
CSM Chief Petty Officer Rebecca Semmens For meritorious devotion to duty as a Navy Medic supporting Operations ASTUTE and QUICKSTEP in 2006 and Operation SLIPPER in 2011.
CSM Warrant Officer Class Two Phillip Brown For meritorious achievement in the development of doctrine, ranges and training in Army’s return to urban live-fire.
CSM Sergeant David O'Toole For meritorious devotion to duty in the delivery and integration of enhanced physical security technologies.
CSM Sergeant James Stewart For meritorious achievement as a Royal Australian Engineer Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Leader at the 6th Engineer Support Regiment.
CSM Corporal Meghan Manuzic For meritorious achievement in non-warlike operations as the Medical Technician whilst deployed to the Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines from April 2024 to June 2024.
CSM Private Tarlan Ward For meritorious achievement in the improvement of Data and Intelligence Analysis for the Australian Defence Force.
CSM Flight Sergeant Paul Devenish For meritorious achievement in KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport maintenance and leadership development at Number 33 Squadron.
CDS Warrant Officer Class Two Andrew Harvey For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as a CH-47D Chinook Aircrewman Technician in Medium Lift Helicopter Troop, Rotary Wing Group - Six, Task Group 633.7, Operation SLIPPER on 30 May 2011.
CDS Corporal Steven Kasper For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as a CH-47D Chinook Aircrewman in Medium Lift Helicopter Troop, Rotary Wing Group - Six, Task Group 633.7, Operation SLIPPER on 30 May 2011.