1989 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) Explained

The 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on Monday 12 June 1989 by the office of the Governor-General.[1] [2]

The Birthday Honours were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours were, at the time, awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.

Order of Australia

Companion (AC)

General Division

RecipientCitationNotes
Dame Mary Durack, For service to the community and literature
The Honourable Mr Justice Russell Walter FoxFor service to the law and to government
Albert Edward Harris, For service to the community
Professor Priscilla Sheath Kincaid-Smith, For service to medicine, particularly in the field of nephrology
The Honourable Justice Michael Hudson McHugh, For service to the law
Elisabeth Joy Murdoch, For service to the community
Sir Gustav Joseph Victor Nossal, For service to medicine, to science and to the community
The Honourable Sir Laurence Whistler Street, For service to the law and to the Crown
Kenneth Wilberforce Tribe, For service to the arts, particularly in the field of music

Military Division

BranchRecipientCitationNotes
NavyVice Admiral Ian Warren Knox, For service to the Australian Defence Force as Vice Chief of the Defence Force
ArmyLieutenant General Lawrence George O'Donnell, For service to the Australian Army as Chief of the General Staff
Air ForceAir Marshal Raymond George Funnell, For service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Chief of the Air Staff

Officer (AO)

General Division

RecipientCitationNotes
Edward William Francis Bacon, For service to the community, particularly in the field of migrant assistance
Willoughby James BaileyFor service to business and commerce, particularly in the field of banking
Patrick BrazilFor service to the Public Service as Secretary to the Attorney-General's Department
Dr John Ewart CawteFor services to the Aboriginal community and psychiatry
Professor Malcolm Chaikin, For services to education, particularly in the field of technological science
Leonard Gordon Darling, For service to art, particularly through the Australian National Gallery, and to the community
Rodney Disney Davidson, For service to conservation, particularly through the National Trust of Australia
Norman Seymour DavidsonFor service to primary industry and to the agricultural show movement
Dr Ralph Leonard DohertyFor service to medicine, particularly in the fields of research, education and administration
Robert EdwardsFor service to conservation and the environment, particularly through museum organisations
The Honourable Paul Anthony Edward EveringhamFor service to government and politics and to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Maxwell Henley HarrisFor service to literature
Dr Stuart Francis HarrisFor public service, particularly as Secretary to the Department of Foreign Affairs
Gwendoline Nessie HarwoodFor service to literature, particularly as a poet and librettist
William Hubert Hayes, For service to the community
Dr Katie D HelmsFor service to agricultural research
Rosina JohnstonFor service to nursing and to international relations
Ian Patrick KennedyFor service to the meat industry
Sir Richard Kingsland, For service to the community
Isi Joseph Leibler, For service to the Jewish community
Alastair MacLaurin MackerrasFor service to education
Donald Gordon MacleishFor service to medicine, particularly through the teaching and development of vascular surgery
Professor Margaret Mary ManionFor service to education and to the arts
The Honourable Justice Brian Frank Martin, For service to the community
Wendy Elizabeth McCarthyFor service to the community, particularly women's affairs and to the Australian Bicentennial celebrations
Kenneth Gordon McCrackenFor service to space science and technology
Emeritus Professor James Russell McWilliamFor service to science and technology, particularly in the field of agricultural research
June Yvonne MendozaFor service to the visual arts
Dr Stephen Charles MilazzoFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of rheumatic and arthritic diseases
John David Newcombe, For service to the community, particularly to youth and to those with physical disabilities
Dr Keith NorrishFor service to mining and agriculture, particularly through the use of x-ray fluorescence spectrometry
His Honour Judge Harold George OgdenFor service to legal education
Kevin Horace Parker, For public service, particularly as Solicitor-General of Western Australia
Sister Mary Dulcie ReardonFor service to education
The Honourable Dr Ian Gordon SharpFor public service, particularly in the field of industrial relations
Dr Anne Fairhurst SummersFor service to journalism and to women's affairs
Patrick Nicol TroyFor service to education and to urban and regional development
Edwin Gerhard Tscharke, For service to medical administration
Kenneth Douglas Williams, For service to business and commerce and to the community
Cecil Wallace Edgar WilliamsFor service to industrial relations through the trade union movement
Alan Keveral Cumming Newton WrigleyFor public service, particularly as Director General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

Military Division

BranchRecipientCitationNotes
NavyRear Admiral Alan Lee Beaumont, For service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as Director of Naval Plans
Rear Admiral Owen John Hughes, For service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as the Submarine Project Director
ArmyMajor General Ross Stuart BuchanFor service to the Australian Army as General Officer Commander Training Command
Major General Barry Nigel NunnFor service to the Army Reserve
Air ForceAir Commodore John William MitchellFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Commander Air Lift Group
Air Vice-Marshal Alan Raymond ReedFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Air Officer Commanding, Support Command

Member (AM)

General Division

RecipientCitationNotes
Julie Moncrief Anthony, For service to the performing arts and to the community
Attilio John AnticoFor service to business and industry, particularly horticulture
Professor Manuel James Aroney, For service to the Greek community and multicultural relations
Neil Clifford AshdownFor service to the community and to the arts
Carmel BenjaminFor service to the community, particularly through social welfare organisations
Dr William Roderick BlevinFor service to science, particularly in the field of applied physics
Thomas Crampton Blue, For service to sports administration through the Olympic Federation of Australia
Geoffrey Marcus BrashFor service to the community and retail business
Kenneth Gethley BrooksFor service to education, particularly adult education
John Charles BrownFor service to the wine industry
Captain Doreen BruntFor service to the community, particularly through youth counselling
Captain David BruntFor service to the community, particularly through youth counselling
Leonard Edmund BuckFor service to the community, particularly through social welfare organisations
Cicely Marion Joyce BungeyFor service to women's affairs in rural areas
Francis Reginald BurgessFor service to automative engineering
Dr Alan Durmergue ChartersFor service to medicine and medical education
Jennifer CheesmanFor service to the sport of basketball
John Dowling CoatesFor service to the sport of rowing
Neville Leonard ColbranFor service to the law and the community
Ernest Terence ColhounFor service to music and radio and to the community
Dr Robert Malcolm CookFor service to dentistry and to maxillo-facial surgery
Dr Victor James CouchFor service to education
Associate Professor Graham De Vahl DavisFor service to the Jewish community
John Thomas DevittFor service to swimming and to sports administration
Vivian Richard EbsaryFor service to biomedical engineering
The Honourable Cyril Thomas EdmundsFor service to the Victorian Parliament and to the community
Dr Mohamad Ali El ErianFor service to the Islamic community
David Lindsay ElsumFor service to commerce and business
Noel FerrierFor service to the performing arts
Ronald David FitchFor service to industrial relations, to commercial arbitration and to architecture
Michael Andrew FitzgeraldFor service to arts administration and to children's and young people's theatre
Michael Francis FletcherFor service to the sport of yachting
Dr Brian James FotheringhamFor service to medical administration, to St John Ambulance and to child safety
Dr Shirley Estelle FreemanFor public service
Reginald William GasnierFor service to rugby league football
Joseph Salem GazalFor service to business and commerce and to the Lebanese community
Brendan Michael HannellyFor service to the computer industry and to youth education
The Honourable John Joseph HarmanFor service to the community, particularly through the Australian Bicentennial celebrations
Gaye Rosemary HartFor service to the community, particularly through the Australian Bicentennial celebrations
Colin Michael HillFor service to conservation and to the community
Bruce HuggettFor public service
Yvonne Denise KennyFor service to the opera
Raymond John KidneyFor service to the community, particularly through social welfare organisations
Dr Marcus James KillingbackFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of colorectal surgery
Anita Kay LawrenceFor service to the arts, particularly as designer of the Parliament House embroidery
Arthur Geoffrey Lee, For service to scouting and to the community
Frank Alfred Moorman LeesFor service to education and to research liaison with industry
Robert Brook LewisFor service to the community
Dr Rex John Lipman, For service to the banking industry and to the thoroughbred horse industry
Margaret Elizabeth LyttleFor service to education
Dr Ian John MackieFor service to surf life saving
Father Robert John Thomas Maguire, For service to homeless youth through the Open Family Foundation
Robert Brooker MaherFor service to the community, particularly through the Australian Bicentennial celebrations
Claude Anthony MartinFor service to the flour milling industry and to the welfare of children
Patrick Vowles MayesFor service to the community, particularly through the Australian Bicentennial celebrations
Dr Robert James Furlong McInerney, For service to medicine, particularly in the fields of obstetrics and gynaecology, and to sports medicine
Neil Donald McInnesFor public service
John Maurice McKimFor service to the community
William David MitchellFor service to primary industry, particularly fisheries and dairying
John Gordon MorrisonFor service to literature
Beverley Margaret MoyesFor service to the community
Colonel Lawrence James Newell, RIFor service to the community, particularly in the field of emergency services
Gerald Joseph O'ByrneFor service to the finance industry, particularly the credit union movement
James Joseph O'ConnorFor service to the thoroughbred horse breeding industry
Elisabeth Nancy OwlesFor service to community health as a dietitian
Nita Veronica Pannell, For service to the performing arts
Barbara Tweed Payne, For service to the community, particularly through the Australian Bicentennial celebrations
Victor Bruce PerkinsFor service to the transport industry, particularly shipping
Raymond Owen PowysFor service to business and commerce, particularly in the field of property management
Professor Michael Albert Edward RexFor service to veterinary science
Ronald Gordon RoachFor service to tourism and to the community
Peter Ross-Edwards MLAFor service to politics and to the Victorian Parliament and to the community
James Doric RumpFor service to the manufacturing industry and for public service
Ian Murray Russell, For service to the community, particularly through the Australian Bicentennial celebrations
Sister Mary Tarcissius RyanFor service to nursing and hospital administration
Dr Joachim SchneeweissFor service to the community, particularly the Jewish community
John Mervyn ShawFor service to commerce, particularly the gas and fuel industry
Dr Stuart John Hunt ShepherdFor service to geriatric medicine
Earle John SmithFor service to surf life saving
John Daniel SmithFor service to the trade union movement
Patricia Josephine SmithFor service to women's lawn bowls
John Kenrick StaveleyFor service to commerce, particularly the insurance industry
Professor Noel Levin SvenssonFor service to people with disabilities, particularly through rehabilitation engineering
Dr John David SwaleFor service to music
Howard Hamilton TaylorFor service to the visual arts
Professor James Miln ThomsonFor service to education and to marine science
Margaret Ellen ThrosbyFor service to radio broadcasting
Andonis (Tony) ToumbourouFor service to the Cypriot community
Leonard Cecil TownsendFor service to the trade union movement
Keith Leonard TurleyFor service to the building and construction industry and to housing for the aged
Janet Dianne VernonFor service to the performing arts
Dr Lesley VincentFor service to people with physical disabilities
Leslie Trethowan WhitcroftFor service to the community, particularly through service organisations
The Honourable Frank Noel WilkesFor service to government and politics and to the Victorian Parliament
Daryl Robert Williams, For service to the legal profession
James Philip YongeFor service to the banking industry
Dr John Samuel YuFor service to medicine, as a paediatrician and hospital administrator

Military Division

BranchRecipientCitationNotes
NavyLieutenant Detlef Rudolf Friedel HaseFor service to the Royal Australian Navy as Staff Officer (Discipline) in the Directorate of Naval Legal Services
Commander John Scott MooreFor service in the Royal Australian Navy and as Master Attendant, particularly during the Bicentennial Naval Salute
Commodore Rodney Graham TaylorFor service to the Royal Australian Navy and as Deputy Fleet Commander and Commodore Flotillas
Commander Francois Robert van der BergFor service to the Royal Australian Navy as Staff Officer Operations in the Directorate of Naval Intelligence and Security
ArmyMajor Peter John BuckneyFor service to the Australian Army in the field of logistics
Lieutenant Colonel Colin John CartingFor service to the Australian Army in the field of personnel management
Brigadier Geoffrey John ChristophersonFor service to the Defence Force as Director General of Movement and Transport
Colonel Anthony John McGeeFor service to the Australian Army as the Director of the Bicentennial Military Tattoo 1988
Lieutenant Colonel Terrence John NolanFor service to the Australian Army as Commanding Officer Special Air Service Regiment
Captain Christopher Fancourt ParkinsonFor service to the Australian Army as Technical Survey Adviser – Vanuatu
Lieutenant Colonel Brian Lawrence ValeFor distinguished performance of duty as Commanding Officer of the School of Army Health
Lieutenant Colonel Lyall Alan Wood, For service to the Australian Army as the Commanding Officer of 2nd/17th Battalion the Royal New South Wales Regiment
Air ForceWing Commander Peter Arthur AllenFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as the Commanding Officer, RAAF Museum
Squadron Leader Graeme John BaesjouFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as the Detachment Commander and Senior Administrative Officer during the development of the RAAF Base, Tindal
Squadron Leader Mark Donald BinskinFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as an F/A-18 display pilot and the No 77 Squadron Fighter Combat Instructor
Wing Commander Frederick William EskeFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as the project engineer for the RAAF S-70A-9 Black Hawk Helicopter Project
Air Commodore Roger Francis LoweryFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Flying Display Director for the Australian Bicentennial Air Show

Medal (OAM)

General Division

RecipientCitationNotes
Dennis Hill AdamsFor service to the community as a military artist
Shirley Margaret AdamsFor service to the Girl Guides and to local government
Brian John AherneFor service to the community, particularly through the Australian Bicentennial celebrations
Keith Lewis AlcockFor services to golf
William Henry AllenFor service to the community
Archie Frederick ArbuckleFor service to the veterans and to people with visual impairments
Catherine Elizabeth ArcherFor service to hockey
Duncan John D'Arcy ArmstrongFor service to swimming
Joseph Bernard ArrowsmithFor service to the visual arts
Colin Keith AtkinsFor service to regional planning and the community
Sydney Richard BagleyFor service to the craft of stonemasonry and to the training of young people
Vernon Leslie BaileyFor service to the community and local government
Maxwell Rae BarryFor service to the community and technical education
Denis Charles BartellFor service to the community
Harold William BartlettFor service to the community
Kenneth Leslie BaylyFor service to scouting
Cecil Elias BazFor service to the community
Stanley BeacroftFor service to the community, particularly through the St Vincent de Paul Society
Tracey Lee BelbinFor service to the sport of hockey
Coral BennettFor service to the community and conservation
Kathleen Isobel BensleyFor service to the community
David Wayne BeresfordFor service to veterans
Ermes Michael BergagnaFor service to the Italian community
Kevin Francis BettsFor service to people with physical disabilities
Reginald Thomas BiggsFor service to the community
Frances Rita BisbyFor service to the community and the Girl Guides
Noel Thomas BodycoatFor service to the community and education
Kevin Wilfred BoothFor service to the community and music
The Reverend Anthony BoylanFor service to children as chaplain to the Adelaide Children's Hospital
James BradleyFor service to surf life saving
Leona Muriel Lillian BradleyFor service to the community, particularly women's affairs
The Reverend Father Arthur Ernest BridgeFor service to youth as co-ordinator of the Hunter Life Education Centre
Charles Wallis BrightFor service to the Dalwood Children's Home
William Norman Ronald BrisbaneFor service to the community and scouting
Paul Edgar BuddeeFor service to music, to children and to literature
John Howard BurgessFor service to the community and local government
Denise Marie BurgessFor service to the community
Ellis Christian ButtFor service to the community and local government
Geoffrey Watson CanawayFor service to the visually impaired
Lee Anne CapesFor service to the sport of hockey
Michelle Edith CapesFor service to the sport of hockey
Sally May CarbonFor service to the sport of hockey
David Reginald ChandlerFor services to the building industry
Ernest William ChapmanFor service to the sport of rowing and to the community
Montague Gerald ChatfieldFor service to the sport of tennis
Yung Kil ChoiFor service to the Korean community
Bernard Neil ClarkeFor service to conservation
Elspeth Catherine ClementFor service to the sport of hockey
Lynette Rae ClydeFor service to the community and nursing
Leslie Thomas CooperFor service to the community and local government
Eustace Henry CopeFor service to the citrus growing industry
Derrick Charles Frances CorserFor service to the community, particularly the elderly
Stanley Alfred CosterFor service to country music
Hazel Clarice CotterillFor service to terminally ill and disables children
Colin James Henry CrainFor service to the community, particularly in the field of education
Sydney Arthur CunninghamFor service to the Aboriginal community
Laurance Alexander DaglishFor service to the elderly and to sport
Ivan Henry Davies, For service to Legacy
Robert Arthur Lewis DaweFor service to music
John Osbourne DexterFor service to the avocado and kiwifruit growing industry
Thomas Michael DignamFor service to the community
Hermanna Maria Bernardina DobberFor service to the community, particularly women's affairs
Councillor Neville Fraser Duncan DonaldFor service to the community and local government
Margaret Ann DonaldFor service to the community, particularly through music therapy
Reginald Paul DonnellyFor service to the community
Loretta Eileen DormanFor service to the sport of hockey
Mary Elizabeth DossetorFor service to the elderly and the physically disabled
Maureen DoupeFor service to children with intellectual disabilities
Margery DuffyFor service to youth through music
Violet Claudia Mary DuncanFor service to the community
Ian Charles EdwardsFor service as a physiotherapist in Kabul, Afghanistan
William Ernest ElliottFor service to the sport of Australian rules football
Nicholas Elias EllisFor service to the Greek community
Gregory Patrick FarrellFor service to the transport industry and to the community
Jean Kinkead FergusonFor service to early childhood education
Herbert Alfred FibbinsFor service to the sport of hockey
Peter Charles FirkinsFor service to the community
Maree Beverley FishFor service to the sport of hockey
Councillor Stanley Hill FlandersFor service to the community and to local government
Dorothy FraserFor service to the community
Harold Emanuel FreedmanFor service to the visual arts
Charles FreeleagusFor service to veterans
Alma Annie FrenchFor service to the community
Wallace FreylingFor service to the Toowoomba General Hospital
Marjorie Patricia FullerFor service to the community
Donald Alfred FurnerFor service to the sport of rugby league
Valerie Glennys GaddesFor service to the community
Gerard Timothy Noel GaffneyFor service to local government and to the community
Sudershan Kumar GajreeFor service to photography
Dorothy Phyllis Sylvia GaleFor service to the community
Ronald GallacherFor assistance to the Public Service
David GantFor service to people with intellectual disabilities
Donald Blandford GatehouseFor service to the community
Garnet Leonard GaukrogerFor service to the community
Agnes Darcey GibbonsFor service to people with physical disabilities
Phyllis Doreen GierkeFor service to community health and to children with physical disabilities
Elizabeth Monica Joan GillFor service to the community
Vivian Herbert Charles GillingwaterFor service to youth
Stanley Cyril GlassfordFor service to local government and to the community
Raymond George GodkinFor servicing to cycling
Frederick Harold GrayFor service to Aboriginal welfare
Henry Moore GreavesFor service to the rural community, particularly through radio broadcasting
Cynthia Lillian GurnerFor service to the community
Arthur William HadfieldFor service to hospital administration
Thomas Graham HallFor service to sports administration
Herbert Robert HamblenFor service to community health
George Allan HardwickFor service to historical research, particularly in the field of maritime history
Arthur Leslie HarperFor service to the community, particularly through marine safety
John Hubert HarrisFor service to Australian rules football and to the community
Rechelle Margaret HawkesFor service to hockey
Anne Marie HaydenFor service to the community
David HendersonFor service to the community
William Goodman Kerray HendersonFor service to veterans
John Lloyd HewettFor service to optometry
Councillor Henry Arthur HewsonFor service to local government and to the Victorian and Commonwealth parliaments
Michael Thomas HigginsFor service to the community particularly in the field of migrant assistance
Dorothy May HillFor service to animal welfare and to the elderly
Lorraine Mary HillasFor service to hockey
Winifred Margaret Hilliard, For service to Aboriginal welfare, particularly the Pitjantjatjara people
Peter Samuel HiltonFor service to the community particularly the migrant community
Geoffrey John HitchcockFor service to children's health
Frank Leslie HodgsonFor service to youth and architecture
Harold Maxwell HodgsonFor service to the community, particularly in the field of youth welfare
Gladys Isobel HollandFor service to the community
The Reverend Keith Douglas HorneFor service to the community
Thomas Stanislaus HowardFor service to the community
Nancy Millicent HummerstonFor service to the community
Lilian Blanche HuntingtonFor service to women's lawn bowls
Donald Mervyn HutchisonFor service to the real estate industry and to the community
Ludwik IhnatFor service to the Ukrainian community
William Dubois JensenFor service to the community
Phyllis Sarah JohnsonFor service to women's affairs and consumer rights
Ruth Cecilia KeaneFor service to the community
Stephen Dixon KeirFor service to manufacturing and to horse racing
Richard Milton KettFor service to the elderly
James Alec KiddFor service to horticulture
Bernard Francis KilgariffFor service to the Northern Territory and Commonwealth Parliaments
Katherine Wilma KingsburyFor service to community and health welfare
Matthew Miklos KissFor service to people with disabilities
Air Commodore Lyall Robert Klaffer, (rtd)For service to the community, particularly through the Australian Bicentennial celebrations
Ray William KratzFor service to horticulture and to local government
Gordon James LandsbergFor service to the community
John James LarkinFor service to pasture conservation and to the community
Keith John LeleuFor service to maritime history and preservation
Harold Robert LeeFor service to veterans and to the community
Robert Dudley Leonard, For service to the community, particularly to veterans and to the arts
Reginald John LindsayFor service to country music
Diane Margaret LippeFor service to nursing, particularly people with physical disabilities
Thomas LockerFor service to cricket and to the community
Barbara Elsie LoftsFor service to community health
Marjorie Maude LongFor service to the community
Sergeant Clifford Donald LonsdaleFor public service with the New South Wales Police Force
Betty Claire LynchFor service to community health as a dietician
Bernard MarcusFor public service
Dr Mark Milutin MarinkovichFor service to the Serbian community
Thomas James MarshFor service to veterans and to the community
Elsie MarshFor service to the community, particularly through the Australian Red Cross
Mervyn John MasonFor service to local government and to the community
Robert Lyall Matchett, RDFor service to community education and to youth
Francis Bernard MatthewsFor service to veterans and to the community
James Patrick MatthewsFor service to community health
Donald Bruce MaxwellFor service to rugby union football
Martin Bernhard MaywaldFor service to the community
Audrey June McDonaldFor service to the trade union movement and to women's affairs
Philomena McGrathFor service to migrants and to the Irish community
Molly McGurkFor service to music education
Neil William McInnesFor service to youth through church camps
Ronald Frederick McKendrickFor service to the community
Dr Keith Roland McLachlanFor service to local government and to the community
Barbara Jean MeyninkFor service to post secondary education
Cyril Thomas MonaghanFor public service
Philip John MorrisseyFor service to the community, particularly through the Australian Bicentennial celebrations
Joseph Patrick MortonFor service to scouting
Dr Louis Georges MoussaFor service to the Lebanese community
Wallace Edward MulheronFor service to education
John Leo MurphyFor service to the community health
Evelyn Alexa MurrayFor service to the community
Catherine Margaret MurtaghFor public service with the Victoria Police Force
Macgregor Boyd NapierFor service to athletics
Ksenia NasielskiFor service to the community, particularly the elderly
Emil Anthony NegriFor service to adults and to children with intellectual disabilities
Bill NeidjieFor service to conservation
Halina Jozefa NetzelFor service to the community, particularly the Polish community
Lillian Mary NevilleFor service to women's athletics
John Alexander NicolFor service to local government
Stuart Norman NivisonFor service to horse racing
Winsome Eileen O'BrienFor service to the community
Patrick O'LearyFor public service
Morris Stephen OchertFor service to the Jewish community
Joyce Elaine OldmeadowFor service to children's literature
Garth Francis (Garry) OrdFor service as a radio and television broadcaster
Pauline Gladys OsborneFor service to the community
Louis Raymond PageFor service to the community particularly through the Friendly Benevolent Society
Kathleen Anne PartridgeFor service to hockey
Sharon Lee PatmoreFor service to hockey
David St. Leger PearceFor service to the community
Jaqueline Margaret PereiraFor service to hockey
Margaret Isabel Ann PewtressFor service to netball
Hazel Mary PierceFor service to the community
Claud Joseph PilcherFor service to the community
Alison May PilkieFor service to the community
Sandra Jane PisaniFor service to hockey
Dr John Drysdale PlayfordFor service to literature
Albert Neil PrestonFor public service
Robert Alan QuinFor service to the community and to local government
Schelte RaadsmaFor public service
Richard William RaglessFor service to the community
The Reverend Father Francis Charles RichardsFor service to the community
John Charles Edgar RidleyFor service to the community
James McIntosh RobertsonFor service to golf administration
Norman Herbert RobinsonFor service to conservation and the environment
Stanley Russell RobinsonFor service to local government
The Reverend Father John Bernard RocheFor service to religion, the community and to veterans
Stoyan RogleffFor service to Ku-ring-gai State Emergency Service and Civil Defence Organisation
Dr Reno George RossatoFor service to medicine and to the community
Edwin Keith RussackFor service to the community and to the South Australian Parliament
Dr Charles Terence George RussellFor service to angling
Peter John SarahFor service to the community, particularly through the Australian Bicentennial celebrations
Barry Lesley SaxbyFor service to veterans
Vincenzo ScurriaFor service to the community
John Kingsley SharpFor service to special education, particularly for children with intellectual disabilities
Douglas Andrew SimpsonFor service to the community, particularly with the Country Fire Authority
Ernest James SimsFor service to youth
Jean Wren SlatteryFor service to the Royal Horticultural Society of New South Wales, particularly in the field of floral art
Kim Maree SmallFor service to hockey
Verna Margaret SmithFor service to pre-school education
Philomena Mary SmythFor service to nursing
Alma Lilly StackhouseFor service to the Aboriginal community
Dr Beresford Hannam StockFor service to pharmacy
Dr Robert StoryFor service to conservation and national parls
Lawrence Lea StrangeFor service to the community, particularly through the Australian Bicentennial celebrations
Dugald Macarthur StuartFor service to horse racing
Keith William StuckeyFor service to local government
Deborah Ann SullivanFor service to hockey
Dr Alexander Kennedy SutherlandFor service to veterinary science
Theodore Arthur TaylorFor service to youth
John Hartley TeakleFor service to primary industry
Albert Arthur TegelFor service to the poultry industry and to the community
Henry Albert Hingston ThomasFor service to the community
The Reverend Ivan Bruce ThorntonFor service to the community
Tjunkata TjupurrulaFor service to the community, particularly the Aboriginal community
Elizabeth ToddFor service to music education
Liane Marianne ToothFor service to hockey
Kathleen TuckerFor service to the community
Dulcie Agnes TurnbullFor service to the community and to local government
John Kendall VaughanFor service to surf life saving
Colin VennFor service to the community
John Maxwell WallFor service to people with visual impairments
Kathleen WallFor service to the elderly
Neville Robert WallworkFor service to the community
Stanley Bernard Dudley WalpoleFor service to local government and to the community
Patience Australie WardleFor service to community history
Raymond Hastings WarneFor service to the community
Colin WatsonFor service to conservation and bushwalking
Raymond WetherallFor service to the community
Margaret Louisa WheatleyFor service to the community
Dr Paul Hamilton Hume WhiteFor service to religious welfare
Douglas Croxford WhiteFor service to local government and to the community
James Norman WhittleFor service to scouting
John Cornell WhittleFor service to the community and to veterans
Dr David John WibberleyFor service to community health
Christopher David WilfordFor service to the banana growing industry
Councillor Alick WilliamsFor service to the community
John Joseph WilsonFor service to rugby league football
William Bryce WinfieldFor service to the elderly
The Reverend Gillam Albert McConnell Wood, For service to the elderly
Dorothy Joan WoolnoughFor service to nursing
Eileen Mary YeoFor service to the community
Robert YoungFor service to basketball
Amy Merle YoungFor service to the community, particularly through choral music
Francis Patrick ZikanFor service to community emergency services
John Robert ZwarFor service to the community through tree planting parkland development
Dorothea Hedwig ZweckFor service to women's affairs

Military Division

BranchRecipientCitationNotes
NavyChief Petty Officer Geoffrey John Wade AbnettFor service to the Royal Australian Navy as Assistant Staff Officer (Personnel), Directorate of Naval Intelligence and Security
Petty Officer Nola Frances HaniganFor service to the Royal Australian Navy and as Personnel Officer at HMAS Platypus
Warrant Officer Peter George HassellFor service to the Royal Australian Navy as Fleet Legal Assistant
Chief Petty Officer Patrick Eamon MarshFor service to the Royal Australian Navy as Naval Support Command Ceremonial and Gunnery Chief Petty Officer
ArmyWarrant Officer Class Two Robert Bruce AllenFor service to the Australian Army as Operations Research Warrant Officer of the Special Air Service
Warrant Officer Class One John Alexander BeningfieldFor service to the Australian Army in the field of accommodation and works
Warrant Officer Class One Bruce John CookFor service to the Australian Army as Regimental Sergeant Major of the 21st Supply Battalion
Warrant Officer Class One Peter Ernest DobbsFor service to the Australian Army as Regimental Sergeant Major 4th Field Regiment
Warrant Officer Class One Terence Allan EatonFor service to the Australian Army School of Transport
Warrant Officer Class Two David ElliotFor service to the Australian Army in the field of piping music
Warrant Officer Class One Norman James GoodhewFor service to the Australian Army as the Artificer Sergeant Major of Perth Workshop Company
Warrant Officer Class One George Francis KearnsFor service to the Australian Army Reserve in Western Australia
Warrant Officer Class One Patrick Joseph KeilyFor service to the Australian Army in project management
Warrant Officer Class Two Ross Kenneth KershawFor service to the Australian Army in the field of officer cadet training
Warrant Officer Class One Geoffrey Richard ParkerFor service to the Australian Army in the field of training
Warrant Officer Class Two Iris Rose PrestonFor service to the Australian Army in the field of movement and transportation
Warrant Officer Class Two John Malcolm StrachanFor service to the Australian Army in the field of Army Reserve recruiting
Warrant Officer Class One Louis Dawson WalkerFor service to the Australian Army as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st Armoured Regiment
Air ForceWarrant Officer Robert Francis CarpenterFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Flight Engineer Leader, Richmond
Flight Sergeant Thomas EastonFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer responsible for the supervision of security arrangements associated with VIP movements at RAAF Fairbairn
Warrant Officer John Michael JenkinsFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Warrant Officer in charge of financial administration for project personnel located in North America
Sergeant Robert William JenningsFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as the police dog handler responsible for designing an effective tactical training program for police dog handlers and their dogs
Flight Sergeant Allen Robert MeredithFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as the Facilities Supervisor RAAF Base Pearce, Western Australia
Sergeant Christopher Cecil ParslowFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Senior Non-Commissioned Officer-in-Charge of Maintenance Control section at RAAF Base Tindal
Flight Sergeant Raymond Thomas TuniFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Senior Non-Commissioned Officer-in-Charge of P3C Orion Aircraft Major Servicings
Warrant Officer Raymond Percival WillisFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as the Caterer at RAAF Base Tindal

Notes and References

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