Wendy Whiteley Award Profile - Smh

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Monday, January 26, 2009

The Sydney Morning Herald

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Australia Day Honours 2009 ORDER OF AUSTRALIA COMPANION (AC) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

Marilyn Darling AO for service to the development, advancement and growth of visual arts in Australia and internationally, particularly through the National Portrait Gallery, and to the community through philanthropic endeavours. It is not every day a scientist decides to trade her Petri dishes in for portraits, but for Marilyn Darling it has proven a valuable career move. Spending the past 20 years promoting visual art in the not-for-profit sector, Mrs Darling and her husband, Gordon, planted the idea of a national portrait gallery for Australia with their 1992 exhibition Uncommon Australians. In December last year she reached the ‘‘definite highlight’’ of her career with the official opening of the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. Mrs Darling says her career at the portrait gallery has concluded, but she is far from retiring from the art scene, planning to spend more time focusing on the Gordon Darling Foundation. Erin Somerville

Professor Colin Sullivan AO for service to medicine as an innovator in the field of sleep disorders and the development of equipment and treatment practices. People across the world have Colin Sullivan to thank for peaceful nights. The University of Sydney professor revolutionised the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea – and won praise from partners of snorers – when he established the first clinical sleep laboratory in Australia at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in 1979. A year later he invented the continuous positive airway pressure mask, now widely used in homes and hospitals. The mask was initially manufactured in the university’s laboratories, but is now made in San Diego by ResMed, a company founded by Professor Sullivan. ResMed last year notched up $261 million is sales. He was also responsible for establishing sleep disorders centres at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead and the Sydney Children’s Hospital. Kate Benson

Marcia Hines AM for service to the entertainment industry as a performer, judge and mentor, and to the community through a range of charitable organisations. Arriving in Australia in 1970 as an ambitious teenager, this Boston-born singer wasted no time in firmly cementing herself as Australia’s Queen of Pop, winning the hearts of Australian audiences and critics along the way. Ms Hines broke the barriers from an early age. She was the youngest person ever to play a featured role in the famed musical Hair, and played the world’s first black Mary Magdalene in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. With a dozen albums to her name and a series of musicals and tours under her belt, Ms Hines is also affiliated with numerous community groups and charities, including the Variety Club, Diabetes Australia, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia, the Golden Stave Music Foundation and World AIDS Day. She was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2007. Erin Somerville FEB 002

Mrs Lessing Faith BANDLER AM, NSW For distinguished service to the community through the advancement of human rights and social justice, and by raising public awareness and understanding of the cultural heritage of South Seas Islanders, and to women’s issues. The Honourable Kim Christian BEAZLEY, South Perth WA For service to the Parliament of Australia through contributions to the development of government policies in relation to defence and international relations, as an advocate for Indigenous people, and to the community. Mrs Marilyn Ann DARLING, Melbourne Vic For service to the development, advancement and growth of visual arts in Australia and internationally, particularly through the National Portrait Gallery, and to the community through a range of philanthropic endeavours.

OFFICER (AO) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION Ms Cheryl Sarah BART, NSW For service to the economic and cultural development of South Australia through leadership and executive roles, to the community through social welfare organisations, and to sport. Professor Lynda Dent BEAZLEY, Mount Claremont WA For service to medical science, particularly in the field of brain-related research both nationally and internationally, and as a contributor to the development of science policy in Western Australia. Mr John Anthony BELL AM OBE, Woollahra NSW For service to the performing arts, nationally and internationally, as an actor and a director, as a supporter of emerging artists, and through a range of educational programs. Mr Julian W K BURNSIDE QC, Melbourne Vic For service as a human rights advocate, particularly for refugees and asylum seekers, to the arts as a patron and fundraiser, and the law. Emeritus Professor Graeme Wilber CLARKE, Cook ACT For service to tertiary education as a leader and academic in the field of classical studies, and through executive and advisory roles with professional bodies. The Honourable Gregory John CRAFTER, Norwood SA For service to the Parliament of South Australia, to education policy in the areas of curriculum development and improved opportunities for teachers, and to the community through social welfare and youth organisations. Professor Brian Michael CROMMELIN, Malvern Vic For service to the law and to legal education, particularly as a tertiary educator and through the development of mining and petroleum law in Australia. Dr Ronald Bertram CULLEN, Hawthorn Vic For service to public administration in Victoria through the development of innovative management practices and organisational change. (Fra`) Professor Richard Sydney DIVALL OBE, Parkville Vic For service to the performing arts as a conductor, composer and musicologist, through the preservation of Australia’s musical heritage and support for young performers, and to the community. Mr John Brehmer FAIRFAX AM, Edgecliff NSW For service to the print media industry, particularly the development of news services in rural and remote areas, and to the community through executive roles with agricultural, youth and charitable organisations. Dr James Ian GILL, Nedlands WA For service to water resource management and administration in Western Australia, to the transport industry, and to education. His Honour Kevin James HAMMOND, Crawley WA For service to the law, particularly in relation to criminal trial procedures and corruption investigation through judicial roles, review and administration. Professor David John HILL AM, Kew Vic For service to public health, particularly through leadership roles in the promotion of cancer awareness and prevention programs. Mr David John KLINGBERG AM, Leabrook SA For service to the tertiary education sector as a contributor to governance policy, and to commercial and economic development and infrastructure projects. Professor Pauline Yvonne LADIGES, Moonee Ponds Vic For service to the advancement of botanical science and research, particularly in the field of taxonomy and plant systematics, and to the conservation of Australian flora and fauna. Mr John Victor McCARTHY, St Ives NSW For service to the property and construction industries, particularly through leadership roles in peak bodies, and through promotion of cooperation, research and innovation. Dr Brian Anthony McNAMEE, South Yarra Vic For service to business and commerce through innovative leadership in the expansion and growth of the Australian bioscience industry, and to the community. Dr David Raymond MORGAN, Vaucluse NSW For service to the finance sector as a leader in the development of policies affecting the regulation of financial institutions, corporate social responsibility, and economic reform. The Honourable Ronald SACKVILLE QC, Bellevue Hill NSW For service to the administration of the Australian judicial system, to the reform of federal and state law, and to legal education. Laureate Professor Robert William SANSONFISHER, Newcastle NSW For service to improving public health outcomes through research and education in the areas of behavioural science, cancer control and Indigenous health. Ms Jane Louise SCHWAGER, NSW For service to social welfare through leadership roles with a range of organisations and the development of professional programs and standards. Professor Colin Edward SULLIVAN, NSW For service to medicine as an innovator in the field of sleep disorders and the development of equipment and treatment practices. The Honourable Mr Bernard George TEAGUE, Melbourne Vic For service to the law, particularly through leadership roles with the Law Institute of Victoria, the Parole Board of Victoria and Forensicare, to the judiciary through the development of innovative courtroom practices, and to the community.

OFFICER (AO) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY Rear Admiral Davyd Rhys THOMAS AM CSC RAN, ACT For distinguished service as Commodore Flotillas, Maritime Commander Australia, Commander Australian Fleet and Commander, Australian Defence College.

AUSTRALIAN ARMY Major General Ian Bruce FLAWITH CSC, NSW For distinguished service to the Australian Army in the fields of training and personnel, particularly as Commander 11th Brigade, Assistant Commander of the 1st Division and as Commander of the 2nd Division. Major General Richard Gary WILSON AM, Qld 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.

MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION The Reverend Stuart Noel ABRAHAMS, Cherrybrook NSW For service to international humanitarian aid through the establishment and administration of the Hamlin Fistula Relief and Aid Fund, and to the Anglican Church of Australia. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 2 Special Gazette No. S 4, 26 January 2009 Mr Wilton Everett AINSWORTH, Newcastle NSW For service to the community of Newcastle and the Hunter region through a range of infrastructure, business, educational and tourism organisations.

Ms Susan Mary ALDENHOVEN, SA For service to dental hygiene as a clinician and educator and through executive roles with professional organisations at state, national and international levels. Mr Geoffrey David ALLEN, Albert Park Vic For service to business, particularly in the area of corporate public affairs, through a range of executive roles with professional organisations, and to the community. Mr Geoffrey John ATHERDEN, Mosman NSW For service to the television industry as a scriptwriter, and to the advancement of writers for performance through executive roles with professional organisations. Mr Wayne BARTHOLOMEW, NSW For service to surfing as a competitor, administrator and mentor, and to the environment through support for a range of coastal conservation groups. Emeritus Professor Hedley BEARE, Ivanhoe Vic For service to education at secondary and tertiary levels as an academic and administrator, to policy development, and to a range of professional associations. Associate Professor Robert J S BEETON, Gatton Qld For service to the environmental sciences as a researcher and educator and through a range of professional and natural resource management organisations. Mr Luca BELGIORNO-NETTIS, NSW For service to the arts and to the community through a range of philanthropic endeavours and executive roles. Dr Malcolm John BORLAND, Penrith NSW For service to the community, particularly through the Australian Foundation for Disability, and to local government in the Penrith area. Mr James Raymond BOURKE MG, Boronia Vic For service to veterans and their families through the establishment and implementation of ’Operation Aussies Home’. Mr John Gillis BROINOWSKI, Vaucluse NSW For service to the community, particularly through the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife, and to business. Dr Robert Alexander BUCHANAN, Hawthorn Vic For service to food science and technology, particularly through research supporting aid programs in the South East Asia region, and to the community. Dr Ian George CAMERON, Pullenvale Qld For service to civil engineering, particularly in the area of bridge construction, to dispute resolution, and to professional and community associations. Mr Ian Leslie CARTER, Kardinya WA For service to the community, particularly through Anglicare WA and through executive roles in a range of social justice and community organisations. Mr Bill Gabriel CASIMATY, Richmond Tas For service to the horticultural industry through the development and implementation of innovative turf construction and management practices and through the development of irrigation schemes, to viticulture, and to the community. Mr Geoffrey Ross CATTACH, Harvey WA For service to the community, particularly through the Children’s Leukaemia and Cancer Research Foundation, and to agricultural, health, sporting and historical organisations in the Shire of Harvey. Professor Jocelyn Valerie CHEY, Castlecrag NSW For service to education, particularly in the field of Chinese studies and to fostering the development and promotion of academic and cultural links between Australia and China. The Honourable Richard Colin CHISHOLM, Canberra ACT For service to the judiciary, to the law and to legal education, particularly in the field of family law and the welfare and rights of children and young people. Professor Narendranath Jayantha CHITTY, Carlingford NSW For service to education, particularly in the field of international communications as a researcher and academic, and to a range of professional associations. Mr John Patrick CONDON, Sale Vic For service to the dairy farming industry, particularly through the implementation of herd improvement initiatives and to a range of industry organisations, and to the community. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S 4, 26 January 2009 Special Gazette 3 Mr Peter Francis CONRAN, Campbell ACT For service to the executive arm of government, particularly through advisory roles and to strategic policy development and implementation, and to intergovernmental relations at both state and federal levels. Mr Garry Leslie COOMBES, Aldgate SA For service to the community through St John Ambulance Australia, and to the technical and further education sector in South Australia. Mr Peter James CORISH, Goondiwindi Qld 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, Gladstone Qld 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. Dr David Charles COUSINS, Vic For service to the community through a range of executive roles contributing to the administration and development of consumer policy and legislation. Ms Deborah COX, Grafton NSW For service to the international community, particularly the conservation, protection, research and care of primates through the Jane Goodall Institute in Uganda and as a contributor to the establishment of the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance. The Honourable Justice Keiran Anthony CULLINANE, Townsville Qld 4810 For service to the judiciary and to the law, to the James Cook University, and to the community of north Queensland. Mr Norman Francis DALTON, Balwyn Vic For service to engineering, particularly through contributions to the development, construction and commissioning of power stations in Victoria, and to the community, particularly through the Lord Somers Camp and Power House. Mrs Carmel Tyrrell DAVESON, Mackay Qld For service to the Mackay region through a range of social welfare, education and arts organisations. Ms Sandra J de WOLF-GURNER, Hawthorn Vic For service to child and family welfare, particularly as a contributor to policy development and service delivery issues affecting families and through Berry Street Victoria. Mr Edmund Francis DENNY DFC and Bar, deceased (Award wef 7 November 2007), Late of Lilydale Tas For service to the essential oil industry, particularly through the development and application of steam distillation technology, and to tourism in Tasmania. Ms Fiona Naomi DIXON-THOMPSON, Port Lincoln SA For service to the international community through the establishment and coordination of the Orphans and Vulnerable Children project in Mwandi, Zambia and support for children affected by HIV/AIDS. Mr Alan Russell DODGE, Subiaco WA For service to arts organisations through management, administrative and advisory roles, through the continuing development of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, and to the community. The Most Reverend Dr Adrian Leo DOYLE, New Town Tas For service to the Catholic Church in Australia and to the community, particularly as Archbishop of Hobart and through Caritas programs supporting international aid to developing countries. Mr Richard DUMBRELL, Newrybar NSW For service to the development of the Australian oil and gas exploration and drilling industries and to the petroleum engineering profession. The Reverend Dr William Howell EDWARDS, Cumberland Park SA For service to the Indigenous community as an interpreter and through the recording of the languages and culture of the Anangu people of central Australia, to education, and to the Uniting Church in Australia.

Mrs Elizabeth ELLIS, North Curl Curl NSW For service to netball and the encouragement of women in sport, and to the community through support for a range of charitable organisations. Dr Elizabeth Anne FARRELL, East Melbourne Vic For service to medicine in the field of women’s health, particulary obstetrics and gynaecology through research, clinical practice, education and administrative roles and as a contributor to a range of professional organisations. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 4 Special Gazette No. S 4, 26 January 2009 Mr Malcolm Dascar GARVIN, Poatina Tas For service to the community through the establishment of Fusion Australia and the development of social welfare programs that support and guide young people, and as a broadcaster and author. Mr Roger John GENT, Prospect SA For service to medical science in the field of paediatric sonography as a practitioner, educator and researcher, and through the advancement of techniques and facilities aiding the investigation of children’s disorders. Ms Diane Jennifer GRADY, Northbridge NSW For service to business, particularly in the areas of corporate governance and change management with a range of private sector organisations, and as an advocate for the advancement of women in business. Mr Edward Douglas GRAHAM, Nedlands WA For service to the community through leadership roles in the successful search for HMAS Sydney. Dr Anthony Knight GREGSON, Warracknabeal Vic For service to agricultural science, particularly in the areas of agri-biotechnology and grain growing, to national and international research and development organisations through a range of executive roles, and to education. Mr John Arno HALBERT MBE, Rose Park SA 5067 For service to Australian Rules football administration, to youth development, and to the community, particularly through the Lutheran Church of Australia. Mr Ronald Ernest HANCOCK, Bundaberg Qld For service to the finance sector, particularly through the development of the building society industry in Queensland, and to the community of Bundaberg. Clinical Professor Phillip John HARRIS, Mosman NSW For service to medicine in the field of cardiology as a clinician, administrator

AC Appointed a companion of the Order of Australia AO Appointed an officer AM Appointed a member OAM Awarded the Medal of the order. Council on Healthcare Standards and the World Health Organisation. Didi Ananda KALIKA, Mongolia For service to the welfare of children in Mongolia as the founder and director of the Lotus Children’s Centre and through programs to improve child health and educational development. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S 4, 26 January 2009 Special Gazette 5 Professor Warren Merton KERR, Mount Pleasant WA For service to architecture through leadership roles in a range of professional organisations and contributions to the planning and design of major health facilities. Mr William Frederick KILLINGER, Gordon NSW For service to railway engineering through the construction and development of passenger and freight transport systems in Australia and internationally, to professional organisations, to the mining sector, and to the community. Ms Sharolyn Margaret KIMMORLEY, Centennial Park NSW For service to the performing arts as an operatic accompanist, through the tuition and mentoring of young and emerging artists, and to the community. Mrs Annemaree LANTERI, Brighton Vic For service to the law, particularly within the family law jurisdiction, to continuing legal education and to professional organisations. Mrs Marion Rose LEˆ OAM, Fraser ACT For service to the community as a human rights advocate, cultural and migration adviser and contributor to the development of refugee programs in the Australian Capital Territory. Mr Cedric John LEE, Manly NSW For service to the community as a foster parent providing care for short-term pre-adoptive placements and crisis care for babies and children. Mrs Deborah Yvonne LEE, Manly NSW For service to the community as a foster parent providing care for short-term pre-adoptive placements and crisis care for babies and children. Associate Professor Stephen LEE, Drummoyne NSW For service to medicine in the field of dermatology as a clinician, mentor and educator and through roles with professional organisations. Clinical Associate Professor Brian Charles McCAUGHAN, Mosman NSW For service to medicine in the field of cardiothoracic surgery as a clinician, researcher and educator and through contributions to the delivery of health care services.

philanthropic and humanitarian projects in the East Asia region. Mr Walter Rinaldo MARIANI, United States of America For service to the community through the international promotion of Australia as a tourism destination, and to aviation. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 6 Special Gazette No. S 4, 26 January 2009 Dr Raymattja Gandjalala MARIKA, deceased (Award wef 14 November 2007), Late of Yirrkala NT For service to Indigenous communities in rural and remote areas as an educator, linguist and scholar, through the preservation of Indigenous languages and the promotion of reconciliation and cross-cultural understanding. Mr Norman Alfred MAY OAM, Bondi NSW For service to the community through promotional and support roles with the Australian Olympic and Commonwealth Games Team Appeals and through cultural and seniors’ organisations. Dr Margaret J MAYSTON, United Kingdom For service to physiotherapy, particularly the treatment of people with cerebral palsy and other neurological conditions using the Bobath method, to research in the area of neurorehabilitation, and to education. Mr Alastair MacDonald MILROY, NSW For service to national crime investigation and prevention, particularly through the Australian Crime Commission, and to the fostering and development of law enforcement and government inter-agency relations and cooperation. Ms Dorothy Lucy MISSINGHAM, SA For service to international humanitarian aid through contributions to refugee resettlement and migrant assistance programs in South East Asia and Australia, and to the community. Dr Lloyd Lewis MORRIS, Rosslyn Park SA For service to medicine in the fields of paediatric and diagnostic radiology as a clinician and educator and through the promotion of improved health services for children. Mr Robert Douglas MORTON, Craigburn Farm SA For service to science education, particularly chemistry through curriculum development, as a teacher and mentor and through contributions to educational and scientific organisations. Mr Michael Woolf NAPHTALI, Hawthorn East Vic For service to the community through executive roles with environmental, sporting, educational and Jewish organisations. Ms Dawn Marie O’NEIL, ACT For service to the

Outside the frame ... Wendy Whiteley at Lavender Bay. Photo: Robert Pearce

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AS A girl, Wendy Whiteley was enthralled with the idea of a place where nobody could find her. ‘‘My favourite book was The Secret Garden. It was the story of a little girl who found a garden behind a thicket, a cubby hole where she could hide.’’ Given the media attention she has garnered from her famously volatile relationship with the artist Brett Whiteley, who died of a heroin overdose in 1992, it would be easy to think that as a grown-up she might still like a place to hide. But although Ms Whiteley is tired of talking about ‘‘the sex, drugs and rock’n’roll’’, the flamboyant 68-year-old and grand dame of Sydney’s art scene is not one to hold back. In 1995, she tired of looking across the tangled mountain of weeds, rubbish and broken drainage pipes that stood between her Lavender Bay house and the railway line, and decided to take charge. ‘‘I just got stubborn,’’ she says. ‘‘If it [the land] continued to be ignored, the bulldozers would have been in here tomorrow [to develop it].’’ With the help of two gardeners and the odd

backpacker, she has transformed the almost two hectares of RailCorp land into an oasis of verdant whimsy. A thatch of bamboo curves protectively over a small table and chairs, paths meander up terraced hills towards hidey holes, and old toys, railway parts and wheelbarrows rust gracefully among the foliage. The locals call it Wendy’s secret garden. ‘‘It allows children or people to have a secret spot where they can do their own dreaming,’’ she says. And she hopes her Order of Australia medal for gardening and visual arts will push the State Government to protect the garden, which has been leased for a year by North Sydney Council and was opened to the public in November. ‘‘It’s nice to be acknowledged, but only if it means having more than a medal. Hopefully it means the Government will bite the bullet and give the garden to the people and realise that the arts in this country, of any form, need support.’’ Ms Whiteley makes no distinction between the garden and her work with the Brett Whiteley Studio, which the Government bought in 1993. Both are art, she says.

through a range of executive and fundraising roles with church and social welfare organisations, and to the Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Australia and New Zealand. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S 4, 26 January 2009 Special Gazette 7 Professor Julianne SCHULTZ, Darling Point NSW For service to the community as a journalist, writer, editor and academic, to fostering debate on issues affecting society, and to professional ethics and accountability. Mr Ian John SCOTNEY, Mansfield Qld 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, New Farm Qld 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. Mrs June Valerie SMITH, Oatlands NSW For service to the promotion of children’s literature, particularly through the Children’s Book Council of Australia, and as a supporter of emerging authors and illustrators. Mrs Mary Alice SQUIRE, Mukinbudin WA For service to conservation and the environment through the protection and propagation of threatened plant species in semi-arid areas and the promotion of land care. His Grace the Most Reverend Bishop Peter Edward STASIUK, North Melbourne Vic For service to religion and to the community as Bishop for the Ukrainian Catholics of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania and through contributions to Catholic welfare, counselling and development programs. Mr Brian John SUTERS, Newcastle NSW For service as an architect in the areas of design, education and the preservation of architectural heritage, through professional associations, and to the community. Professor James Clifford TAYLOR, Toowoomba Qld For service to tertiary education, particularly in the areas of open learning, on-line and distance education, as an academic, researcher and administrator. Dr Graham Adrian TOULMIN, Springwood NSW For service to international humanitarian aid, particularly through the provision of dental health services and pastoral care to the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and to the community. Mrs Wendy Alison TOULMIN, Springwood NSW For service to international humanitarian aid, particularly through the provision of dental health services and pastoral care to the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and to the community. Dr Caroline TURNER, Deakin ACT For service to the visual arts through executive roles with the Queensland Art Gallery, to the establishment and fostering of cultural relationships in the Asia-Pacific region, as an academic, and to the community. Mr Gregory Lawrence URWIN PSM, deceased (Award wef 19 February 2008), Late of Canberra ACT For service to international relations through contributions to the promotion of regional co-operation and development as Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum. Dr Barbara Julienne WAKE, SA For service to international humanitarian aid through contributions to refugee resettlement and migrant assistance programs in South-East Asia and Australia, and to the community. Dr Adrian Charles WALTER, Jingili NT For service to the arts, particularly in the area of classical guitar performance and musical composition through the Darwin International Guitar Festival, to music education and as a supporter of emerging performers. Professor Erich WEIGOLD, Carwoola NSW For service to the physical sciences through research, education and leadership roles, as an academic and author and to the development of scientific policy in Australia. Professor Harvey Alick WHITEFORD, Brisbane Qld For service to medicine as a leader in mental health reform, the development of national standards of clinical care, professional competence and economic policy. Mr John Bolton WOOD, Fairlight NSW For service to the performing arts as an operatic baritone, through the tuition and mentoring of emerging young artists, and to the community. Mr Klaus Rudolf ZIMMER, deceased (Award wef 17 October 2007), Late of South Australia For service to the visual arts as a master artisan in the area of stained glass design, to education as a teacher and for assisting the development of the studio glass movement in Australia. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 8 Special Gazette No. S 4, 26 January 2009

MEMBER (AM) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY Commodore TimothyWilliam BARRETT CSC RAN, ACT For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Navy as Director Naval Officers’ Postings and as the Australian Navy Aviation Force Element Group Commander. Commodore Peter James MARSHALL RAN, NSW For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Navy as Commander Australian Navy Patrol Boat Force Element Group, Director General Naval Certification and Safety Agency, Director General Navy Systems Branch and Chief Naval Engineer. Captain Philip SPEDDING DSC OAM RAN, ACT For exceptional performance of duty as the Commander, Combined Task Group 158.1 in the North Arabian Gulf on Operation CATALYST.

AUSTRALIAN ARMY and educator, through contributions to professional organisations, and to the community. Mr David Ernest HARTLEY, Wannanup WA For service to medical science and to the community through the design and development of minimally invasive surgical technology, particularly the intra-aortic stent. Mr Brian Weir HENDERSON, Middle Cove NSW For service as a pioneer in the television news and entertainment sectors, and as a mentor to aspiring and established presenters, readers and journalists. Dr Patrick Joseph HENRY, South Perth WA For service to dentistry as a clinician, researcher and educator contributing to the advancement of implant dental techniques. Ms Marcia Elaine HINES, Broadway NSW 2007 For service to the entertainment industry as a performer, judge and mentor, and to the community through a range of charitable organisations. Mr Timothy James HORAN, Brisbane Qld 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. Mr William James HORMAN APM, Southbank Vic For service to the community through a range of executive roles with crime and injury prevention and anti-violence organisations and raising awareness of responsible gambling. Professor Graham Leighton HUTCHINSON, Parkville Vic For service to civil engineering, particularly in relation to the structural consequences of earthquakes through research, educational and advisory roles and contributions to professional organisations. Mrs Cynthia JACKSON, Bellevue Hill NSW For service to the arts as a benefactor and supporter of the Museum of Contemporary Art and through programs that encourage young artists. Dr Edward Ashley JACKSON, deceased (Award wef 28 February 2008), Late of Bellevue Hill NSW For service to the arts as a benefactor and supporter of the Museum of Contemporary Art and through programs that encourage young artists. Dr Michael Robert JONES PSM, Clifton Hill Vic For service to medicine in the areas of health services management, accreditation and patient care, particularly with the Australian

Mrs Jennifer Sue McCONNELL, Northbridge NSW For service to physiotherapy as a practitioner and researcher, particularly through the development of innovative musculoskeletal pain management techniques and treatment. Dr Neil Anderson McEWAN, Sydney NSW For service to music and to the community as an educator, researcher, musicologist and choral conductor and as Director of Music at Christ Church St Laurence in Sydney. Ms Lesley Lorrelle McFARLANE, Highgate Hill Qld 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, Mount Isa Qld 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 George Millar McLAUGHLIN, Tarago NSW For service to the information technology sector through a range of advisory roles with national and international educational, research and infrastructure organisations, particularly Australia’s Academic and Research Network. Mr Ian James McLEAN CSC, Kambah ACT For service to music as an administrator, director, conductor and musician, particularly through the Canberra Symphony Orchestra, to the promotion and development of the arts, and to the community. Dr Toby Leitch McLEAY, Crafers West SA For service to medicine in rural and remote areas as a practitioner, trainer and mentor and through contributions to health services and programs in Indigenous communities. Mr John Bernard McLENAGHAN, Mosman NSW For service to the finance and banking industries, particularly in the field of international statistics, and to the promotion of Australian-American relations through academic and financial roles. Emeritus Professor Alison Gay MACKINNON, Hyde Park SA For service to education, particularly in the fields of social research and development, as an academic and author, and to the community through roles with history organisations. Dr Michael Douglas MANN, Thailand For service to international relations through the development and provision of tertiary education opportunities in Vietnam, to educational reform, and as a contributor to

community through the development of support services delivered by Lifeline Australia, and to the promotion of reform in the mental health sector. Dr Philip Henry OPAS OBE QC, deceased (Award wef 9 November 2007), Late of Melbourne Vic For service to the law through state and federal government review boards and tribunals, as a practitioner, and to the community through a range of charitable, historical and sporting organisations. Professor Patrick Newport PARKINSON, University of Sydney NSW For service to the law and to legal education, particularly in the areas of family and child protection law, as an author, through contributions to policy reform, and to the community. Mrs Marion Isabel PETERS, Wentworth Falls NSW For service to palliative care nursing through the adoption and promotion of advancements in pain and symptom management, through professional associations, and to the community. The Honourable John Charles PRICE, Vacy NSW For service to the Parliament of New South Wales, and to the community through executive roles with youth, educational, church and broadcasting organisations. Mrs Janine Norton PRIOR, Frenchs Forest NSW For service to the community through the child sponsorship programs of Baptist World Aid Australia. Mrs Patricia Marie RITCHIE, Sydney NSW For service to the community through philanthropic contributions to, and support for, medical research, Indigenous education and charitable organisations. Mr Llewellyn Charles RUSSELL, East Killara NSW For service to the shipping and transport logistics industries, to the development and promotion of trade opportunities, and to professional associations. Dr Susan Barbara RUTKOWSKI, Longueville NSW For service to medicine in the area of spinal cord rehabilitation as a clinician, mentor and researcher, and through contributions to advocacy groups and charitable organisations. Mr Gary William SANSOM, Jimboomba Qld 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 David Charles SCARF, Bellevue Hill NSW For service to the community, particularly

Brigadier Nicholas Stephen BARTELS, Qld For exceptional service to Australian Army Aviation, particularly as Commandant of the Army Aviation Training Centre and Commander 16th Aviation Brigade. Brigadier Timothy James HANNA, SA For exceptional service to the Australian Army as Director Army Personnel Agency - Adelaide, as Commander 9th Brigade and as the Army Area Representative - South Australia. Brigadier Donald George HIGGINS, ACT For exceptional service while deployed on Operation CATALYST, and as a Senior Staff Officer and Deputy Commander within Special Operations Command. Major General Craig William ORME CSC, ACT For exceptional service as Director General Personnel Army and as Commander 1st Brigade. Brigadier David Henry SAUL, Vic For exceptional service as Commander 17th Combat Service Support Brigade, Director Operations Headquarters Joint Logistic Command and Commanding Officer 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion. Brigadier Andrew James SMITH, NSW For exceptional service as the Commander 7th Brigade, Joint Task Force 636 supporting the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and Joint Task Force 634 supporting the 2007 Asia Pacific Economic Conference. Colonel Paul Edwin STRAUGHAIR, ACT For exceptional service as Director Network Centric Warfare - Army, Royal Australian Signals Head of Corps and Commandant of the Defence Force School of Signals.

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE Group Captain Alexander Ralph CATO RFD, Vic For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Air Force Specialist Reserve as the Director of Air Force Health Reserves Personnel and Senior General Surgeon deployable surgical elements within the Australian Defence Force. Warrant Oficer John MADDIGAN, Qld 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. Air Commodore Margaret Mary STAIB CSC, ACT For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Air Force and Australian Defence Force in the field of logistics strategic planning as Director of Logistics Support Agency - Air

Force and Director General Strategic Logistics, Joint Logistics Command. Wing Commander Richard Greville TROTMANDICKENSON, SA For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Air Force as the Intelligence Commander Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Support Unit and as Wing Commander Operations (Information Warfare) at Information Warfare Wing.

MEDAL (OAM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION Dr Thomas Frederick ACHESON, Pymble NSW For service to medicine as a general practitioner, through administrative roles with aged-care organisations, and to the community. Mrs Sylvia Munro AITKEN, Manly West Qld For service to community welfare, particularly through the Silky Oaks Children’s Haven. Mr Dylan Martin ALCOTT, Hampton Vic For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Mr Edward ALLEN, deceased (Award wef 16 June 2008), Late of Sydney NSW For service to the community through Lions International. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S 4, 26 January 2009 Special Gazette 9 Mr Noel ANCELL, Chadstone Vic For service to choral music, particularly through a range of youth choirs as an artistic director, voice tutor and administrator and through the promotion of Australian musical compositions. Mrs Barbara Albine ANDERSON, Longreach Qld 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 Florence Catherine ANDERSON, deceased (Award wef 8 August 2007), Late of Rochester Vic For service to the community of Rochester through a range of service organisations, particularly the Australian Red Cross and the Rochester and District Hospital Auxiliary. Mr John David ANDERSON, Rochester Vic For service to the community of Rochester through a range of historical, social welfare and sporting organisations. Mrs Shirley Claire ANTONIO, Woody Point Qld For service to the community through a range of multicultural organisations and programs and through the promotion and preservation of Polynesian culture. Dr Rodney Amarasinghe ARAMBEWELA, Mont Albert North Vic For service to the Sri Lankan community through the development of cultural and educational programs and the promotion of Australia-Sri Lanka business relations. Mrs Margaret Hazel ATKINS, Claremont WA For service to the community through a range of children’s welfare organisations. Mrs June Diana BAILEY, deceased (Award wef 21 May 2008), Late of Hornsby NSW For service to youth through the Guiding and Scouting movements, and to the community. Ms Angie Lee BAINBRIDGE, NSW For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Mrs June Cecilia BAKER, Parkes NSW For service to education, and to the community of Parkes. Mr Raymond Gordon BALDWIN, Glenelg SA For service to veterans and their families through a range of roles with the 2/27th Battalion AIF Ex-Servicemen’s Association. Mr Terry BALDWIN, Winnellie NT For service to youth in the Northern Territory through the Goanna Park Land Association. Mr George Hayden BARNARD, Noble Park Vic For service to the community as a contributor to the development and coordination of vision improvement and eye health programs through Lions International. Ms Bronte Amelia BARRATT, Wights Mountain Qld For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Mr Bernard Michael BARRON, deceased (Award wef 22 October 2007), Late of Grafton NSW For service to the community of the Grafton region through contributions to a range of youth, sporting and service organisations, particularly Lions International. Mr James William BECKENSALL, Preston West Vic For service to the community, particularly children through the production and distribution of handmade toys to a range of charitable organisations. Mr Keith Paul BEECHER, Toorak Vic For service to the performing arts through administrative roles with a range of organisations, and to the community. Mr Neil Stanley BENNETT, Stawell Vic For service to the community of Stawell, particularly through the Country Fire Authority. Mrs Marie BENNETTS, Worongary Qld For service to surf lifesaving through the Kurrawa Surf Life Saving Club. Ms Ann BENNISON, Alderley Qld For service to local government, particularly through the Queensland and Australian Local Government Associations, and to the community. Mr Dennis Milton BETTS, Longford Tas For service to education through teaching and administrative roles, to the development of youth training programs, and to the community of northern Tasmania. Mr Walter Frederick BISHOP, Greensborough Vic For service to the community through support for a range of charitable organisations, and to the music industry as a manager and promoter. Mr Donald Alfred BLACKAM, Mount Clear Vic For service to the community through philanthropic contributions to health, youth and dancesport organisations. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 10 Special Gazette No. S 4, 26 January 2009 Mr Peter John BLOM, Loomberah NSW For service to Rugby League football, and to the community of Tamworth. Ms Jane Louise BODE, Glebe NSW For service to international relations as a volunteer in the health care sector in Uganda, Mozambique and Tanzania. Mr Myroslaw BOLUCH, Strathmore Vic For service to the Ukrainian community, particularly through the financial services sector and to the recording of the history of Ukrainian settlement in Australia. Mr JeffreyWilliam BOND, Vic For service to elite athletes and coaches as a leader in the development of sport and performance psychology. Mr Raymond Helmut BORNER, Alfredton Vic For service to basketball as a player at the elite level, as a coach and administrator. Mr Alfredo BOVIER, Sydney NSW For service to the community through contributions to the restaurant sector, to the promotion of Italian culture and as a supporter of charitable and arts organisations. Mr Christopher Lloyd BOWEN, Balmain NSW For service to choral music as a composer, conductor and director, particularly through the Sydney University Graduate Choir, and to music education. Mrs Valerie Anne BRADLEY, Orange NSW For service to the community of the Orange region, particularly through administrative roles in the aged care sector, and to the Uniting Church in Australia. Mr Edward Charles BRAMBLE, Grays Point NSW For service to the law, and to the community of the Sutherland Shire. Mr Sam Julian BRAMHAM, Ivanhoe Vic For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Dr Scott Michael BRENNAN, Lindisfarne Tas For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The Reverend Father John Robert BRIFFA, Heathcote NSW For service to the community through contributions to the establishment and support of educational and aged care facilities, and to the Catholic church. Miss Deidre Alison BROWN, St Lucia Qld For service to the community, particularly through the Alumni Association of the University of Queensland. Mr Garry Keith BROWN, Killara NSW For service to education, particularly as Headmaster of Mosman Church of England Preparatory School, and through a range of professional associations.