2006 Australia Day Honours

The 2006 Australia Day Honours are appointments to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by Australian citizens. The list was announced on 26 January 2006 by the Governor General of Australia, Michael Jeffrey. ^[1]

The Australia Day Honours are the first of the two major annual honours lists, the first announced to coincide with Australia Day (26 January), with the other being the Queen's Birthday Honours, which are announced on the second Monday in June. ^[2]

Order of Australia

Companion (AC)

General Division

Recipient	Citation	Notes
Emeritus Professor Charles Ruthven Blackburn ED	For service to the development of academic medicine and medical education in Australia, particularly in relation to the evolving relationship between research and clinical practice, and as a mentor influencing the professional development of a generation of leading health care professionals.	[3]
Sister Mary Bernice Elphick AM OBE	For service to medicine and to the community as a pioneer in the development of health care and as a driving force in the success of the multi-disciplinary initiatives established at St Vincent's Private Hospital, Sydney.
Nicole Mary Kidman	For service to the performing arts as an acclaimed motion picture performer, to health care through contributions to improve medical treatment for women and children and advocacy for cancer research, to youth as a principal supporter of young performing artists, and to humanitarian causes in Australia and internationally.
Professor Villis Raymond Marshall	For service to medicine, particularly urology and research into kidney disease, to the development of improved health care services in the Defence forces, and to the community through distinguished contributions to the development of pre-hospital first aid care provided by St John Ambulance Australia.
Emeritus Professor Harry Messel CBE	For service to Australian science and to education as an outstanding educator raising awareness of the importance of the study of science and in particular physics, for instrumental contributions to improving science teaching in schools, and for conservation advocacy relating to endangered crocodile and alligator species.
Doctor Kenneth Comninos Michael AM	For wide ranging community service to lasting benefit, particularly in the development and management of road transport systems, engineering, tertiary education, cultural institutions and the Greek community.
Reverend Father Gerald Glynn O'Collins	For service to the Catholic church internationally and to scholarship as a renowned theologian, academic and influential contributor to ecumenical relations.
Lady Marigold Merlyn Southey AM	For service to the community as an influential contributor to the development of philanthropy in Australia, for leadership and governance of significant artistic, educational, medical, environmental and social justice organisations and as Lieutenant Governor of Victoria.
Kerry Matthew Stokes	For service to business and commerce through strategic leadership and promotion of corporate social responsibility, to the arts through executive roles and philanthropy, and to the community, particularly through contributions to organisations supporting youth.

Officer (AO)

General Division

Recipient	Citation	Notes
The Honourable Robert Edward Borbidge	For service to economic development in Queensland through promoting business and investment opportunities, the initiation of major infrastructure projects, and attracting internationally acclaimed events; and to the community, particularly through support for biomedical research and educational organisations.	[3]
Professor Gavin Brown	For service to tertiary education in Australia and internationally as an advocate for excellence and through the establishment of strategic links with overseas institutions, and to mathematical research.
Professor Edward Byrne	For service to neurology as a clinician and academic and to advances in medical research, particularly in the area of mitochondrial muscle disease.
Elisabeth Janet Calvert-Jones AM	For service to the community through philanthropy and support for medical research, access to education in rural areas, development of significant cultural and botanical collections, and to the print media.
Anne Katherine Carnell	For service to the community of the Australian Capital Territory through contributions to economic development and support for the business sector, knowledge industries, and medical technology advances.
Dr Inga Vivienne Clendinnen	For service to scholarship as a writer and historian addressing issues of fundamental concern to Australian society and for contributing to shaping public debate on conflicting contemporary issues.
Dr Jeanne Margaret Collison	For service to medicine as an anaesthetist, particularly in the field of cardiac anaesthesia and as a pioneer of cardiac bypass techniques through the development of the first Australian heart-lung machine.
Dr John William Copland	For service to veterinary science, particularly in the areas of veterinary parasitology and fish pathology and the application of this research to agricultural programs in developing countries.
Robert John Cornall	For service to the community through contributions to the development of public policy, particularly counter terrorism arrangements in a changing global security environment; and through providing advice and governance across a diverse range of responsibilities within the civil justice system.
Dr Patricia Anne Davis-Hurst AM	For service to the community through promoting awareness of reconciliation, Indigenous culture and history, and land rights; and to advising, assisting and mentoring Indigenous people.
Professor Ian Robert Falconer	For service to science, particularly through research in the area of algal toxins relating to water quality management, to education internationally, and to the conservation movement.
David Arnold-Keith Ferguson	For service to the law and the legal profession and to fostering links with peak legal bodies in the Asia Pacific region.
Penelope Jill Figgis AM	For service to the environment and nature conservation through contributions to environmental organisations, public authorities and policy development in biodiversity conservation, protected areas and sustainable tourism.
Lisa Kinkead Gasteen	For service to the performing arts and to cultural life in Australia through opera as a leading dramatic soprano of national and international stature.
Professor Paul Fawcett Greenfield	For service to science and engineering, particularly through research in the areas of chemical engineering, biotechnology, wastewater and environmental management, and to the tertiary education sector.
Professor David John Henderson-Smart	For service to medicine, particularly in the fields of paediatrics and neonatal and perinatal care as a clinician, researcher, administrator and educator.
Stuart Keith Hicks	For service to the road transport industry through the development and implementation of reform policies and legislative frameworks, to the public sector in Western Australia, and to the community.
Russell Allan Higgins	For service to the community through the development and implementation of a broad range of government policies including financial management and accountability, microeconomic reform, and science and innovation strategies.
Robert Jacks	For service to Australian art as a painter, sculptor, printmaker and educator, and through support for emerging young artists.
Professor Frank Cameron Jackson	For service to education, particularly in the disciplines of philosophy and social sciences as an academic, administrator and researcher.
Graham Cyril Kennedy	For service to the entertainment industry as an actor, comedian and presenter significantly influencing the development of the radio, television and film industries in Australia, and to the community.
Dr Donald McLean Lamberton	For service to economics as a leading academic and researcher in the field of information economics through the multidisciplinary study of the impact of technology, information and society on economic development.
Malcolm Hugh Mackerras	For service to the community by raising public awareness of and encouraging debate about the political process in Australia and other western democracies, and through commitment to reform and improvement of the electoral system, and to education.
Commissioner Kenneth Edward Moroney APM	For service to policing and law enforcement as Commissioner of Police in New South Wales, particularly through implementing reforms to reduce crime and increase public confidence; and for contributions to national security issues.
Professor Robin Hampton Mortimer	For service to medicine, particularly in the areas of education, training and accreditation, and to endocrinology as a clinician, academic and researcher.
Dr John Brian North RFD	For service to medicine as a clinician, surgeon and teacher, and as a significant contributor to research in the fields of neurological diseases and treatment of severe head injuries.
John Joseph O'Connell	For service to the community through contributions to a broad range of health care, charitable, cultural and educational organisations.
The Honourable Concetto Antonio Sciacca	For service to ex-service personnel, particularly through the commemorative program of events, Australia Remembers 1945-1995, to the community through support for cancer research institutions, and to the Australian Parliament.
Karl Josef Seppelt	For service to the Australian wine industry through pioneering viticulture initiatives and as a contributor to a range of industry organisations.
Jack Smorgon AM	For service to the community through philanthropy and support for a broad range of organisations including Jewish community and health and welfare groups; and to promoting economic development in Australia.
James Alexander Strong	For service to business and commerce, particularly in the aviation, insurance and retail fields, and to the arts as an administrator and philanthropist.
Marjorie Constance Turbayne OAM MBE	For service to the community through support for arts, heritage, social welfare and youth organisations, for encouraging national pride and identity, and for strengthening Anglo-Australian relations.
Professor Leon van Schaik	For service to architecture as an academic, practitioner and educator, and to the community through involvement with a wide range of boards and organisations related to architecture, culture and the arts.
Dr Ian Roger Vanderfield OBE	For service to the community through the delivery of health care services at Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, and to Rugby Union football.
Barbara Frances Walker	For service to the community, particularly in the area of health care through support for the establishment of an advanced centre for the management of chronic pain; and to assisting in promoting Melbourne as the host city for a major sporting event.
Professor Joy Wandin Murphy	For service to the community, particularly the Indigenous community, through significant contributions in the fields of social justice, reconciliation, land rights, equal opportunity and art.
Terence Anthony White	For service to the pharmacy profession, particularly through contributions to regulatory authorities and industry reform, to the community in support of a range of social welfare, school and civic organisations, and to the Queensland Parliament.
The Honourable Justice Glen Norman Williams	For service to the judiciary and to the law, particularly in the areas of law reform and legal education, and to the community through contributions to the Scouting movement and sport.
Imogen de Mortimer Zethoven	For service to conservation and the environment, particularly as an advocate for the protection of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and as a proponent of legislation to promote biodiversity in Queensland.

Military Division

Branch	Recipient	Citation	Notes
Army	Brigadier Kenneth Allan Brownrigg	For distinguished service to the Australian Defence Force, in particular as Head of Australian Defence Staff, Jakarta.	[3]
	Major General Ian Campbell Gordon AM	For distinguished service to the Australian Defence Force in senior command and staff appointments.

Member (AM)

General Division

Recipient	Citation	Notes
Josephine Patricia Akee	For service to the Indigenous community, particularly the people of the Torres Strait Islands through promoting understanding and recognition of traditional cultural heritage.	[3]
Ruth Armytage	For service to the community through support, governance and fundraising roles for organisations including SDN Children's Services and Mission Australia.
Hedley Raymond Bachmann	For service to public sector management, particularly in the areas of superannuation and remuneration policy, and to people with disabilities through the Spastic Centre of South Australia.
Dr John Gratten Baker	For service to medicine as a neurosurgeon, particularly through the provision of neurosurgical services in Central Queensland.
The Honourable Michael Barnett	For service to the Parliament of Western Australia and to the community of Rockingham.
Dr Ross Jan Bastiaan OAM RFD	For service to the preservation of military history, particularly through designing and sculpting commemorative information plaques placed throughout the world on Australian battlefields of the two world wars, and to the dental profession.
Lynette Pamella Bates	For service to the Australian Olympic Committee and to Swimming Australia through organisational and management roles for national and international competitions.
Garry Frederick Baverstock	For service to architecture, the environment, and the community through education about the importance of passive solar and energy efficient design for houses and other buildings.
Beris Margaret Bird	For service to international relations, particularly through the establishment of palliative care services at Nazareth Hospital, Israel, Kijabe Medical Centre, Kenya and the Baptist Mission Hospitals, Cameroon; and as a nurse educator in support of medical aid programs in developing countries.
Geoffrey Ian Bird	For service to medicine in the field of reconstructive and plastic surgery, and to international relations through the provision of medical services and training for surgical staff in developing countries.
Professor Robert James Bland	For service to social work education, to support for people with a mental illness and their carers, and to a range of professional and community organisations.
Walter William Bolin	For service to people with vision impairment conditions through contributions to mobility training organisations and the establishment of Retina Australia.
Dr Frances Marjorie Booth	For service to ophthalmology and to international relations, particularly through the development of an eye health care project to assist people in remote areas of Papua New Guinea.
Carolynne A J Bourne	For service to the community through supporting and providing opportunities for talented artisans and tradespeople to develop their skills and knowledge to enhance the workplace and industry, and to fostering leading edge technologies and intercultural exchanges.
Dr David Lloyd Bradford	For service to medicine in the field of sexual health as a contributor to public policy development through education programs for the medical profession and the community, and to leadership roles in professional organisations.
Professor Klaus Bremhorst	For service to mechanical engineering in the areas of education and research, and to professional organisations.
Clinical Associate Professor Antony Bernard Breslin	For service to thoracic medicine, particularly in the area of respiratory diseases through education, research, clinical practice and professional organisations.
Professor David Rodger Brewster	For service to medicine as a paediatrician, particularly through developments in Indigenous child health care and the treatment of malnutrition in developing countries, and to medical education.
Edward John Brierley	For service to education, particularly through professional organisations and contributions to promote effective leadership in secondary schools.
Dr Paul Kenneth Brock	For service to public education, particularly as an adviser and author in the areas of strategic policy development, to maintaining high standards of teaching and professionalism, and to people with Motor Neurone Disease.
Dr Murray Ian Brooker	For service to botany, particularly through research leading to the identification and classification in the genus Eucalyptus, and as an author.
Dr Kenneth Aylesbury Brown	For service to forensic dentistry, particularly in the area of identification methods and questions of law, and to specialist education and professional organisations.
Margaret Irene Brown	For service to the community through advocacy roles representing the interests of health care consumers in rural and remote areas and for contributions to policy development.
Celia Anne Burrell	For service to the tourism industry in the development and promotion of outback wilderness travel and raising awareness of the cultural significance of the Kimberley region.
William Westray Burrell	For service to the tourism industry in the development and promotion of outback wilderness travel and raising awareness of the cultural significance of the Kimberley region.
Douglas Cameron Campbell	For service to business and to the community, particularly as a contributor to the development of communications services in regional and remote areas of Australia.
Professor John Phillip Carter	For service to civil engineering through research into soil and rock mechanics and as an academic, author and adviser.
Dilip Gopalkrishna Chirmuley	For service to the community, particularly through leadership roles in a range of multicultural, religious and Hindu organisations in South Australia.
Leonie Therese Christopherson	For service to the development of national policies relating to issues and concerns of women, particularly through the National Council of Women of Australia, and to promoting the equal status of all in the community.
Maud Clark	For service to women prisoners and ex-prisoners and marginalised youth through art, drama and music programs to develop community relationships and opportunities for education and employment.
Alan Geoffrey Clifford	For service to secondary education through contributions to curriculum and policy development, particularly in relation to the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning.
Richard John Colless	For service to Australian Rules football through initiatives to develop the code nationally and in leadership roles with the Sydney Swans and West Coast Eagles football clubs.
Dr Brian Correll Crisp	For service to dentistry and dental education, particularly the development of the specialty of orthodontics in Adelaide, and to the community through the Art Gallery of South Australia.
The Honourable Janice Ann Crosio MBE	For service to the Australian and New South Wales parliaments, to local government, and to the community of Fairfield.
Dr Michael John Dalling	For service to the biotechnology industry through contributions to research and development organisations and commercialisation efforts to benefit Australian companies, producers and consumers.
Dorothy Margaret Davis	For service to tertiary education through the promotion of Australia as a study destination for international students and as a provider of education services.
Professor Edward Michael Davis	For service to education and to the community in the areas of equity in employment, industrial relations and human resource management.
Dr Gregory Pierre Deleuil RFD	For service to medicine, particularly in the management of care for people with asbestos related diseases, and as a medical officer to the Defence Force.
Hassan Hussein Dellal	For service to the Cyprus Turkish Islamic Community of Victoria through assistance to migrants and projects to benefit the community.
William Thomas Denny	For service to the community, particularly veterans and their families through the expansion of ANZAC Day commemorative events in South Australia.
Graham Ronald Duff	For service to the administration of sport in Victoria through the establishment and development of the Institute of Sport and to the thoroughbred racing industry.
Professor Bernard John Einoder	For service to medicine, particularly in the field of orthopaedic surgery including teaching and administrative roles and through a range of professional associations.
Herman Eisenberg	For service to the community, particularly through the Great Synagogue of Sydney, the Wesley Mission and Rotary International.
Belinda Ruth Epstein-Frisch	For service to people with disabilities and their families, particularly through advocacy roles to improve educational and social support within mainstream settings.
Ronald Jeffrey Esdaile	For service to agriculture and to conservation through contributions to research and development leading to the adoption of more sustainable crop production practices in Australia.
Ernest Harry Eves	For service to the food industry, particularly through the establishment of cereal based production companies in Australia and the development of a walnut growing and processing enterprise.
Sister Mary Jennifer Fahey	For service to the Catholic education system and to the Sisters of Charity Health Service, particularly through the establishment of professional development and leadership training programs.
Clinical Professor Kingsley Walton Faulkner	For service to medicine as a surgeon and in surgical skills training, and to the medical profession through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
Dr Alan Simon Finkel	For service to biomedical science, particularly through the design and manufacture of a range of electronic instruments, and to support for medical research and education.
Kathryn Heather Finnigan APM	For service to the community, particularly through the fundraising and social welfare activities of Soroptimist International and the Order of Malta.
Barry Francis Fitzpatrick	For service to the finance and banking sector and to the community through support for a range of charitable and cultural organisations.
Christine Linley Forster	For service to the environment in the area of water resource management through a range of consultative and advisory roles.
Dr John Edmond Frawley	For service to medicine in the fields of vascular and transplantation surgery and as a pioneer in paediatric kidney transplants.
Emeritus Professor Terrence John Freer	For service to dentistry, particularly through orthodontic teaching and the establishment of standards in dental education and training.
Colin Albert Fuller	For service to the development of the surveying profession and to the community, particularly through service and youth organisations.
Josephine Grace Geia	For service to the Indigenous community of Palm Island through leadership, advocacy and mediation roles.
Paul Gottlieb	For service to science and technology through the development and marketing of equipment and software for use in particle analysis and identification in the minerals processing sector.
Keith Allingham Greenham	For service in the Swan Hill district through leadership within a range of organisations committed to community development.
Professor Sasson Stephen Gubbay	For service to medicine in the field of neurology, particularly through clinical and academic contributions to the neurological care of both children and adults, and as a teacher and mentor.
Professor the Honourable George Hampel QC	For service to legal education, particularly in the field of advocacy training, and to professional organisations.
Dr Jeffrey Niccol Hanna	For service to medicine in the fields of public health and epidemiology, particularly through contributions in the area of communicable disease prevention and control.
Karen Margaret Harmon-Stinson	For service to international relations through aid programs in developing countries, particularly by implementing a women's health project in the Philippines.
Carolyn Ellen Hauff	For service to education, particularly as Principal of Clayfield College and through professional organisations.
Professor Ian Bernard Hickie	For service to medicine in the development of key national mental health initiatives and general practice services in both the public and non-government sectors.
Sister Anne Mary Higgins	For service to social welfare, particularly as a pastoral care worker providing support to asylum seekers and refugees, and to education.
Alec Jeffrey Hill	For service to education in the field of Australian military history, to the Australian War Memorial as a writer and as a mentor to historians, and as a contributor to the Australian Dictionary of Biography.
Dr Rhyl Kingston Hinwood	For service to the arts as a sculptor of artworks for public places and buildings, and through teaching roles and support for students.
David Paul Hoare	For service to the light manufacturing industry in Australia, particularly through professional organisations and skills development training.
Michael Finmore Hodgetts	For service to the building and construction industries in the field of quantity surveying, particularly through leadership roles and contributions to professional organisations.
Christine Jessie Hunter	For service to the community, particularly for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and their carers, and through support for biomedical research.
Dr Peter James Isdale	For service to marine science through research and as a contributor to the development and commercialisation of biotechnology.
Neville Jeffress	For service to advertising and media and to the community through support for a range of charitable, church, cultural and educational organisations.
Peter Thornton Kneeshaw	For service to music and to the community as an organist and choirmaster, and as an adviser in organ design and restoration.
Dr Karl Sven Kruszelnicki	For service to the community through promoting greater understanding and knowledge of the application of science to daily living as an author and science commentator on radio and television.
Ian Lacey	For service to the community, particularly as a contributor to law reform in relation to human rights issues and to the promotion of interfaith harmony.
Dr Judith Anne Lambert	For service to the community through a range of policy development and coordination roles within the conservation and environment movement, and to local government.
Dr Geoffrey Richard Lancaster	For service to the arts, particularly through interpreting and performing eighteenth century keyboard works, to orchestral direction and music education.
James Victor Larkey	For service to the finance industry through support for improved regulation, and reform and governance in the management of building societies.
Keith John Larner	For service to the Uniting Church in Australia through the delivery of programs providing support to prisoners to reintegrate into the community, and to the Indigenous communities of Yirrkala and Swan Valley.
The Honourable Ian James Laurance	For service to the tourism industry in Western Australia, to the community as a member of the Western Australian Parliament, and to sporting, environmental and charitable organisations.
Peter Hugh Lavery	For service to the dairy industry in a range of industry organisations involved in the research, promotion and development of new products, and to the expansion of markets, including export trade.
William Donald Lawson	For service to engineering through the implementation of a range of major infrastructure projects in Tasmania, to Antarctic related endeavours, and to the development of youth employment programs.
Francis Laurence Levy	For service to the Jewish community, particularly through a range of educational, cultural, legal and religious organisations.
Pamela duRieu Linke	For service to children, particularly early childhood development as a researcher and author on parenting skills and infant mental health.
Karen Margaret Lloyd	For service to people who are deaf or have hearing impairment as an advocate for improved services, funding and research and to the introduction of specialised education and personal development programs.
Dr Joe Maurice Lubich	For service to local government and to the community of the City of Albany as a general practitioner, and as a contributor to the Western Australian health service.
Dr Judith Mary Macdonald	For service to medicine as a paediatrician and as an advocate in the field of child health, education, welfare and disability support services.
Alexander Ian Macintosh	For service to local government and regional development, particularly through the facilitation of major public infrastructure projects, to higher education, and to public relations.
Ronald Jean Martin-Weber	For service to industry as a pioneer of modern distribution methods for industrial engineering products, and as a supporter of the visual arts.
Ian McConachie	For service to the macadamia industry as a grower and exporter contributing to international industry relations and to the establishment of a renewable co-generation power facility.
Councillor Ronald Desmond McCullough	For service to local government and to the community of Mount Isa through a range of tourism, major public infrastructure, and economic and regional development projects.
Dr Elspeth Margaret McInnes	For service to social welfare in the area of developing programs to address the needs of a range of community members, including support initiatives for sole parents.
Michael Joseph Monaghan	For service to the tourism and hospitality industry, particularly through development, promotion and formation of strategic partnerships for Western Australia's tourism sector, and to the community through support for a range of social welfare organisations.
Peter Guy Montgomery OAM	For service to sport in a range of administrative roles related to Olympic sport and water polo.
William James Moss	For service to the banking industry, particularly the development and implementation of innovative home lending and investment banking practices, and to the community through a range of sporting, tourism and disability support organisations.
David William Moyle	For service to conservation and the environment, particularly as a contributor to the development of the Nature Foundation SA Incorporated and through the Nature Conservation Society of South Australia.
Terence Edward O'Connor QC	For service to the community, particularly the development of higher education institutions, to health services and sporting organisations in an executive capacity, and to the legal profession.
John Geoffrey Orr	For service to the accountancy profession, particularly through the promotion of professional standards, and to the community in a range of service, social welfare and church organisations.
Dr Thomas Gregory Parry	For service to public administration in New South Wales, particularly through the provision of advice to government on a range of economic regulatory, business promotion and industry issues.
Natalie Mary Paton OAM	For service to the community as founder of the Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia, and to the development of policies, protocols, management, support and training methods to assist nursing mothers and their babies.
Garry John Payne	For service to public sector governance in New South Wales through the development and implementation of accounting, policy and legislative reforms relating to the business and administrative operations of local government councils.
David John Peel	For service to the community through the Greater Brisbane Area Consultative Committee, the development of employment opportunities for Indigenous people, and small business.
Richard Mark Persson	For service to the community, particularly through the development and implementation of new public policy initiatives relating to health, electronic government-wide business and provision of public housing, and to planning and local government.
Doris Pilkington Garimara	For service to the arts in the area of Indigenous literature, particularly through the genre of life-storytelling to raise awareness of Indigenous history, culture and social conditions.
Dr Barbara Ann Piscitelli	For service to early childhood education as a teacher, to the establishment of programs in cultural institutions for children, and as a collector and curator of children's art.
Jack Plews	For service to education, particularly through Goulburn High School, and to the community as a supporter of civic and youth projects.
Ronald Anthony Potter	For service to the Australian wine industry, particularly the development of new technology, support for research and education, and industry promotion.
Kevin Anthony Power	For service to education in the development of vocational training and youth employment programs, to the Indigenous community through addressing low-level participation and achievement in schooling, and to sport.
Dr Linda Lewis Reaby OAM	For service to community health, particularly through establishing breast cancer advocacy and support groups, raising awareness of diagnosis, treatment and prevention; and to nurse education.
Hugh George Roberts	For service to the grains industry through pasture and cereal seed research and development, and to the community of Cootamundra.
Dr Robyn Christine Robinson	For service to the community through the development of professional support and early intervention services in relation to psychological trauma management for emergency services organisations.
Lawrence Michael Rose	For service to town planning, particularly urban development, infrastructure and residential design and to environmentally friendly soil and water management initiatives and practices.
Mervyn Gordon Rose	For service to tennis, particularly as a competitor at national and international levels and as a coach and mentor to both amateur and professional players.
Professor Amin Saikal	For service to the international community and to education through the development of the Centre for Arab and Islamic studies, and as an author and adviser.
Nigel Frank Satterley	For service to urban development and renewal programs, to the community through support for charitable and medical research organisations, and to sport.
Neville Keith Sawyer	For service to business and commerce, particularly in the manufacturing sector, to the improvement of communication links between the private and public sectors, and to developing opportunities for smaller and medium size businesses to enhance and retain skills.
Carol Judith Schwartz	For service to business and commerce in a range of executive roles, and to the community through support for health promotion organisations, preservation of historic buildings and the arts.
Ruth Elizabeth Shanks	For service to people in rural areas, particularly through the Country Women's Association of New South Wales, and to the community of Dubbo.
John Joseph Sharkey	For service to vocational education and training, particularly through the Holmesglen Institute, and to the law.
John Raymond Shepherd	For service to youth through the Operation Flinders Foundation and to the promotion and marketing of recreational programs.
Norman Brian Sims	For service to medicine, particularly through the establishment of the Lions Low Vision Clinic, and to people with a visual impairment.
Ross Henry Sinclair	For service to the community of Penrith, particularly through support for service, sporting, health and social welfare organisations.
Barbara Mary Smith	For service to business and commerce through the accounting and financial planning professions, particularly as an author and advocate for investment in superannuation, to education, and to the community.
Dr Francis George Smyth	For service to medicine through the development and provision of general oncology and reconstructive surgical services in Papua New Guinea; and to the community of Port Moresby.
Dr Jennifer Mary Smyth	For service to dentistry, particularly as an educator, to the development of tertiary curriculum programs, to vocational training, and to a range of professional dental organisations.
Terrence Mark Snow	For service to the building and construction industry, particularly the redevelopment of the Canberra International Airport precinct, and to the community through support for a range of charitable organisations.
Eleanor Rachel Spence	For service to children's literature as an author and to the community through support for people with Autism.
The Honourable Peter Cornelis Spyker	For service to the Victorian Parliament, particularly as a contributor to the development of multicultural affairs policies and as an advocate for consumer rights, health and welfare services, and migrant communities.
Donald Joseph Steele	For service to the livestock and wool industries, particularly in Queensland, through administration of professional industry bodies, and to the community.
Associate Professor Ross Henry Steele	For service to tertiary education, particularly the promotion of French language and culture in Australia, and to the community through support for a range of arts organisations.
Marguerita Grace Stretch	For service to the community, particularly through the Australian Red Cross at national, state, regional and local levels.
Peter Frederick Swan	For service to the surveying profession, particularly the formation of the Spatial Sciences Institute, to support for the unification of industry groups, to education and the establishment of tertiary curriculum programs, and to a range of professional associations.
Lyn Swinburne	For service to women with breast cancer and their families through the establishment and development of Breast Cancer Network Australia.
Leslie Thompson	For service to the building and construction industry, particularly through contributions to the development of national assessment and accreditation standards for professional education.
Emeritus Professor John Charles Thonard	For service to dentistry and the advancement of dental education, to the promotion of dental research, and to improved multidisciplinary health science networks.
Dr John Gilroy Thorne	For service to the community through a range of executive roles with Rotary International and with disability organisations, and to education.
Ju Ping Tian	For service to gymnastics, particularly through the development of the Women's Gymnastics program at the Australian Institute of Sport.
Peter Alfred Toogood MBE	For service to golf, to the establishment of the Australasian Golf Museum, and to the development of school sport.
Dr David Whitman Vickers	For service to medicine in the area of paediatric microsurgery through the development of surgical procedures to treat congenital deformities, to the design of specialised operating instruments, and to professional organisations.
Associate Professor Daryl Robert Wall	For service in the field of transplant surgery, to specialist training and support for transplant recipients to resume normal lifestyles.
Peter Howard Warren	For service to the community through support for a wide range of health, social welfare, medical research and sporting bodies, and to the motor trades industry.
Riley Noel Warren	For service to education, particularly the Macarthur Anglican School, to a range of professional organisations, and to the community through social welfare initiatives for youth.
Margaret Eileen Watson	For service to the Uniting Church in Australia, particularly through a range of executive and representational roles both nationally and internationally, and to the ecumenical movement.
Barbara Ethel Wellesley	For service to the community, particularly Good Beginnings Australia, promoting childhood and family support services, and to a range of child health organisations.
Michael Vincent Wenden	For service to the Olympic movement as an administrator and competitor.
Margaret Kirsten West	For service to Indigenous art, particularly as a curator and researcher, and to support for artists and the promotion of Indigenous culture.
Helen Mary Westwood	For service to local government through promoting sustainable environmental management, and to the community through the Lebanese Women's Association and provision of services to people with disabilities.
Doreen May Wheelwright	For service to physiotherapy, particularly as an educator, to professional development through a range of state and national representational roles, and to the community.
Associate Professor Kathleen Anne Wilhelm	For service to medicine in the field of psychiatry, particularly through clinical, educational and research contributions to improving mental health.
Frank Evan Williams	For service to public administration in New South Wales, particularly to the arts through the establishment of cultural institutions, the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and the development of the Sydney Festival.

Military Division

Branch	Recipient	Citation	Notes
Navy	Commodore Russell Richard Baker RAN	For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Defence Force as Director General Navy Strategic Policy and Futures.	[3]
	Commodore Peter John Law RAN	For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Defence Force as Director General Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance.
Army	Colonel John Byram Mansell	For exceptional performance of duty in the field of Special Operations.
	Brigadier Stephen David Meekin	For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force as Director Joint Intelligence Staff, Defence Intelligence Organisation; Commander Joint Captured Materiel Exploitation Center, Iraq; and Director General Scientific and Technical Analysis, Defence Intelligence Organisation.
	Colonel Michael James Milford	For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force as Commanding Officer of 1st Joint Support Unit and Director of Personnel — Army.
	Brigadier Paul Bernard Retter	For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force as Director General Preparedness and Plans - Army; Deputy Force Commander United Nations Mission in East Timor; and Director General Land Development.
Air Force	Air Commodore Andrew John Kirkham RFD QC	For exceptional service in the field of military law, particularly as the Deputy Judge Advocate General (Air Force).
	Group Captain William Bernard Malkin	For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Air Force in the field of F/A-18 Hornet logistics support and major capability upgrades.
	Group Captain John Oddie CSC	For exceptional service as Officer Commanding, Number 86 Wing.
	Group Captain David Thomas Pasfield	For exceptional service in the development of Air Force Combat Support Group.

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

General Division

Recipient	Citation	Notes
Albert Charles Adams	For service to the community of Manly, particularly through surf lifesaving.	[3]
William Affleck Adams	For service to the community of Sandringham through a range of health, service and church organisations.
Edgar Agius	For service to the Maltese community and to local government.
Ann Patricia Aichroy	For service to the community of the Riverina area through organisations supporting cancer awareness, patient assistance and palliative care.
Phillip John Ainsworth	For service to the aviation industry, particularly the manufacture and export of aircraft, aircraft engines and aviation instruments, and to the community of Bundaberg through educational organisations.
Stuart William Alldritt	For service to swimming through administrative roles at club, state and national level, particularly through Swimming Australia and the New South Wales Swimming Association.
George Edwin Anderson	For service to the community of Norfolk Island, particularly through preservation of the Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area.
Maureen May Anderson	For service to the community of Ipswich, particularly through contributions to aged care, veterans and service groups.
Thelma Rose Anderson	For service to the environment and to natural heritage preservation through the establishment and maintenance of walking trails and conservation areas.
Ian Bamfield Angus	For service to electronic engineering education, particularly through the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and to the community.
Shelley Margaret Argent	For service to the community through raising awareness of issues of acceptance, tolerance and equality for people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender, and to support for their families.
Robyn Jean Arlow	For service to diving through contributions in executive and administrative roles, and as a competitor and coach.
The Reverend George Gordon Ashworth	For service to the Baptist Union of Australia as a minister and to the community of Torquay.
Graham Philip Austin	For service to the visual arts as a painter, particularly through the Australian Watercolour Institute.
Leonard Avery	For service to the preservation and documentation of the history of Australian Army aviation.
Francis Leslie Aylmer	For service to the community of Townsville, particularly through retiree, employee assistance and business development organisations.
Elizabeth Anne Bachmann	For service to the community through support for the role and education of Justices of the Peace.
Angela Claire Bailey	For service to the international community as the inaugural Headmistress of the School of St Jude in Arusha, Tanzania.
Maureen Collette Baker	For service to the environment in the Eurobodalla region, particularly through the formation of conservation bodies and the promotion of natural resource management.
Sylvia Joan Baker	For service to the community of Deniliquin, particularly through local government and social development initiatives, and to women as a role model.
Councillor Martin Lambert Ballangarry	For service to the Indigenous community of the Nambucca Shire, particularly through youth, reconciliation, cultural and health initiatives.
Fay Lorraine Barker	For service to the community of Townsville through local government, business, the arts and social welfare organisations.
Raymond Vincent Barker	For service to the mining industry, particularly through the promotion of vocational education and training.
Shirley Jean Barnett	For service to the community of Coffs Harbour, particularly through theatrical arts initiatives for young performers.
Albert Abraham Barouh	For service to the community, particularly Heartbeat Victoria, and to support for health, social welfare and arts organisations.
Gordon Stanley Barrett	For service to the community of Bowen through support for veterans and their families.
Dr Timothy Colvile Barrett	For service to swimming, particularly through executive roles with the Queensland Swimming Association.
Councillor Graham Anthony Barron	For service to the community of Toowoomba, particularly through local government, health, education and sporting organisations.
Graham Lawler Bartlett	For service to tennis in the Australian Capital Territory, particularly through the Forrest Tennis Club and Tennis ACT.
Duncan Macdonald Bate	For service to the community of Tocumwal and to the irrigation industry.
John Gordon Bate	For service to conservation and the environment, particularly the preservation of coastal regions through a range of land care organisations.
Margaret Beadman	For service to the community through support for the Australian War Memorial as a volunteer and guide, and to the Jewish community.
Mary Patricia Beard	For service to the community of Geelong through support for people with a disability and their families.
Reginald Hasted Beauchamp	For service to the community of Boulia through civic, emergency services, sporting and local history organisations.
Daryl Wayne Bell	For service to primary industry, particularly as an advocate for rangeland management and conservation initiatives.
Helene Flora Bender	For service to the community of Geelong, particularly through business and commerce, regional development, local government and tourism organisations.
Arthur Stanley Bennett	For service to the community of Penrith, particularly through service groups, local government and support for people with a disability.
Christine Bennett	For service to hockey as a competitor, coach and administrator, and to the community.
Dr George Gordon Bennett	For service to surveying and mapping, particularly as an educator and a specialist in the field of celestial navigation and positional astronomy.
Kenneth Gordon Benson	For service to gymnastics, particularly the development of young athletes, and to the YMCA.
Marion Berrington	For service to the community through fundraising and support for CanTeen.
Colin Frederick Black	For service to education as Headmaster of Camberwell Grammar School and to promoting professional development and policy debate within the independent school system.
Geoffrey Vernell Blackburn	For service to the mining industry as a consultant geologist, particularly through significant gold and platinum discoveries and the development of new exploration techniques, and to the community as an author of works on colonial history.
Ronald Carl Blair	For service to the community of Warragul, particularly through support for the welfare of veterans and their families.
Ronald Darrel Blake	For service to surf lifesaving in executive and administrative roles and to the community of Burnie.
Peter Hugh Blizzard	For service to the arts as a sculptor and educator.
Hilda Charlotte Bloxham	For service to the community, particularly through the activities of the Parramatta and District Historical Society and the outreach services of St Paul the Apostle church.
Walter Franz Bock	For service to the community through the activities of Rotary International, particularly the establishment of the Rotary Club of Burwood Community Chest Project.
Rodger Gilbert Borgmeyer	For service to the community of Kangaroo Island and to the wool growing industry as a shearing trainer and coach.
Neville Roland Boyce	For service to public health, particularly through the development of the Central Coast area health service, and to support for aged care, religious and service organisations.
Ian Raymond Brandenburg	For service to primary industry, particularly through the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the Country Regional Councils Association, and to the community of the Lakes District.
Doris Evelyn Brittliff	For service to the communities of Dora Creek and Morisset and to the Country Women's Association and the Salvation Army.
Denis John Broad	For service to cricket as a player and office-bearer.
Elizabeth Heather Brodribb	For service to the community through voluntary support for health and welfare organisations.
Edwin Maxwell Brooker	For service to the surf lifesaving movement and to the community of Sutherland.
Neil Joseph Brown †	For service to veterans and their families through the Pelican Flats Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia.
Margaret Ann Bunday	For service to education in Western Australia as a teacher and through a range of church organisations.
Donald Stanley Burchill	For service to surf lifesaving at state and national level and as a mentor and examiner.
Dr Ian Patrick Burges Watson	For service to medicine in the field of psychiatry through the Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and The Hobart Clinic.
Lt Col Arthur Ronald Burke (Ret'd)	For service to the community, particularly to veterans and their families through the activities of the ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee of Queensland.
Helene Katherine Burns	For service to the Indigenous community and to refugees.
Kevin Neil Burrowes	For service to surf lifesaving as a patrol officer, instructor, competitor and through a range of administrative roles.
Barbara Burrows †	For service to people with a disability, particularly through the New Deal Association.
Leon William Burwell	For service to sport through a range of organisations and to support for athletes with an intellectual disability.
Betty Joan Butler	For service to the community of Singleton through a range of charitable organisations.
John Edward Butler	For service to education, particularly in the field of geography as a teacher, author and administrator, and to the community.
John Martin Butters	For service to education promoting adult learning opportunities, and to the community through the Uniting Church in Australia.
Rodney Phillip Byrne †	For service to baseball as an administrative officer, competitor and coach.
Bruce Cady	For service to the community through the preservation and documentation of the history of Armidale.
Desmond Gerard Cain	For service to the chicken meat industry and to the community, particularly through the establishment of Foodbank WA.
Nancy Winifred Calderbank	For service to the community of Delungra, particularly the Girl Guides movement.
Frederick George Calderbank	For service to the community of Delungra in a range of roles with welfare, aged care and service organisations.
Francis George Calleja	For service to the Maltese community in Melbourne, particularly through the activities of the Maltese La Valette Association and the establishment of recreation groups for elderly citizens.
Colin Cameron	For service to the community of Mount Gambier, including support for veterans service, social and health organisations.
Allen Francis Campbell	For service to people with disabilities through the work of Glen Industries and to the community of Glen Innes.
Betty Campbell	For service to the community in the area of research into animal welfare through the Canine Control Council (Queensland).
John Gerald Campbell	For service to the communities of Peakhurst and Lugarno and to the St Vincent de Paul Society.
Peter Andrew Campbell	For service to nursing, particularly the care of burns victims, to continuing education, and to the development of a coordinated burns service in New South Wales.
Ronald Dennis Carr	For service to young people, particularly through the Rotary Club of Tamworth West and the Youth Insearch Foundation.
Jean Irene Carroll	For service to the theatrical arts as a designer and teacher of millinery.
Yvonne Winifred Cassidy	For service to the community of Penrith, particularly through the Australian Red Cross.
Hudson Hak Fun Chen	For service to the Chinese community in Sydney.
Hang Cheng	For service to the Christmas Island community.
John Samuel Chenhall	For service to the community through Rotary International.
Sarah Doreen Chunys	For service to the community and to youth by raising awareness of issues concerning depression and the need for initiatives to promote the positive mental health of young people.
James Pender Clark	For service to the community of Scone through a range of charitable, service and aged care organisations.
Lynette Clayton	For service to psychology, particularly the application of psychodrama as a clinical tool, and to the community through the Uniting Church in Australia.
William Edmund Cleary	For service to business and commerce and to the community of the Australian Capital Territory.
William McKenzie Clelland	For service to the community through a range of aged care, social welfare, church and education organisations and to the law.
Ronald Lawson Clement	For service to the Scottish and Celtic communities in Australia, particularly through the pipe band movement.
Alan Ernest Coates	For service to the community of Tamworth in a range of organisations related to education, youth initiatives and local government.
Margaret Anne Coleman	For service to youth through the Girl Guides movement, to the community in the recording and documentation of the history of a range of organisations, and to the Royal Australian Historical Society.
Janice Ellen Corben	For service to the community of Ferntree Gully in the provision of community based adult education opportunities.
Christine Elizabeth Corby	For service to the community of the Walgett region through the provision of Indigenous medical and legal services.
Anthony Vincent Costa	For service to local government and to the community of Subiaco, particularly through contributions to a range of charitable and sporting organisations.
Charlie Joseph Cox	For service to local government, to the surf lifesaving movement and to the community of Casino.
Kenneth John Crampton	For service to the community of St George through a range of organisations including emergency services and sporting groups.
Robert Keith Cranage	For service to the sports of cross-country skiing and biathlon as a coach and administrator.
George Albert Creed	For service to the community of the Calliope Shire through local government and contributions to the region's commercial, industrial and civic development.
Councillor Dawn Mary Crichlow	For service to the community of the Gold Coast, particularly through local government, health, ex-service and sporting organisations.
John Colin Crossley	For service to the communities of Bundaberg and Noosa, particularly through Lions Australia.
Bernard Anthony Crowe	For service to the community of Parkes through a range of aged care, church, civic and sporting organisations.
Michael Joseph Crowley	For service to the community of Narrabeen, particularly as a volunteer swimming instructor, and to the surf lifesaving movement.
Howard William Croxon	For service to the transport industry, particularly through the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and a range of honorary roles in the road transport sector in Western Australia.
Herbert Raphael Crump	For service to the community of Wollongong and to sport as an athletics coach.
Carol Jean Cunningham	For service to the community of Launceston, particularly through community safety, charitable and ex-service organisations.
Gordon Curtis	For service to the community of Happy Valley in support of senior citizens, charitable, emergency services and local government organisations.
Margaret Dorothy Daniel	For service to the community through a range of organisations related to charitable activities, politics and the arts.
David Wayne Daniels	For service to the community through the drug awareness and crime abatement programs of Lions Australia.
Patricia Mary Dart	For service to netball in the Australian Capital Territory serving in a range of administrative roles.
Desmond Drewitt Davey	For service to education as a teacher and principal and through contributions to a number of professional organisations.
Anne Davie	For service to the community of the South West Gippsland region through environmental, cultural and social welfare organisations.
Christopher Jon Davies	For service to the welfare of Vietnam veterans and their families, particularly in the mid-north coast region of New South Wales.
Merrell Lorraine Davis	For service to youth through the Girl Guides movement and to the community, particularly through the Australian National Capital Folk and Decorative Artists association.
Ian Kenneth De La Rue †	For service to business and commerce in the upper Yarra Valley, particularly the establishment of community banks.
Rita De Luca	For service to the Italian community of Adelaide, through charitable and fundraising activities.
Flavia Margherita De Pasquale	For service to the Italian community of Adelaide, through charitable and fundraising activities.
Jill Ivy De-Ath	For service to the community, particularly to children as a foster carer.
John William Dent	For service to the community, particularly through a range of historical, service and rural youth organisations, and to surveying.
Patricia Anne Dent	For service to the profession of hairdressing and to the community of Gawler.
Dr Malcolm Thomas Dewar	For service to the community of Rockhampton as a medical practitioner in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology.
Graeme Ronald Disney	For service to the community of Sandringham contributing to a range of local government, yachting, church and local history organisations.
Marlene Anne Doran	For service to the communities of Homebush and Strathfield in support of organisations relating to community banking, civic services, crime prevention and local history.
Alan Reginald Dorber	For service to the community, particularly the welfare of ex-servicemen and women and their families, through the Veterans Support and Advocacy Service Australia.
Elizabeth Morag Douglas	For service to the community, particularly through the Country Women's Association of New South Wales.
Kaye Lynette Duffy	For service to public health in a range of organisations including the Mercy Hospice, Newcastle, and the New South Wales Health Participation Council.
Barry Ronald Duhne	For service to the surf lifesaving movement, particularly as a fundraiser and in executive roles.
Christina Dullard	For service to education, particularly as Principal of Carmel School and through contributions to a range of professional organisations.
Sirkka Kaarina Duncan	For service to the community through the provision of educational opportunities for older citizens.
Patricia Maria Dunn	For service to the community, including support for refugees and respite care for people with disabilities and their families through church and community organisations.
Ian Lindsay Dunne RFD	For service to veterans and their families, particularly in support of aged care services.
Colin Henry Easey	For service to cricket as an administrator and player.
Robert Colin East	For service to the community of Kiama, particularly through local government, and to the caravan and camping industry.
Marjorie Edna Easton	For service to the community through the Citizens Advice Bureau of Western Australia.
John Lambert Eckersley	For service to conservation and the environment in the Port Stephens area, particularly through the Soldiers Point/Salamander Bay Tidy Towns and Landcare Committee, and to the community.
Angus Alexander Edmonds	For service to education, particularly the university residential college system as Principal of Emmanuel College, University of Queensland.
Hugh Michael Edwards	For service to athletics as a coach, particularly for discus and hammer events.
Dr Barry Noel Edwards	For service to the community, particularly through fundraising for The Leprosy Mission Australia.
Leslie Dalmain Eisenhauer	For service to the Shire of Junee through local government and a range of community organisations.
Nazih Halim El Asmar	For service to the Lebanese community of Victoria through cultural, charitable and welfare organisations.
Douglas John Elliott	For service to the community of Dubbo in the areas of local government, health, aged care, and education.
The Honourable Beryl Alice Evans	For service to the community through a range of ex-service, parliamentary and local government organisations.
Sister Noela Therese Farrell	For service to the community through respite care for mothers and small children and through accommodation service organisations.
The Reverend Lindsay Douglas Faulkner	For service to the community through involvement in church, aged care and social welfare organisations.
Frank Fayers	For service to the community of Thornleigh, particularly by providing support for the aged, infirmed and people with disabilities.
Dr Joseph Leslie Feldman	For service to medicine and to the community, particularly the development of emergency treatment programs.
Herbert Frederick Fenton	For service to the community through Lions Australia and a range of ex-service welfare, aviation and church organisations.
Edward Richard Fidock	For service to Rugby Union football as a competitor, coach and administrator.
Leslie Allen Findlay	For service to the community through aged care, educational and service organisations.
Dereck Ronald Fineberg	For service to athletics, particularly the Blacktown Little Athletics Centre.
Maria Elizabeth Flavel	For service to education, developing and presenting numeracy and literacy programs to migrants, and to the Indigenous community.
Jennyfer Anne Flood	For service to a range of sporting organisations for people with a vision impairment.
George Flourentzou	For service to the community through support for medical research, sporting and not-for-profit organisations.
Noreida Joy Fotheringham	For service to the community of Wingham, particularly through the Australian Red Cross.
Desmond George Foulis	For service to the environment, particularly through contributions to native plant revegetation.
Janette Ffloyd Foulkes-Taylor	For service to primary industry in a range of pastoral, educational and telecommunications organisations, and to the community of the Murchison Shire.
Lindsay Cameron Frater	For service to the community of Temora, particularly through the NSW Cancer Patients' Assistance Society.
James Francis Frawley BEM	For service to the community, particularly to veterans.
Joan Frazer	For service to the community, particularly to ex-servicemen and women.
William Calcott Freeman	For service to the visual arts as a landscape painter and to the community through support for charitable organisations.
Jacob Fronistas	For service to the Greek community, particularly in the area of aged care.
Erato Gabriel	For service to the Greek community, particularly in the area of aged care.
Donald William Gale	For service to sailing through a range of yachting organisations.
Wendy Jean Galloway	For service to the community through musical and orchestral organisations.
Valma Sophie Gay	For service as a consultant and counsellor in the field of adoption services.
Frederick Anthony Gaze DFC	For service to the sport of motor racing.
Peter Gerard Geary	For service to youth through the Scouting movement.
Hugh Gent	For service to canine activities, particularly through the Australian National Kennel Council and the Royal New South Wales Canine Council.
Professor Marcia Valerie George	For service to nursing, particularly the development and implementation of new treatment and care methods for patients with cardiovascular disease.
Norma Anne Geribo	For service to the community of Canada Bay and to women's soccer.
Janice Mabel Gibb	For service to athletics as a team manager and official.
Rodney James Gibb	For service to athletics as an official and convenor.
Envoy Mick Gilbert	For service to the community through the Salvation Army's Emergency Services and Red Shield Defence Services programs.
Patricia Josephine Giles	For service to local government and to the community of Pittwater.
Lesley Joy Gillespie	For service to the community through support for charitable and sporting organisations, and to business and commerce.
Mary Josephine Gillespie	For service to the community through the Sisters of Charity Outreach program.
Roger George Gillespie	For service to the community through support for charitable and sporting organisations, and to business and commerce.
Ian Doric Glachan †	For service to the Parliament of New South Wales, and to the community of the Albury region through a range of local organisations.
Thomas Gleghorn	For service to the arts as a painter and teacher.
Dr Roslyn Ann Glow	For service to the community, particularly Palliative Care Victoria.
Mervyn Stanley Godfrey	For service to the community as a cartographer and publisher of city street reference directories.
Dr Roland Ronnie Goldberg	For service to community health, particularly in support of Rotary International projects.
Bill Gonis	For service to the South Australian taxi and transport industry, and to the Greek community.
Luke John Gosling	For service to international humanitarian aid, particularly through fundraising activities to assist the people of East Timor.
Alexander Boyd Gow †	For service to the community, particularly through Rotary International.
Roma Florence Grace	For service to the community of Penrith through a range of charitable, cultural and ex-service organisations.
Margaret Ann Graham	For service to nursing in the communities of Gawler and Minlaton, particularly in the area of palliative care.
Glenys Barbara Grant	For service to medicine, particularly in the field of medical photographic imaging, and to the community.
Eileen Gray	For service to music through the University of the Third Age Warrani Chorale and the Canberra Philharmonic Society, and to people with a disability.
Edna Olwyn Green	For service to the community recording and documenting military history and to the welfare of veterans and their families.
The Reverend David John Griffiths RFD	For service to the Baptist Union of Australia and to the Australian Defence Force as an Army Chaplain.
Martin Greville Grogan	For service to the welfare of naval veterans and their families and to the wider community through a range of sporting organisations.
Bernard Vincent Grunke	For service to the welfare of veterans and their families.
David George Guinn	For service to international relations through support for the community of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea in a range of health, social welfare and service organisations.
Dr Richard Clinton Gutch	For service to medicine as a general practitioner and through executive roles with various medical organisations.
Peter Robert Hadfield	For service to athletics as a commentator and competitor and to the community through a range of charitable organisations.
Mary Molly Hadfield	For service to the community in the areas of support for aged care, community health and youth.
Colin Middlebrook Haines	For service to the community through service clubs, church and charitable organisations, and to local government.
Bruce Thomas Haley	For service to music, particularly jazz, and to the community through charitable, service and church organisations.
Helen Margaret Hall	For service to international relations, particularly in the establishment of educational facilities in Thailand.
Beryle Lorraine Halliday	For service to tennis, particularly as a coach of junior players.
William John Hamilton	For service to the community through organisations assisting ex-service members, youth, sport and people with a disability.
Dr Simon Renell Hammond	For service to medicine as a neurologist in the central west areas of New South Wales.
William Douglas Hannay	For service to local government and to the community of Blackall in a range of sporting, health and service organisations.
Dr Peter Hardy-Smith	For service to medicine in the field of ophthalmology and through support for professional organisations.
Beverly Anne Harrell	For service to the entertainment industry as a singer and to the community in the support of ex-service welfare organisations.
Eileen Mary Harrison	For service to the Girl Guides movement in Tasmania and to the community through a range of organisations.
Reginald Frank Harry	For service to the community of Port Fairy, particularly through local festivals and sporting organisations.
Joan Hartley	For service to the community through the Anglican Church of Australia and to nursing in the area of aged care.
Dawn Majorie Haynes	For service to education, particularly in support of improving literacy development and language learning.
June Margaret Hazzlewood	For service to the community contributing to aged care organisations.
Joy Heads	For service to nursing and midwifery as a specialist lactation consultant and to health professional and parent education.
Jill Hellyer	For service to literature as a poet and as a supporter of Australian writers through the Australian Society of Authors.
Vena Janet Henning	For service to the community through art and cultural heritage education and to the Anglican Church of Australia.
Dr Mark Alexander Henschke	For service to medicine as a general practitioner and to the community of Armidale.
John Herendi	For service to the Hungarian community of South Australia through cultural, social welfare and educational activities, and to the promotion of multiculturalism.
Peter Kenneth Hetherington	For service to people with vision impairment and to sporting organisations.
Rosemary Hickstein	For service to nursing and community health, particularly through the care of children with spina bifida hydrocephalus and in the support of their families.
Dr Ralph Allan Higgins	For service to medicine in the field of ophthalmology, particularly as a contributor to the development of the Sydney Eye Hospital and through a range of medical organisations.
Allan Herbert Hill	For service to local government, fire and emergency services, and maritime education.
Dr Valerie Joy Hill	For service to the community of the Australian Capital Territory as a general practitioner and family counsellor.
Annie Newell Hillier	For service to conservation and the environment in the Botany Bay area and to the community.
Vance Anthony Hilton	For service to the community through a range of youth, athletics and charitable organisations.
Walter Albert Hitchell	For service to swimming as an instructor, coach and referee, and to the community.
Geoffrey James Hogan	For service to secondary education and to the community through service and church organisations.
Frederick John Holdsworth	For service to the community, particularly the welfare of ex-servicemen and women and their families.
John Leonard Holmes	For service to the community through music, particularly in the provision of educational opportunities and support of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
Alexander Thomson Horne	For service to the community of Kurri Kurri through a range of service, health and youth organisations.
June Rose Howarth	For service to the community through the Australian Red Cross, and for contributions to cultural, religious and welfare organisations.
Renie Stewart Humphreys	For service to the community through a range of organisations including the Swansea Presbyterian Church, Meals on Wheels and Swansea Primary School.
John Patrick Hurney	For service to motor sport in Western Australia as a competitor, instructor, official and license assessor.
Ian John Hutton	For service to conservation and the environment on Lord Howe Island, particularly through the establishment and development of bush regeneration and weed eradication programs.
Nigel Owen Hyland	For service to the community, particularly as a fundraiser for charitable organisations, and to Australian Rules football as an umpire.
Robert Bruce Inkster APM	For service to the community through organisations involved in law enforcement and criminal investigation.
Robert Ernest Iversen	For service to nursing, particularly in the area of providing quality mental health services, and to professional development.
Gordon James	For service to the community of Manly through a range of service organisations.
Valentine Max Jeffery AFSM	For service to the community of Tharwa, particularly through the local bush fire brigade.
Maurice David Johnson	For service to local government and to the community of the Yorke Peninsula.
Trevor Johnson	For service to the community of Wanneroo, particularly through local sporting and service organisations.
Graeme Gillies Johnstone	For service to the community of Cowra through a range of service organisations.
Petronella Johanna Jol	For service to women's gymnastics as a coach at local, state and national levels.
Jurgis George Jonavicius	For service to the Lithuanian community, particularly through administrative roles in a range of sporting organisations.
Brian Lewis Jones	For service to the Uniting Church in South Australia and to the community.
Glenys Mary Jones	For service to the community through the National Council of Women of South Australia, and to the arts.
John Leslie Jones	For service to the transport industry in Tasmania and to the community of the Southern Midlands.
Dr Peter Gordon Kaleski	For service to dentistry.
Victor Stanley Kaye	For service to the community through the provision of humanitarian aid to assist the people of East Timor.
Rachel Mabel Kean	For service to the community, particularly veterans and their families through the Rats of Tobruk Association in New South Wales.
Darlene Rowena Keenan	For service to youth in Epping and district as a counsellor and advocate for people in crisis.
Denis Brian Keller	For service to local government and to the community of Robertstown.
William Frederick Kember	For service to local government, to the community of Ganmain and to the agricultural show movement.
John Robert Kerr	For service to the community through the Asthma Foundation of Western Australia.
Dr Keith Burkitt Khan	For service to the community of Wollongong as a general practitioner.
Geoffrey Robert King	For service to the community of Ararat through a range of local government and service organisations and to the sheep and wool industries.
Dr Raymond John King	For service to the community through a range of organisations involved in maintaining mental health and suicide prevention, and to the development of programs to assist older men.
Michael John King	For service to international relations as the organiser of the 'Working Tools for East Timor' project.
Dr Rodney Arthur Kirkwood	For service to medicine as an ophthalmologist and to the community of Mackay.
Esther Kathleen Kitching	For service to the community through the Youth Club program of the Returned and Services League of Australia.
Muriel Joyce Knight	For service to the community of Mount Mee.
John Frederick Kollosche	For service to the Anglican Church of Australia through the Diocese of Perth and the Archbishop's Winter Appeal for Anglicare.
Elmars Kuplis	For service to the Latvian community in Tasmania and to the broader community in Hobart through a range of church and aged care organisations.
Desmond Francis La Rance	For service to the community through the provision of technical aids for people with disabilities and the design and construction of housing for disadvantaged people in the Asia-Pacific region.
Antony Hamilton Lamb	For service to pharmacy, to the Australian Parliament and to the community.
Ralph William Lane	For service to the arts as a producer of live broadcast and recorded performances by Australian artists and to the community through the promotion of the organ and its music.
Elona Catherine Lang	For service to people with developmental disabilities as a supporter and advocate for improved recreational and independent living services.
Nancy Gillan Lasry	For service to the community, particularly people living with cancer and their families through a range of support programs.
Attilio Lattanzio	For service to the Italian community of Melbourne.
Max Lemberg	For service to the Jewish community, particularly as a teacher of religious practices and tradition.
The Honourable Vincent Patrick Lester	For service to the community through the Queensland Parliament and to local government.
John Alfred Lewis	For service to boxing as a trainer and coach, and to the Australian Rugby League.
Dr Hilarie Elizabeth Lindsay MBE	For service to Australian literature as an author and through a range of professional organisations in support of emerging writers.
Jack Karl Livingston	For service to the community of Rockhampton, particularly the welfare of the aged.
Eileen Patricia Logar	For service to the community of Gawler through church, sporting and ex-service groups.
Susan Carol Longmore	For service to environmental conservation, particularly in the Swan Bay and Queenscliff areas, and to the community.
Elizabeth Field Lucas	For service to the community, particularly women through Zonta International, and to ex-servicewomen.
The Venerable George Bromley Lucas	For service to the Anglican Church of Australia, particularly the Diocese of Melbourne.
George Anthony Ludinski ED	For service to the community, particularly through the preservation and recording of the history of Fort Lytton.
Dr John Michael Lumb	For service to the environment through the development and implementation of policy on public land use and initiatives related to catchment and water management in the Port Phillip and Westernport region.
Lorraine Lusby	For service to the community in Roseville and Lane Cove through a range of service, educational and voluntary organisations.
Gerald Andrew Lyall	For service to the welfare of veterans and their families, particularly as an adviser and advocate for totally and permanently incapacitated ex-servicemen and women.
Shirley MacDonald †	For service to the community of Broomehill, particularly through the Broomehill Historical Society and the Australian Red Cross.
Frederick Charles Mackillop	For service to the community of Blayney through health, aged care, service and emergency services organisations.
William Scott MacPherson	For service to the community, particularly through the establishment of the Wingham Court Aged Care Complex, and to land management organisations.
Kevin Francis Maher	For service to cricket, particularly in far north Queensland, and to the community of Cairns.
Kenneth Charles Malpass	For service to the community through a range of ex-service welfare, sporting, bushfire and service organisations.
Mirella Mancini	For service to the Italian community and to the sport of bocce.
David Gregory Mann	For service to the community through a range of police, nursing, heritage and emergency services organisations.
Aado Maranik	For service to target rifle shooting as a competitor, official and club office-bearer.
Richard John Marks	For service to the film industry as a director and producer of documentaries, short films and commercials.
Norman William Maroney APM	For service to people with a disability, particularly through the Special Olympics movement, and to the community.
Arthur Dix Marshall	For service to the community through fundraising for a range of not-for-profit organisations, to sport, and to the Parliament of Western Australia.
Raymond Malcome Martin	For service to surf lifesaving as a coach, instructor, assessor, first aid officer and through a range of administrative roles.
Kevin James Mason	For service to secondary education, particularly the teaching of history.
Dr Jean Mason- Johnson	For service to medicine, particularly in the field of dermatology, and to the community.
Coral Ida Masters	For service to the communities of Wharminda and Port Neill through a range of service, agricultural, church and sporting organisations.
Janine Glover Mattingley	For service to the community, particularly through the Sandybeach Community Centre and the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children Volunteers Association.
Kenneth James Maughan	For service to the community of Grafton, particularly through rowing and involvement with emergency services organisations.
Colin Robert McCowan	For service to tertiary education, particularly in the field of career development as a counsellor, educator and author.
Sally Jane McCreedy	For service to women's softball, particularly as a player and coach.
Gregory Thomas McKellar	For service to the Indigenous community, particularly through the preservation and promotion of language and culture.
David Norman McKenzie	For service to the community, particularly through the drug awareness and youth programs of Lions Australia.
Leslie Keith McMahon	For service to the community, particularly in the care of the aged.
Janet Elliott McNaught	For service to the community through the preservation and recording of the history of the Richmond-Tweed region.
Lachlan McTaggart	For service to the community of Upper Gascoyne, particularly as a pastoralist.
Barbara May Medhurst	For service to the community, particularly through the research and promotion of Scottish heritage and culture in Australia.
Iris Sarah Mellon	For service to the community of Cessnock through a range of church, health, social welfare and educational organisations.
John Anthony Menico	For service to surf lifesaving, particularly through Queensland Surf Life Saving, and to the community.
Joan Margaret Middleton	For service to lawn bowls as a player and office-holder, particularly through Bowls Australia and Bowls Tasmania.
Rabbi Benzion Ephraim Milecki	For service to the Jewish community, particularly as Chief Rabbi, South Head and District Synagogue, and to the development of youth programs.
Kevin Aquila Miller	For service to the performing arts, particularly opera as a performer, producer and educator.
Susan Hilary Miller	For service to nursing as a practitioner and in the provision of palliative and aged care services.
Dennis William Milne	For service to conservation and the environment and to the community of Minnie Water.
Maureen Betty Milton	For service to the community in the field of music, particularly through the Australian Children's Choir.
Robert Molines	For service to the tourism and hospitality industry in the Hunter Valley, particularly as a restaurateur.
Thomas Paul Mooney	For service to sport, particularly as a contributor to the development of junior cricket and Rugby Union football in Queensland.
Brian Francis Moran	For service to the community, particularly as a fundraiser for Oxfam Community Aid Abroad.
Raymond Thomas Mules	For service to the community, particularly through fundraising for Novita Children's Services, and to Australian Rules football.
Robert Allan Mumbler	For service to the promotion of health and welfare programs for the Indigenous community.
Jill Diane Murphy	For service to children with disabilities through Riding for the Disabled.
Norman Ernest Murphy	For service to the community of Griffith, particularly through local charitable organisations.
Peter Douglas Murray	For service to the mining industry through improved workplace relations, safety regulations and practices.
Betty Mary Murtagh	For service to the community through a range of agricultural, environmental and emergency services organisations.
Peter Llewellyn Mussared	For service to the electricity industry and to the community of Belair.
Barbara Ann Myles	For service to the community through the North Queensland Ostomy Association Inc.
Dr Nageswaran Nagaratnam	For service to medicine, particularly in the field of geriatrics.
Jean Verna Newall	For service to the preservation of local history, particularly through the Armidale and District Historical Society and the New England Girls' School.
Robert Louis Newman	For service to forestry through administrative roles in industry organisations and as an educator and author, and to the community.
Bich-Lien Nguyen-Navas	For service to the Vietnamese community of South Australia, particularly through the Vietnamese Women's Association.
Giovanni Nicastri	For service to the community of Marulan contributing to service, sporting, local development and emergency services organisations.
Dr George Nikolic	For service to medicine, particularly in the field of critical care in the Australian Capital Territory.
Debbie Jane Nilsson	For service to the community, particularly through St John Ambulance Australia.
Donald Graham Noblet	For service to the Uniting Church in Australia, to the Royal Guide Dogs Associations of Australia, and to the community.
Dr Michael Arthur Noel	For service to medicine, particularly in the field of palliative care.
Kenneth Alfred Norton	For service to the community of Mount Gambier, particularly through the development and maintenance of Umpherson Cave as a tourist attraction.
Noel Robert O'Brien	For service to local government, to health, and to the community of Gunnedah.
Diana Vivienne O'Neil	For service to the community in the field of social work, particularly in the areas of child and family welfare.
Cynthia Mary O'Neill	For service to early childhood education, particularly through programs for preschool children with special needs and their families.
Peter Valentine O'Neill	For service to art, particularly as Director of Wollongong City Gallery, and to the community.
Terrence John O'Shannassy	For service to the community, particularly to youth, and to technical education for people seeking employment opportunities.
John Edwards Osborne	For service to the tourism industry at regional, state and national levels, and to the sport of cycling.
Gail Ann Owen	For service to the law, particularly through executive roles in a range of professional organisations.
Anthony William Pahl	For service to veterans through the International War Veterans Poetry Archives.
Helen Palethorpe	For service to the community of the Australian Capital Territory through the design and facilitation of fitness programs, particularly for older adults.
Samuel Parasol	For service to the community, particularly through the sporting programs of Maccabi Australia.
Eric John Parker	For service to the community, particularly through the Dubbo Show Society and the Royal Easter Show Western (NSW) Districts Exhibit Committee.
Raymond John Parkin	For service to mining, particularly in the area of occupational safety through the Queensland Mines Rescue Service.
Margaret Jacynthe Paternoster	For service to the community of Unley through support for historical and civic organisations.
Margaret Irene Paterson	For service to highland dancing as a teacher and adjudicator, and through state and national highland dance organisations.
Peter Romolo Patroni	For service to local government through the Shire of Yilgarn and to agricultural organisations.
Donald Matthew Paul	For service to the community through a range of roles contributing to ex-service, health and educational scholarship programs in the Riverina region.
Keith Payne VC	For service to the community, particularly through support for youth programs and veterans groups.
Dr Valerie Alison Payne	For service to women's health as a general practitioner, particularly in the area of family planning, and to the community.
Stanley John Phillips	For service to the community, particularly as a volunteer with the New South Wales Rural Fire Service.
John Richard Pickford	For service to international relations through humanitarian assistance, particularly to the people of Zimbabwe.
Marlene Hilda Pickford	For service to international relations through humanitarian assistance, particularly to the people of Zimbabwe.
Sebastiano Pitruzzello	For service to the Australian cheese industry and to the community.
The Reverend Father Wilfred Edward Plunkett	For service to the Catholic Church in Australia, particularly to the Diocese of Wagga Wagga through the provision of pastoral care.
Albert James Pollard	For service to youth through the Scouting movement in Western Australia.
Sister Eileen Patricia Pollard	For service to nursing, particularly through reforms to nursing education, and to the community as a fundraiser for cancer research.
Reginald Allen Poole	For service to the music and entertainment industry as a country music singer and songwriter, and to the community.
Malcolm Frederick Potter	For service to the community through music education and music appreciation organisations.
Ernest Levi Poxon	For service to the community of Boort, particularly as a supporter of health and aged care organisations.
Surendra Prasad	For service to the community, particularly as a contributor to multiculturalism and to multi-faith dialogue in Queensland.
Professor Uwe Proske	For service to physiology, particularly in the area of neuroscience, and to medical research.
Christian Peter Radtke	For service to military aviation history, particularly through the Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory.
Dr Leslie Clyde Rae	For service to medicine, particularly through the National Bowelscan Committee, and to aged persons.
The Reverend Father Richard John Rafter	For service to the Catholic Church and to the community of Geelong.
Ann Ramsay	For service to the community as a volunteer radio broadcaster of church music.
Leona Vivienne Ramsay	For service to the community of Parkes, particularly as a midwife and antenatal educator.
Laurence William Rawle	For service to the community of Shoalhaven Heads, particularly through the Shoalhaven Heads Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia and the Rural Fire Brigade.
Edna Jane Reedy	For service to the pony club movement in New South Wales, particularly as an instructor, judge and official.
Mary Yvonne Reeves †	For service to the community of the Shoalhaven region and the Rural Fire Service through the establishment and coordination of the Shoalhaven Central Catering Brigade.
Alan John Reid	For service to environmental education.
Graham Noel Reynolds	For service to the community, particularly through the provision of insurance and financial management advice to a range of social welfare, religious, educational and medical organisations.
Joan Richards	For service to the community, particularly as a contributor to the development and support of Indigenous project initiatives through the Sydney Rotary Club.
Daryl Curtis Riddle	For service to education as Principal of Christian College, Geelong.
Donald Taylor Ritchie	For service to the community through programs to prevent suicide.
David Brendon Roberts	For service to the livestock industry in Western Australia, to the Anglican Church, and to the community of Dandaragan through sporting, conservation and health organisations.
Albert Horace Rodd	For service to the community of Bairnsdale through education, health and ex-service organisations and the establishment of the Beaufort Memorial Gardens.
Meinard Karel Rook	For service to the community, particularly through organisations assisting people with disabilities and special needs.
Joseph Gerard Ross	For service to local government and to the community of the Redland Shire.
Margot Miller Rottem	For service to the community, particularly through a range of art, charitable and youth organisations.
Harold Mitford Rowell	For service to the community through ex-service, social welfare and medical research organisations.
Margaret de Bohun Royds	For service to the community of Braidwood, particularly through the preservation of historic properties and the promotion of tourism.
Kevin James Rule	For service to botany, particularly in the field of eucalyptus taxonomy.
Lloyd William Saltmarsh †	For service to veterans and their families and to the community, particularly through the University of the Third Age and the Neighbourhood Watch Program.
Vera Winifred Saltmarsh †	For service to veterans and their families and to the community, particularly through the University of the Third Age and the Neighbourhood Watch Program.
Jeffrey Leonard Sayle	For service to Rugby Union football through the Randwick Rugby Union Club, and to surf lifesaving through the Coogee Surf Life Saving Club.
Dr William Thomas Scales	For service to ophthalmology and to the community of South Australia, particularly people living in remote Indigenous communities.
Barry Lawrence Scott	For service to the community of Carnarvon through service, conservation and sporting organisations.
Philip Earle Scott	For service to architecture and to the community through welfare and heritage organisations.
John Ronald Sealey	For service to the fishing industry, particularly in the areas of training and occupational health and safety, and to the community.
Philip Alan Selth	For service to the law, particularly through the New South Wales Bar Association, to public administration, and to the community.
Ronald Douglas Sharpe	For service to the community of the Gosford region through a range of service and social welfare organisations.
Robin Noela Shepherd	For service to people in Queensland with intellectual disabilities.
Graham Vincent Sherry	For service to Australian Rules football, to business and commerce through industry organisations, and to the community.
Dorothy Adela Shields	For service to the community of Victor Harbor through a range of heritage, disability support, tourism and local government organisations.
Joy Patricia Sinclair	For service to the community through social welfare and service organisations, particularly the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers.
Ian Charles Slater	For service to the community through Rotary International, particularly in relation to the promotion of operatic performance experiences for young Australians.
Captain Peter John Small	For service to transport as a marine pilot, particularly in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait.
Gerald Fernley Smith †	For service to the community through community based mental health organisations, particularly the Schizophrenia Fellowship of New South Wales.
Keith Smith	For service to the community of South Australia, particularly through leadership in the provision of social welfare services.
Noel William Smith	For service to the arts through music, particularly as an orchestral conductor.
Joyce Annie Smith	For service to the arts as a costumer for performing arts organisations and to the community of Townsville.
Dr Henry Brian Smith	For service to the communities of Latrobe and Devonport through a range of organisations, and to medicine.
Julie Maria Somers	For service to the arts through ballet, particularly as a dancer.
Carlyle David Spinks	For service to youth through the Scouting movement, and to the community.
Associate Professor Geoffrey Colman Stacy	For service to dentistry, particularly in the area of oral and maxillofacial surgery, and to the community.
Major Charles Walter Stevens RFD ED	For service to the community through a range of organisations including the Friends of the Second Infantry Battalions, the Fort Scratchley Historical Society and the Macquarie Soccer Referees Association.
Graham Wesley Stocks	For service to the community as an organist and to music education, particularly through the establishment of the Murray Conservatorium.
Brian Allan Stratton	For service to art as a painter and educator, and to professional organisations including the Australian Watercolour Institute.
Joan Elizabeth Sturzaker	For service to the community through the promotion and protection of animal welfare.
Jack Wong Sue	For service to the community, particularly through the preservation and recording of military and maritime history.
Clarice Suthers	For service to the community, particularly through the Forum Communicators Association and as a bridge teacher.
Ethel Merle Synold †	For service to the community of Kangaroo Valley, particularly through support for improved health care facilities.
Margaret Kinmond Taylor	For service to people with an intellectual disability, particularly through the Activ Foundation, and to the community.
Anthony John Thirlwell	For service to tourism, particularly through executive roles with Tourism New South Wales, the Australian Tourist Commission and related tourism industry organisations.
Ian Clive Thomas	For service to the community, particularly to youth through a range of organisations including the Australian Primary Schools Sports Association, the New South Wales Primary Schools Sports Association and the Scouting movement.
Rory James Thomas	For service to the community, particularly to youth, as a music teacher and as director of a number of jazz bands.
Catherine Bernadette Thompson	For service to the community of Coolamon through a range of aged care, social welfare and health related organisations.
John Duncan Thompson	For service to golf, particularly through the Downs and District Veteran Golf Association.
Dora Biggerton Thomson	For service to the community through a range of palliative care and church organisations, and to local government.
Ashleigh Hambridge Tobin	For service to the community of Adelaide through music education and organ recitals.
Shirley Maxine Tonkin	For service to the community through the promotion and support of facilities for isolated families, particularly the Kalgoorlie School of the Air, and as an oral historian.
John Arthur Toogood	For service to golf, particularly junior golf through administrative roles and as a player and teacher.
Brian Sydney Treloar	For service to local government and to the community, particularly through health-care, church and freemasonry organisations.
Ross Tully	For service to the wool industry as a sheep breeder and wool classer, particularly through the New England Wool Expo and the Australian Superfine Wool Growers' Association, and to the community of Armidale.
Beverley Clare Twibell	For service to the community through fundraising for charitable and medical research organisations.
Dr Walter Beresford Utber	For service to medicine as a general practitioner and to the community of Strathfield.
Anthony Nicholas van Grieken	For service to the community through the Netherlands Ex-Servicemen and Women's Association in Australia.
Councillor Minas Joseph Venardos	For service to local government and to the community of the Cooloola Shire.
Vincent Thomas Vernick	For service to the community of Beenleigh through the establishment of a range of family support programs.
Keith Robert Victorsen	For service to the community, particularly through the Royal United Service Institute of Queensland.
Kevin Vogelsang	For service to amateur boxing, particularly through coaching and administrative roles.
Judith Lesley Walker	For service to the community, particularly through social welfare roles within the Anglican Parish of Inala.
Dr Brian Willoughby Walklate	For service to the community of Charlton as a general practitioner, and through a range of community organisations, particularly the Rotary Club of Charlton.
Philip Buxton Walsh	For service to the community of Maroubra as a supporter of a range of educational, arts, medical, sports and seniors organisations and events, and to pharmacy.
Richard Buxton Walsh	For service to the community of Maroubra as a supporter of business, educational, arts, medical, sports and seniors organisations and events, and to pharmacy.
Rille Walshe	For service to the community, particularly through social welfare roles and organisations supporting single parents and their children.
Keith Ward	For service to the community of the Sorell area, particularly through the Dunalley Neighbourhood Centre and the Primrose Sands Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia.
Dr Susan Jane Wareham	For service to the community and to the peace movement, particularly through the Medical Association for Prevention of War.
Janet Anne Wealand	For service to the community of Wagga Wagga through a range of medical, social welfare and sports organisations.
Douglas Mackay Webb	For service to the community, particularly through contributions to primary industry, heritage and regional service organisations.
Maurice Degrelle Webb	For service to the community of Yeppoon through sports and service organisations and in local government roles.
Ronald Vincent Webb	For service to cycling, particularly as a promoter and race director for cycling events.
Mary Ruth Webster	For service to sport, particularly as a contributor to sports development and its promotion in girls' schools, and to the community.
Wendy Fay Weight	For service to the arts, particularly through the development of the Wesley Performing Arts Centre and as a contributor in the field of music education in the Wimmera region.
Edward Richard White	For service to the community, particularly in the Lane Cove area through a range of charitable organisations.
Michael Francis Williamson	For service to the community as a fundraiser for leukaemia research at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne.
Ray Harper Wilson	For service to the visual arts, particularly through fundraising roles and the donation of art works to public institutions in Australia.
Peter Graeme Winstanley RFD	For service to the community, particularly through the Burma Thailand Railway Memorial Association.
Frances Ruth Wootton	For service to the Uniting Church in Australia and to the community through social welfare initiatives in the Bondi area.
Ian James Wright	For service to the surf lifesaving movement, particularly through education and development roles within Surf Life Saving Australia.
John Denis Wrigley	For service to the Camden community, particularly as a contributor to the preservation of local history.
Elinor Dawn Wrobel	For service to the arts, particularly as a benefactor and supporter of art institutions, and to the community through the development of the Lucy Osburn-Nightingale Foundation Museum.
Virginia Ann Wykes	For service to the community in western New South Wales through the support of health and service organisations, local tourism and pilot club activities.
Robyn Margaret Yates	For service to special education, particularly through the development of professional learning opportunities for teachers of students with disabilities.
Commander Stephen John Youll RAN (Ret'd)	For service to the veteran community, particularly through the HMAS Perth National Association.
Dr Peter Zelas	For service to medicine and to the community of western Sydney, particularly through roles at the Blacktown Hospital and in the field of colorectal surgery.
Eugene Zubryn	For service to the Russian community of Melbourne in support of cultural, welfare, church and children's organisations.
Eric John Zupp	For service to the motor trades industry, and to the community through support for a range of social welfare organisations.

Military Division

Branch	Recipient	Citation	Notes
Navy	Lieutenant Commander Mark Leonard Burton RAN	For meritorious leadership in the Royal Australian Navy, especially when posted as Head - Management and Strategic Studies Faculty, Royal Australian Naval College, and as the Maritime Engineer Adviser to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force.	[3]
	Chief Petty Officer Peter James Jones	For meritorious service in the performance of duty as the Combat Systems Manager in HMAS STUART and in previous postings as the Combat Systems Supervisor in HMAS BRISBANE, Combat Systems Instructor at HMAS WATERHEN, and Senior Instructor and Chief Petty Officer at the Recruit School, HMAS CERBERUS.
	Commander Ross Alexander Wendt RANR	For meritorious service to the Royal Australian Navy.
Army	Warrant Officer Class Two Peter Nicholas Gutzeit	For meritorious service in the performance of duty as the Training Sergeant, 5th Aviation Regiment and Squadron Sergeant Major, B Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment.
	Warrant Officer Class One Stephen Michal Hladio	For meritorious service as Regimental Sergeant Major of the Defence Force School of Music and Australian Army Band Corps.
	Warrant Officer Class One Graeme Thomas Smith	For meritorious service and performance of duty while employed as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 11th Brigade and the Army Recruit Training Centre.
	Warrant Officer Class One Stephen John Swaysland	For meritorious service as the Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant of the 9th Battalion, the Royal Queensland Regiment and the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.
Air Force	Sergeant Michael Craig Melia	For meritorious performance of duties as an Instructor and Course Developer at Number 278 Squadron.
	Wing Commander Gavin John Pearce	For meritorious service to the Royal Australian Air Force as the Resident Project Engineering Manager for Project AIR 5077 Airborne Early Warning and Control (Project Wedgetail).

References

1. "Australia Day 2006 Honours List" (PDF). gg.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
2. "Announcing and presenting awards". www.pmc.gov.au. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
3. "Australia Day Honours" (PDF). gg.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.