Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, is the youngest of four children and the third son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At the time of his birth, he was third in line of succession to the British throne; as of May 2019, he is 11th. The Earl is a full-time working member of the British royal family and supports the Queen in her official duties – often alongside his wife, the Countess of Wessex - as well as undertaking public engagements for a large number of his own charities. In particular he has assumed many duties from his father, the Duke of Edinburgh, who retired from public life in 2017. Prince Edward succeeded Prince Philip as president of the Commonwealth Games Federation and opened the 1990 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand and the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia. He has also taken over the Duke's role in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or meritorious service. Before the establishment of the order, Australian citizens received British honours.
Lawrence James Anthony is a former Australian politician. He was a National Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Richmond, New South Wales, from the March 1996 election until his defeat in the 2004 election. He held the seat that was previously held by his father, Doug Anthony, and his grandfather, Larry Anthony, senior. The Anthonys are the only three-generation dynasty in the history of the House of Representatives.
Carys Davina Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE, DL, known as Tanni Grey-Thompson, is a Welsh politician, television presenter and former wheelchair racer. She has also been the Chancellor of Northumbria University since July 2015.
Robert Haldane Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin, is a British businessman and former Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Smith was knighted in 1999, appointed to the House of Lords as an independent crossbench peer in 2008, and appointed Knight of the Thistle in the 2014 New Year Honours. He was also appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour in 2016.
John Henry Pascoe is a former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia and Deputy Chancellor of the University of New South Wales.
Sir Eric James Neal AC CVO FTSE HonFAIB is a retired Australian businessman and public officer. He is a former Governor of South Australia (1996–2001), Commissioner of Sydney (1987–1988) and Chancellor of Flinders University (2002–2010).
Edwina Hart, MBE is a Welsh Labour politician who has represented the constituency of Gower since the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999. Hart was appointed Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology & Science in the Welsh Government in May 2011.
David John Hamill born at Ipswich, Queensland on 18 September 1957, is a former Labor Queensland politician, who served in a number of positions including Minister for Transport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Economic and Trade Development, Minister for Education and Treasurer. He was elected to the Queensland Parliament as member for Ipswich in 1983 and held the seat until 2001. He was awarded a Centenary Medal in 2001 and in 2009 he made a Member of the General Division of the Order of Australia award.
James Edward Dibble was an Australian television presenter, best known as the presenter of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) Sydney news, reading the first news bulletin in 1956, and remaining with the ABC for 27 years until his retirement in 1983.
Sandra Christine Nori is a former Australian politician and presently a company director and Member of Macquarie University Council.
Michael Jenkins Crouch was Chairman of Australian private company Midgeon Holdings Pty Ltd. Midgeon acted as a holding vehicle for his long-term investments which include interests in Australian manufacturing, beef production, meat processing and property. Until December 2013 he was also Executive Chairman of Zip Industries, a manufacturing company he founded following his acquisition in 1962 of Zip Heaters.
Joseph Michael Francis is a former Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2008]] to 2017, representing the seat of Jandakot. He was a minister in the Barnett government from March 2013 to March 2017, and was considered a front runner for the Liberal Party leadership until he lost his seat at the 2017 state election.
Daryl William Manzie is an Australian former politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Sanderson in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 2001.
Alan Frederick Sherlock OBE, OAM was an Australian politician.
Jean Frances Hay is an Australian local government politician. She served as the Mayor of Manly Council from 1999 to 2004 and was the last mayor of Manly from 8 September 2008 to 12 May 2016, following Manly's amalgamation into the new Northern Beaches Council.
Sir Adrian Herbert Curlewis, was a barrister, Captain in WW2, a Changi and Thai-Burma Railway POW and later District Court judge. He was also a sportsman, one of the early surfers in Sydney and later a sports administrator.
Heather Lynne Reid AM is a leading Australian football administrator and a strong advocate for gender equity, diversity and inclusion in sport, particularly in the world game of football. In 2018, she was elected to the Football Federation Australia Board.
