Tag: Medal of the Order of Australia
OAM honour for Ray
Guildford Grumpies 'legend' Ray Pattle has been recognised with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to the community of Guildford.
The...
OAM honour for Linn
Elphinstone resident Linn Maskell has received a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2025 Australia Day honours for service to the community...
Groundbreaking explorer earns OAM
Being awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to adventure and exploration literature was "gobsmackingly unexpected" for Mount Alexander Shire resident...
OAM for healthcare champion
It takes courage, education and passion to transform a country's approach to maternal child health services.
They're key ingredients to Samantha Turner's success in changing...
Breaking barriers
When Luz Restrepo received an email telling her she had been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to the...
The Love of community
When Sue Love says she'll do something, she always turns up.
It is this tenacity and commitment to serving her community of Malmsbury that has...
OAM for winemaking pioneer
John Ellis is a true pioneer of winemaking in the Macedon Ranges.
Arguably the first person in Australia to make a merlot, cabernet merlot, cool...
Art director honoured
From Anzacs to The Man from Snowy River, Leslie Binns has been a creative mind behind some of Australia's most iconic filmmaking.
The talented art...
Literacy trailblazer recognised with OAM
Castlemaine teacher, educational consultant and author Rosemary McKenry has received a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to education in this year's...
A love of adventuring
The joy of seeing young people learning and adventuring is the reason Alex Forrest has dedicated decades to the scouting movement.
The Mount Macedon resident's...
Honour ‘quite a shock’
Eve Lamb
Truth is we all get old, if we're lucky, so it's nice to know that someone like Marilyn Bennet is out there doing...
Royal honour for fest favourite
There's hardly a person in Kyneton who doesn't know Marg Dearricott.
In perhaps her best known role as the long-running secretary of the Kyneton Daffodil...
