Medal of the Order of Australia

  • Fryerstown photographer gets OAM

    Fryerstown photographer gets OAM

    Receiving a Medal of the Order of Australia, acclaimed local photographer Julie Millowick has taken this Queen’s Birthday opportunity to…

  • Queen’s Birthday gong for a ‘£10 Pom’

    Queen’s Birthday gong for a ‘£10 Pom’

    Arriving in Australia in 1957, aged 25 and a proud ‘Ten Pound Pom’, Ron Alexander never looked back. The carpenter…

  • Richly deserved

    Richly deserved

    Castlemaine resident and respected beekeeper Eileen McDonald has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to…

  • A quiet generosity

    A quiet generosity

    Despite decades of charitable work in the community, Gisborne’s Elaine Millar “never in a million years” expected to be named…

  • An unbreakable bond

    An unbreakable bond

    A love for his community shines through when you meet born and bred Kyneton local Eric Scoble. “It’s a bond…