Member of the Order of Australia

  • Purple reign: A journey to Australia’s highest honour

    Purple reign: A journey to Australia’s highest honour

    On an early Saturday morning not long ago, Dr Christine Craik opened up her computer to find an email from the Governor General’s office, and, as any ordinary person would do, deleted it. Except this time she made a mistake because it wasn’t spam and she was not an ordinary person, rather, she had been…

  • An elite contribution

    An elite contribution

    The worlds of football and ballet have collided under Susan Mayes’ world-leading physio research and she has been acknowledged for her work in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. The Riddells Creek resident has been named a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for significant service to physiotherapy, particularly to ballet. Working with elite dancers from…