Order of Australia

  • Special honour for Surf Coast Shire councillor

    Surf Coast Shire councillor and former mayor Rose Hodge has received a Medal of the Order of Australia in today’s honours list.

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  • Women outnumber men in national honours

    Today’s King’s Birthday honours recognise 1191 Australians for their distinguished and conspicuous service.

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  • National honour is ‘humbling’

    Order of Australia recipient Joy Leggo credits her Colac district upbringing for her distinguished career in the multicultural and aged care sector.

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  • Pedal power earns accolade

    Passionate cycling advocate Graham Gibson has spent decades promoting the health benefits of cycling, alongside firefighting and other volunteering riles.

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  • Water service earns honour for fuel man

    Former Colac businessman Robert Riordan says his decades of service on water and education boards stems from his sense of civic responsibility and community pride.

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  • Beef pioneer leaves big legacy

    Former Colac district beef breeder Andrew Gubbins has received a posthumous Order of Australia Medal, recognising his service to the industry and the wider community.

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  • Queen’s Birthday honour for district volunteer

    Humbled, honoured and humiliated were the words Cobden’s Les Sumner used to describe his new title.

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  • Cousins both receive Australia Day honour

    Two former Cororooke women will receive Order of Australia medals for their service to communities across the country.

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