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Nurses on the 2020 Australia Day Honours List

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Extracting information from www.gg.gov.au/australian-honours-and-awardsaustralian-honours-lists/australia-day-2020-honours-list, below are the Nurses named on the 2019 Australia Day Honours List.

Margaret Alice Aldous OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Benalla, Victoria
For service to nursing.

Cooinda Village
– Chief Executive/Director of Nursing, since 2008.

Benalla Rotary Club
– Vocational/Membership Committee, 2014-2016.
– Student Councillor, 2012-2014.

Benalla Hospital
– Quality Manager, 2001-2008.
– Nurse Unit Manager Home, Nursing Services, 1997-2001.
– Team Leader, Critical Incident Debriefing.
– Nurse Unit Manager, Accident and Emergency and Hospital Supervisor, 1996-1997.
– Palliative Care Supervisor, 1989-1994, seconded to Hume Region North East Victoria, 1995.
– Provided first palliative care education service to Benalla Hospital and medical staff.
– Grief Counsellor.
– Mentor to Junior Staff.
– Hospital Supervisor, 1982-1989.
– Nurse Unit Manager Midwifery, 1979-1981.
– Staff Nurse 1977-1979.
– Registered Midwife, 1977-2016.
– Registered Nurse’ 1975- current

Alfred Hospital Melbourne
– Staff Nurse, 1976.
– Trainee Nurse, 1972-1975.
– Trainee Midwife, 1975-1976.

Royal Women’s Hospital
– Trainee Midwife, 1975-1976

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Coralie Elizabeth Brannelly OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Moulden, Northern Territory
For service to the community of Darwin.

Lions Australia
– Secretary, Palmerston Lions Club, 2014-2017, 2019.
– Co-Founder, Palmerston Lions Club, 2014.
– Former Member, Darwin Nightcliff Lions Club.

Professional
– Primary Health Care Respiratory Nurse, Northern Territory Department of Health, since 2009.

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Deborah Kenna OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Orange, New South Wales
For service to community health.

Western NSW Local Health District
– Registered Nurse, Health Service Manager
– Aboriginal Health, Chronic Care, Integrated Care 2001 – 2017
– District Manager, Chronic Care
– Aboriginal Primary Health Care Practitioner, 2001-2006.

Orange Aboriginal Medical Service (OAMS)
– Founding Community Board Member, planning and development, 2005.
– Chair, 2006.
– Director, Board Member, 2002-2007.
– Member, Clinical Governance Patient Safety/ Quality Governance Group, current.

Other Voluntary
– Member, National Heart Foundation Aboriginal Health Advisory Committee (NAHAC), 2011-2018.
– Deputy Chair, NAHAC, 2017-2018.
– Member, Cardiovascular Health Advisory Committee.
– Member, NSW Better Cardiac Care Aboriginal Ministers Advisory Group, 2016-2017.
– Member, National Cervical and Breast Screen Advisory Group, 2013-2016.
– Member, Ministry of Health Chronic Care Advisory Group, 2012-2017.
– Member, Aboriginal Advisory Group, National Cancer Institute and Research, since 2015 – current

Professional Memberships
– Australian College of Nursing.
– Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINAM).
– Council of Remote Area Nurses Australia, (CRANA).

Awards and recognition include:
– Female Person of the Year, Orange NAIDOC Community Awards, 2007 and 2014.
– Employee of the Year, Orange Community Awards, 2009.

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Lilian Selina Leonard OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Pearcedale, Victoria
For service to community health.

Voluntary
– Founder/Treasurer/Committee Member, Young Ostomates United Support Group, since 1989.
– OutReach Stoma/Continence/Breast Care Service, East Gippsland, 1998-2004.
– East Gippsland Cancer Support Group, 1999-2004.
– North Western Breast Cancer Support Group, 1997-2004.
– Founder, Preston and Northcote Community Hospital Ostomy Support Group, 1987.

Nursing
– Registered Nurse Div. 1: Graduated from the Melbourne School of Nursing, 1959.
– Stomal Therapy Certificate, Mayfield Centre, 1979.
– Graduate Diploma in Human Relationships Education, Melbourne University, 1988.
– Registered Nurse, Stomal Therapy, Cabrini Hospital, Preston, Northcote Community Hospital (PANCH), The Northern Hospital (Northern Health) and Bairnsdale Regional Health Service, 1979-2004.
– President/Committee Member, Australian Association of Stomal Therapy Nurses Victoria, early 1980s.

Awards and recognition includes:
– Recipient, Advance Australia Foundation Award, 1993.
– Inaugural Portrait Gallery Inductee at MacRobertston Girls High School, 2008.

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Matthew Alan Luther OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Gordon, Australian Capital Territory
For service to nursing.

Nursing
– Co-Director, Emergency Department, Calvary Public Hospital, Bruce, Canberra, current.
– Nurse Practitioner, since 2004.
– Midwife, since 2002.
– Registered Nurse, since 1999.
– Credentialed Emergency Nurse.

Other Medical and Community service includes
– Vice-Chair, ACT Branch, Australian Resuscitation Council, current.
– Guest Lecturer, Australian Catholic University, current.
– Mass Gathering/Event Nurse Practitioner, ACT Branch, St John’s Ambulance Australia, since 2012.
– Member, Australian Medical Assistance Team (AusMAT), since 2010.
– Volunteer Fire Fighter, ACT Rural Fire Service, since 1992.
– Course Director, Advanced Life Support, Australian Resuscitation Council, current.

Royal Australian Air Force Reserve
– Specialist Nurse, Military Critical Care Aeromedical Team, since 2006.
– Patient Movement Cell, Deployment, Iraq, 2018.
– Aeromedical Evacuation Nurse, Philippines Assist, Humanitarian Aid, 2012 and Deployment Middle East, 2012.
– Emergency Nurse, Pacific Partnership, Humanitarian Aid, 2008.

Memberships
– Fellow, Australian College of Nursing.
– Fellow, College of Emergency Nursing Australasia.
– Fellow, Australian College of Nurse Practitioners.

Awards and recognition include:
– Excellence in Management Practice, ACT Health, 2016.
– ACT Nursing Team of the Year, ACT Health, 2016.
– Australia Day Medallion, for service to Calvary Health Care, 2008.

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Annette Elizabeth Moehead OAM PSM
Public Service Medal (PSM)
Wollongbar, New South Wales
For outstanding public service to mental health care of aged persons in New South Wales.

Ms Moehead has provided exceptional service to NSW Health since 1973. Specialising in the nursing of dementia and psychogeriatrics for over 30 years she is regarded by nurses and health professionals, locally and nationally, as a leader, mentor and expert in dementia and delirium care.

An outstanding and innovative influence in the psychogeriatrics sector, she has placed great emphasis on the recognition, assessment and management of cognitive disorders at a state and national level. She established the first dementia day care service outside the metropolitan area; setting up and delivering one of the early dementia pilot programs in order to establish a coordinated approach to delivering community mental health services to older persons.

She has also been a major influencer in the development of the NSW Dementia Action Plan and has been instrumental in the development and implementation of delirium care as a National Standard.

Currently as Nurse Practitioner Psychogeriatrics, Northern New South Wales Local Health District, Ms Moehead’s dedication and commitment to influencing the knowledge and skill of the healthcare workforce in delivering quality clinical care has earnt her the respect and acknowledgement from her patients, peers and the community of New South Wales.

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Pauline Margaret Nugent AM
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
East Melbourne, Victoria
For significant service to education, and to nursing.

Service includes:

Australian Catholic University
– Provost, since 2012.
– Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), 2011-2012.
– Dean of Health Sciences, 2007-2011.

Deakin University
– Inaugural Chair of Nursing Development, 2003-2006.
– Head, School of Nursing, 1997-2006.

Southern Health
– Chair, 2005-2009.
– Board Member, 2001-2009.

Australian Department of Health
– Member, National Nursing and Nursing Education Taskforce, 2004-2007.
– Member, Australian Health Workforce Advisory Committee, 2000-2007.

Australian Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery
– President, 1999-2003.
– Executive Member, 1999-2005.
– Member, Victorian and Tasmanian Deans of Nursing, 1997-2007.
– Chair, Victorian Deans of Nursing, 1997-1999.

Other
– Member of the Health Professions Education Standing Group, Victorian Department of Health, since 2013.
– Board Member, Eastern Health, 2009-2018.
– Member, Nurse Practitioner Implementation Committee, Victorian Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2000-2001.
– Chair, Education Sub-Committee, Nurse Recruitment and Retention Committee, Victorian Department of Health, 2000.

Awards and recognition includes:
– Telstra Businesswoman of the Year, 2009.

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Sabine Cornelia Phillips AM
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Port Melbourne, Victoria
For significant service to aged welfare, and to the legal profession.

Benetas Aged Care (Victoria)
– Director and Chair, Clinical Governance Committee, 2010-2012.
– Board Member, 2009-2012.

Uniting Agewell
– Board Member, since 2015.
– Member, Clinical Governance Committee, current.
– Member, Audit and Risk Committee.

Northern Health
– Board Member, 2007-2016.
– Member, Audit and Risk Committee, 2013-2016.
– Chair, Clinical Governance Committee, 2009-2013.

Other
– Board Member, Dementia Australia, 2016-2017.
– Board Member, Australian Children Education and Quality Agency, 2014-2017.
– Board Member, Wintringham Aged Care and Wintringham Housing.
– Fellow, Australian College of Nursing, current.

Professional
– Partner, Health and Aged Care Law, Gadens Lawyers, since 2016.
– Lawyer and Partner, Russell Kennedy Lawyers, 2004-2015.
– Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors, current.

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Sheila Ellen Simpson OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Scone, New South Wales
For service to nursing.

Nursing
– Clinical Nurse Consultant and Tuberculosis Coordinator, South Western Sydney Local Health District, 1987-2018.
– Clinical Nurse Consultant, South Western Sydney Local Health District, 1987-2018.
– Nurse, Liverpool Chest Clinic, Liverpool Hospital, 1984-2018.
– Charge Nurse, Randwick Chest Hospital (now known as Prince of Wales Hospital), 1972-1984

Other
– Member, Projects Advisory Group for the Australian Respiratory Council, for many years.
– Member, NSW TB Advisory Committee.
– Co-Author, ‘Recurrence of tuberculosis at a Sydney chest clinic between 1994 and 2006: reactivation or reinfection?’

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Please let me know via the comments section below if I missed any nurses on the 2020 Australia Day Honours List. Naturally, I’m happy to correct any oversights.

Paul McNamara, 26 January 2020

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Nurses on the 2019 Australia Day Honours List

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Extracting information from www.gg.gov.au/australia-day-2019-honours-list, below are the Nurses named on the 2019 Australia Day Honours List.

Janice Maree Ablett OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Drouin, Victoria
For service to the community through alcohol and drug dependence groups.

Service includes:

Founder and President, The Ice Meltdown Project, since 2014.
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse, current.

Awards and recognition include:
Nominee, Victorian Local Hero Australian of the Year, 2018.

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Sanchia Kaye Aranda AM
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Alexandria, New South Wales
For significant service to community health, particularly to cancer control and nursing.

Service includes:

Chief Executive Officer, Cancer Council Australia, since 2015.
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Cancer Services and Information, NSW Cancer Institute,
2011-2015
Director of Cancer Nursing and Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 2001-2015.
Special Professor, School of Nursing, University of Nottingham, UK, 2004-2010.
Head, Department of Nursing, University of Melbourne, 2006-2011 and Deputy Head, 1997-2001.
Associate Professor, Palliative Care Nursing, Centre for Palliative Care, 1997.

President, Union of International Cancer Control, since 2016 and Board Member, since 2010.
President, International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care, 2006-2010 and Board Member, 1992-2012.
Board Member, International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting, since 2016.
Member, National Cancer Expert Reference Group, Commonwealth Department of Health.
Member, Oncology Clinical Committee, National Health and Medical Research Council, since 2016 and Member, Palliative Care Research Working Committee, 2004-2008.
Member, Data and Research Advisory Committee, Cancer Australia.
Member, Cancer Monitoring Advisory Group,
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, since 2015.
Reviewer, Australian Research Council.

Awards and recognition includes:
Honorary Professor, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney
Honorary Life Fellow, Cancer Nursing Society of Australia, 2017.
Recipient, Distinguished Merit Award, International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care, 2016.
Distinguished Fellow, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 2013
Recipient, Nursing Excellence Award, Cancer Nursing Society of Australia, 2009.
International Fellow, American Academy of Nurses, 2009.
Bonnie Bullough Lecture, School of Nursing, University of Buffalo, USA, 2006.
Royal Tiffany Lectureship, Royal Marsden Hospital, UK, 2001.
Recipient, International Award for Contributions to Cancer Care, US Oncology Nursing Society, 2001.

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Jan Maree Becker AM
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Yandina Creek, Queensland
For service to community health through neonatal organisations, and to aviation.

Service includes:

Neonatal organisations:
Founder, Midwife Vision, current.
Instructor, Neonatal Resuscitation, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, current.
Clinical Midwife, Amana Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, current.
Nurse, Buderim Private Hospital, July 2013.
Former Nurse, Nelson Polytechnic, Nelson, New Zealand.
Former Registered Nurse, Renal and Plastic Ward, Tauranga, New Zealand.
Former Midwife, King George V Hospital/Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Former Midwife, Neonatal Intensive Care, John Spence Nursery, King George V
Memorial Hospital/Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Former Midwife, Kimbe Maternity, Papua New Guinea.
Chair, Cherish Foundation and Deputy Chair, Finance and Audit Committee.

Aviation:
Board Member and Treasurer, Helicopter Association International, since 2015.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Becker Helicopters, since 1996.

Awards and recognition include:
Outstanding Alumnus, University of Sunshine Coast, 2017.
Recipient, Telstra Queensland Business Women’s Owner Award, 2014.
Recipient, National Telstra Medium Business Awards, 2013.
Recipient, Queensland Premier’s Innovation Export Award, 2012

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Victoria Anne Caton CSC
Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)
New South Wales
For outstanding devotion to duty in the field of Defence nursing and personnel support.

Lieutenant Commander Caton demonstrated outstanding devotion to duty as a Nursing Officer and Member Support Coordinator. Her dedication to supporting injured and ill members of the Royal Australian Navy in their return to the workforce or assisting with their transition to civilian life when they can no longer serve, has directly contributed to the wellbeing of these members and their families during times of significant stress.

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Doseena Fergie OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Dalyston, Victoria
For service to community health.

Service includes:

Woor-Dungin:
Member, Aboriginal Advisory Committee, current.
Past Treasurer and Committee Member, up until 2016.

Healesville Indigenous Community Services Association:
President, 2009-2014.
Founding Member, 2009.

First 1000 Days Australia:
Councillor, current.

Founding Member, Boorndawan Willam Healing Service.

Founding Member, Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place.
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Australian Catholic University, Melbourne:
Lecturer & Early Career Researcher – speciality: Indigenous Health and Culture, current.
Lead, Building Cultural Capacity Project – current.

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation:
Member, Victorian Branch, current.

Inaugural Fellow, Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives, since 2016.

Department of Health, Victoria:
Executive Member, Eastern Metropolitan Region ‘closing the health gap plan’, 2009-2013.

Eastern Health:
Clinical Care Coordinator, Indigenous Health Team, Yarra Valley Community Health, 1999-2010.
Founder,’Good Food, Great Kids’, Indigenous Community Nutrition Project, 2002-2004, Awardee, Excellence in community engagement, Victorian Public Healthcare Award, 2007.

Awards and recognition includes:
Citizen of the Year, Yarra Ranges Council, 2017.
Inductee, Victorian Honour Roll of Women, 2016.
Awarded, Churchill Fellowship, 2016.
NAIDOC Eastern Metropolitan Region Indigenous Elder Award, 2011.
Yarra Ranges Council Acknowledgement for Health and Wellbeing Work Award, 2010.
Victorian State Nurse Excellence Award, 2009.
Australian Thanksgiving Day Award, 2007 for work in the Indigenous community.
NAIDOC Community Recognition Certificate, 2007.
NAIDOC Community Award, 2005.

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Dulcie Gladys Flower OAM, AM
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
New South Wales
For significant service to the Indigenous community, and to the 1967 Referendum Campaign.

Service includes:

Aboriginal Medical Service Cooperative Limited at Redfern:
Board Member, since approx. 2002.
Former Registered Nurse.
Involved in the establishment of the Cooperative, July 1971.

Former Board Member, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance.
Activist for Indigenous rights, health and social welfare, ongoing.

Campaigner, 1967 Referendum (on the proposal to include Aboriginal people in the census,
and to allow the Commonwealth government to make laws for Aboriginal people).

Honorary Member, New South Wales College of Nursing.
Former Board Member, Carers New South Wales.
Board Member, Bangarra Dance Theatre, for 9 years from establishment.
Has served on a range of expert committees and working panels at the local, state and
national level.

Awards and recognition include:
Awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia, 1994.

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Sally Anne Garratt OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Victoria
For service to nursing.

Service includes:

Nursing:
Founder, Clinical Support Unit, Caulfield General Medical Centre, 2001.
Associate Professor of Gerontic Nursing, La Trobe University, since 2001.
Member, Australian Association of Gerontology, 1987-2006.
Consultant, Aged Care Home Care Implementation, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, 1996-1997.
Former Board Member, Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care.
Former Consultant, Montefiore, Royal Freemasons’, Bundoora Aged Care, Vision Australia.

Dementia Australia:
Board Member, current.
Author, Understanding Dementia Care and Sexuality in Residential Facilities, 2010.

Australian College of Nursing:
Victorian Chair, 2000-2004.
Representative, National Aged Care Alliance Committee, 2000.
Member, Collegian Editorial Panel, 2 years.

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT):
Associate Dean, Faculty of Nursing, 1995-1997.
Associate Professor Gerontological Nursing, 1992-1997.
Head, Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, 1987-1995.
Head, Department Primary Health Care Practice, 1995.
Vice Dean, School of Nursing, Phillip Institute of Technology (prior to merger with
RMIT)

Awards and recognition include:
Distinguished Member, Australian Association of Gerontology, 2005.
Distinguished Life Fellow, Australian College of Nursing, 2004.
Fellow, Australian College of Nursing, 1980.
Doctor of Nursing (Honoris Causa), La Trobe University.
RMIT Quality and Improvement Award.
Honorary Member, Alzheimer’s Australia (Tasmania)
Florence Nightingale Scholarship.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Scholarship.
Centaur Memorial Scholarship for Nurses.

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Glyndia Joyce Gee OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Kerang, Victoria
For service to the community of Kerang.

Service includes:

Co-ordinator, Winter Wonderland Debutante Ball, since 1990.
Volunteer Canteen Manager, Kerang Christian College, 2013-2018 (720 hours per year for 5 years)
Canteen Volunteer, Kerang Technical High School, since 2004.
Volunteer Treasurer, Kerang Community Centre, from August 2018.
Canteen Volunteer, St Joseph’s Primary School in Kerang, approximately 1995-2012.
Secretary, Kerang Karate Club, for 10 years.
Volunteer, St Vincent de Paul Society Op Shop Kerang, current.
Past Member, Kerang Show Society Committee.
Life Member, Kerang Highland Dance Society.
Registered Nurse, Barham Hospital, since 1999.

Victorian State Emergency Service:
Controller, Kerang Unit, since 2017.
Volunteer, since 1999.

Awards and recognition includes:
Recipient, Senior Citizen of the Year, Gunnawarra Shire Council, 2017.
Life Member, Winter Wonderland Debutante Ball Committee.
National Medal, for service to Victorian State Emergency Service.
Nellie McGillray Award, for bedside manner in nursing, 1998.

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Dawn Gilchrist OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia
For service to community health.

Mrs Gilchrist is a Yamatji woman.

Service includes:

Early Years and Parent Support Coordinator, Wadjak Northside Community Group, since 2016.

Australian Red Cross (WA) 2009 -January 2016:
Community Development Manager.
Team Leader, Personal Helpers and Mentors (PH & M).
Manager, Regional Office.

WA Country Health Services, Goldfields:
Regional Aboriginal Health Promotion Coordinator, 2007-2009.
Regional Aboriginal Health Coordinator, 2003-2007.

Coordinator, Aboriginal Health, East Perth Public and Community Health Unit, Royal Perth Hospital, 1995-January 2003.
Lecturer/Tutor, School of Nursing, Curtin University of Technology, 1991-1995.
Former Federal Aboriginal Board Member, Churches of Christ.
Registered Nurse, Perth Aboriginal Medical Service, 1988-1992.

Awards and recognition includes:
Meritorious Award, Red Cross, 2015.
Vice-Chancellors List, Curtin University.
NAIDOC Karlkurla Award, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Employee Section (Kalgoorlie) 8 July 2013.

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Lynette Noelle Grubwinkler AM
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Queensland
For significant service to international eye health initiatives as a clinical consultant,
and to ophthalmic nursing.

Service includes:

Eye Care:
Ophthalmic Advisor and Volunteer, Youth with a Mission Medical Ships (YWAM), Fiji and Papua New Guinea, since 1998.
Clinical Advisor and Volunteer, East Timor Eye Project, National Eye Centre, Dili, Timor Leste, 2017-2018.
Clinical Consultant, Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand, National Eye Centre, Dili, Timor Leste, 2015-2016.
Clinical Consultant, Lighthouse for Christ Eye Hospital, Mombasa, Kenya, May 2006.

Australian Ophthalmic Nurses Association, Queensland Branch:
Former Executive Committee Member.
Member, current.

Member, International Development Group, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of
Ophthalmologists, current.

Professional:
Ophthalmic Nurse, Northside Eye Specialists and Queensland Eye Hospital, Brisbane.

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Nicole Danielle Johnston OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Barton, Australian Capital Territory
For service to nursing.

Service includes:

Clare Holland House:
Palliative Aged Care Nurse Practitioner, since 2014.
Nurse, Home Based Palliative Care Community Service, 2003-2007.
Nurse, ACT Hospice.

Canberra Hospital:
Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, 2010-2014.
Nurse, Calvary ACT, 2003-2007.

Registered Nurse, since 1989.
Member, Palliative Care Australia, current.

Education:
Guest Lecturer, Australian Catholic University.
Guest Lecturer, University of Canberra.
Co-Author and Contributor, BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care Journal.

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Colin Bruce Lott OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Watanobbi, New South Wales
For service to the community through a range of roles.

Service includes:

St John Ambulance New South Wales:
Assistant Commissioner – Operations, since 2012.
Regional Superintendent, 2004-2012.
Former Divisional Superintendent.
Former Regional Nursing Officer.
Former Regional Staff Officer.
Former Divisional Nursing Officer.
Member, St John Council of New South Wales, current.

Professional:
Chief Inspector, Tuggerah Lakes Local Area Command,
New South Wales Police Force, since 1987.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, Hornsby Hospital, since 1999.

Awards and recognition includes:
Recipient, Commander of the Order of St John, 2013 (Admission, 2000; Officer, 2009).
Recipient, 1998 – Fourth Bar to the St John Service Medal, St John Ambulance New
South Wales, 2014 (First Bar, 1998; Second Bar, 2003; Third Bar, 2008).
Recipient, 12 Year Service Medal, St John Ambulance New South Wales, 1993.
Inductee, Honorary Life Membership, St John Ambulance New South Wales, 1992.
Recipient, Certificate of Merit, St John Ambulance New South Wales, 1991.

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Helen Frances MacArthur OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Broome, Western Australia
For service to community health.

Service includes:

Nursing: Community Health Nurse Manager, Broome Community Health, 2005-2016.
School Health Nurse, Broome, 1994-2005.
Community Nurse, Gordon Downs, 1976-1980.
Former Registered Nurse Midwife, Halls Creek Hospital, 1980-1982.
Former School Health Nurse, Halls Creek Community Health, 1983-1994.

Broome Bird Observatory:
Volunteer, since 1994.
Former Chairman, 8 years.

Awards and recognition include:
Western Australia’s Children’s Hero Award, National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, 2009.

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Elizabeth Anne Mason AM
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Northern Territory
For significant service to nursing, and to the community of the Northern Territory.

Service includes:

Charles Darwin University (previously Northern Territory University):
Head, School of Nursing, 1997-2000.
Past Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing.
Chair, Academic Board, 2001-2003.
Member, Academic Board, 2000-2006.
Founder and Curator, Nursing Museum, since 1987.

Federation of College Academics:
National Executive, 1986-1990.
President, Northern Territory Branch, 1989-1991
National Council Member, 1984-1991.

President, Unions NT, 2000-2004.

Museums Australia:
National Council Member, 2013-2015.
Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Northern Territory Branch, since 2003.

Community roles:
Board Member, Anglicare Northern Territory, 2009-2016.
Member, Northern Territory Anzac Community Advisory Committee, 2012-2013.
Member, Advisory Council of the Ageing, Northern Territory Government, 2006-2008.
Honorary Secretary and Public Officer, History Society of the Northern Territory, since 2003.
Honorary Secretary, Northern Territory Euthanasia Society, since 2006.

Awards and recognition includes:
Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, Unions NT, 2010.
Life Member, National Tertiary Education Union, 1997.
Fellow, Royal College of Nursing Australia, 1981-1998.
Recipient, Centenary Medal, 2003.

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Beverly Rose Morton OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Birdsville, Queensland
For service to the community.

Service includes:

Community
Betoota Race Club and Social Club:
Treasurer, 2011-2016.
Secretary, 1995-2010 and 1980-1991.
Inaugural Member, 1979.
Life member.

Member, Boulia Bedourie Birdsville Branch, Isolated Children’s Parents Association, 1982-2012.
Various Officer Bearer positions, Mount Isa School of the Air, Isolated Children’s Parents Association, 1985-1995.
Member, Priority Country Area Programme, 1987-1995.
Secretary, Birdsville Social Club, 1978-1990.

Health
Birdsville Health Clinic:
Nurse and community based worker, 2005-2014.
Administration officer, 2013-2014.

Advocate, Local Ambulance Committee, 2002-2011.

Awards and recognition includes:
Recipient, Citizen of the Year, Diamantina Shire Council, 1989.
Senior Sporting Administrator Award, 2013, 2004 and 1998.
Recipient, Centenary Medal, ‘for distinguished service to the community’, 2001.

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Holly Louise Northam OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Fadden, Australian Capital Territory
For service to medicine through a range of roles.

Service includes:

Director, ShareLife, five years.
Helped establish the Australian Organ and Tissue Authority.

ACT Health:
Organ and Tissue Donor Coordinator, since 2002.
Involved with the Restorative Justice Program.
Founding Member and Director, Donor Families Australia, since 2011.

Faculty of Health, University of Canberra:
Assistant Professor, Critical Care Nursing, 2010.
Senior Lecturer.
Course Convenor, Bachelor of Nursing.

Awards and recognition includes:
Donor Families Australia Award, 2016.
Special Commendation, University of Canberra Nurse’s Society, 2013.
Ben Wiseman Award for Healthcare, ACT Chief Minister’s Awards for Organ Donation Awareness, 2010.
Churchill Travelling Fellowship, 2006.

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Kerry Ann Peart OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Victoria
For service to nursing.

Service includes:

Co-ordinator, Barwon Health Midwifery Group Practice, since 2012.
Inaugural Program Director, Bachelor of Midwifery Course, Griffith University, 2010-2012.
Former Coordinator, Graduate Diploma of Midwifery Program, University of Ballarat.
Member, Australian College of Midwives, current.
Registered Midwife, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency, since 1977.
Author,’Managing Labour Pain Safely‘, research paper

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Joan Janice Ryan OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Marrickville, New South Wales
For service to nursing.

Service includes:

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital:
First designated Palliative Care appointment in New South Wales, 1988.
Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Consultant, current.
Founder, Death Review, 2009.
Rural and Remote Palliative Care Nurse Forum.

Palliative Care New South Wales:
Member, Management Committee, since 2004.
Chair, Education Sub-Committee, current.
Chair, Awareness and Communications Sub-Committee, current.

Nursing – General:
Palliative Care Nurse Consultant, Head and Neck Multidisciplinary Team, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, since 2000.
Member, NSW Nurses and Midwives Association, since 1994.
Executive Member, Australasian Palliative Link International, current.
Palliative Care Nurse Consultant, International Education Programs, Timor-Leste, Nauri, Sri Lanka, India, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia.
Former Contributor, NSW Health Education and Training Institute.
Former Lecturer, School of Nursing, Sydney University.
Lecturer and Advisor, Australian College of Nursing, Palliative Care, current.
Presenter, Palliative Care Nurses Australia Conference, Asian Pacific Forums and Montreal Whole Person Conferences, Canada.

Awards and recognition include:
International Nurses Award, 2011.
Quiet Achiever Award, Palliative Care New South Wales, 2010

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Dawn Leonie Thorp AO
Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Myrtle Bank, South Australia
For distinguished service to nursing, and to medicine, in the field of haematology, as an expert clinician and mentor.

Service includes:

Mentor, South Australian BloodSafe Programme, SA Health, since 2002.

Member, World Federation of Haemophilia Nurses Committee, 1996-2002.

Former Co-Founder, Australian Haemophilia Nurses Group.
Former Member, Australian Society of Transfusion.
Former Council Vice President, Haemophilia Foundation Australia.
Former Contributor, Apheresis Graduate Certificate Curriculum, University of Adelaide.

Leukaemia Foundation Australia:
Coordinator, establishing South Australian Branch, 1999.
Volunteer, since 2002.

Australian Haemophilia Nurses Group:
Co-Founder, since 1988.
Former Inaugural Chairman, 6 years.

Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion:
Co-Author, Guidelines for the Administration of Blood Components Transfusion, 2004.
Member, since 1993.
Former Member, Science Subcommittee.

Australian and New Zealand Apheresis Association:
Former Coordinator, Guidelines Working Group.
Former Member, Guidelines for Education Working Party.
Former Foundation Member.

Royal Adelaide Hospital:
Nurse Consultant, Haematology Unit, 1983-2002.
Apheresis Nurse, 1977-1983.
General Nurse, 1960 and 1969-1977.

Awards and recognition include:
Dawn Thorp Annual Oration, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, 2015.
Life Member, Australian & New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion, 2003.
Recipient, Jennifer Ross Award, Haemophilia Foundation Australia, 1999.
Life Membership, Haemophilia Foundation of South Australia, 1998.
Life Governor, Haemophilia Foundation Australia, 1995.

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Diane Esma Twigg AM
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Subiaco, Western Australia
For significant service to nursing through a range of leadership, education and
advisory roles.

Service includes:

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University:
Executive Dean, since 2016.
Professor of Nursing and Head of School, 2009-2016.
Published more than 40 peer reviewed research papers.

Australian College of Nursing:
Former Representative, Nursing Leadership Bank of Experts, International Council of Nurses.
President, 2005-2007.
Vice-President, 2003-2005.
Former Board Member.
Fellow, since 2003.
Member, since 1995.

Commonwealth Department of Health:
Former Australian College of Nursing Representative, Health Care Efficiency Advisory
Committee, National Health Performance Authority.
Member, representing the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery, National Nursing and
Midwifery Education Advisory Network.

International Congress on Innovations in Nursing:
Organising Committee Member, current.
Founder, 2003.

Western Australia Health:
Board Member, Child and Adolescent Health Services, since 2017.
Former Acting Chief Nurse.

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital:
Executive Director of Nursing Services, 1995-2008.
Research Consultant, Centre for Nursing Research, current.

Health – other:
Executive Director of Nursing Services, North Metropolitan Health Service, 2002-
2005 and 2007-2008.
Former Deputy Presiding Member, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Western Australia.
Midwife, since 1979.
Nurse, since 1974.

Awards and recognition includes:
Inductee, Lifetime Achievement Honour Roll, Western Australian Nursing and Midwifery
Excellence Awards, 2017.

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Lydia Ann Visintin OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Camperdown, New South Wales
For service to nursing.

Service includes:

Clinical Nurse Consultant, Melanoma Institute Australia, since 2016.

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital:
Clinical Nurse Consultant (Melanoma), since 2006.
Nursing Unit Manager, 2000-2006.
Registered Nurse, since 1990.

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Kathryn Rosemary Woolridge OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Belmont, Queensland
For service to nursing.

Service includes:

Northern Territory Remote Health:
Remote Area Nurse, 2011.
Continuous Quality Improvement Facilitator, 2010-2011.
General Practice Nurse, 2008-2009.

Other:
Committee Member, Queensland Chapter, Australian College of Nursing, since 2007.
Registered Nurse and Team Manager, Northern Territory Emergency Initiative, 2007-2008.
Clinical Nurse, Community Hospital Interface Program, 2006.
Community and Primary Health Nurse, Roxby Downs Health Service, 2000-2005.

Awards and recognition includes:
Excellence Award for Nursing Clinical Practice, South Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, 2005.
Recipient, Australia Day Citizen of the Year Award, Roxby Downs City Council, 2002.
Certificate of Commendation Cyclone Larry Response, 2006.

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Please let me know via the comments section below if I missed any nurses on the 2019 Australia Day Honours List. I’m happy to correct any oversights.

Paul McNamara, 26 January 2019

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Nurses on the 2018 Australia Day Honours List

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Extracting information from www.gg.gov.au/australia-day-2018-honours-list, below are the Nurses named on the 2018 Australia Day Honours List.


Sandra Joyce Berenger AM
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Cardiff, New South Wales
For significant service to nursing in the field of infection prevention and control, as a clinician and consultant, and to medical associations.

Service includes:

Hunter New England Local Health District:
District Infection Control Clinical Nurse Consultant and Nurse Manager, Infection Prevention Service, since 2005.
Infection Control Consultant, since 1983.
Board Member, Hunter Area Health Service, 1990-1993.
Infection Control Supervisor/Consultant, Hunter Area Health Service, 1983-2004.
Charge Sister, Royal Newcastle Hospital, 1972-1981.

Project Officer, New South Wales Department of Health, 1990-1992, to develop infection control policy and education for health care workers in HIV/AIDS.
A range of short term international consultancy roles for AIDS and Infection Control, World Health Organisation, 1989-1992.

Assisted with establishment and work of Mackillop House (a respite care centre for HIV patients) in conjunction with Sisters of St Joseph and Make Today Count, 1989-2000.

Australian Infection Control Association (now Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control):
President, 1991-1993.
Life Member.

Fellow, Infection Control Association of New South Wales (FICA).

Awards and recognition includes:
Co-Recipient, Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety Winner, Australian Council on Healthcare Standards Quality Improvement Awards, 2015.
Recipient, Community Award, AIDS Council of New South Wales.

 

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Margaret Ann Bradford-Seeley OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Bindoon, Western Australia
For service to community health in Western Australia.

Service includes:

Registered Nurse, Western Australia and Northern Territory Section, Royal Flying Doctor Service, circa 1990s-2005.

Registered Nurse, Road Primary Health Care Program, Royal Flying Doctor Service on the Road, 2008-2014.

Lions Cancer Institute:
Board Member, 2 years.
Skin Cancer Screening Consultant, since 2005. Member, Lions Club of Gingin Chittering.

Served in a range of roles with Gingin-Chittering Anglican Parish including as: Lay Pastoral Minister.
Treasurer.
Member, Rural Executive Committee.

Australian Women Pilots’ Association: President, Western Australia Branch, 2008. Member, Victorian Branch, 1994.

Committee Member, Bindoon Arts and Crafts Centre, current. Steward, Bindoon Agricultural Show, current.

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Charlotte Francis Champion De Crespigny AM
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Netherby, South Australia
For significant service to nursing, and to nurse education, particularly in the field of drug and alcohol care, and to Indigenous health projects.

Service includes:

University of Adelaide:
Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing, since 2015. Professor of Drug and Alcohol Nursing, 2008-2015.

Flinders University and Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia:
Joint Chair, Professor of Drug and Alcohol Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery and Alcohol Services SA, 2000-2008.
Clinical Nurse, Nurse Educator and Frontline worker trainer and Aboriginal workforce, 1988- 2000.
Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Researcher, 1996-2000.

Leader and co-author, Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs: Clinical Guidelines for Nurses and Midwives statewide, 2003 and 2012 (revised).

Leader, co-author and educator, National Alcohol Treatment Guidelines for Indigenous Australia, Commonwealth Department of Health competitive funding, 2005-2009.

Leader, co-author and researcher, Comorbidity in the North (CAN), Commonwealth competitive funding and SA Mental Health funding, 2011-2014.

Leader, Coordinated Aboriginal Mental Health Care (CAMHC), Alcohol and Other Drug and Mental Health Program, 2000-2004 and 2005-2009.

Convenor, First International Conference for Drug and Alcohol Nurses and Midwives, Adelaide, 2003.

Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia: Member, since 1991.
Past President.
Life Member.

Annual Adams, M, de Crespigny, C, and Harvey Oration, since 2011.

Founder, Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOD) Nurses and Midwives Statewide Action Group, 2000-2015.

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Glenys Elizabeth Chapman OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Late of Kellyville, New South Wales
For service to nursing, and to international outreach programs.

Service includes:

Open Heart International:
Leader, Burn Surgery Project, Nepal, 2014- 2017. Member, Burn Surgery Project, Nepal, 2004-2017. Member, Nepal Plastic Surgery Program, 1996-2004. Member, Cleft Lip and Palate Team.
Volunteer, 1996-2017.

Volunteer/Fundraiser/Supporter, Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Nepal, 2004- 2017, (The Agency has supported education improvement initiatives for children in Nepal including sponsorship of over 160 children to attend school and upgrades to educational facilities).

Nursing Unit Manager, Surgical Centre, Sydney Adventist Hospital, 1995-2017.

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Karen Michelle Glaetzer AM
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Torrensville, South Australia
For significant service to nursing, particularly in the field of palliative care, to people living with Motor Neurone Disease, and to professional groups.

Service includes:

Southern Adelaide Palliative Care Service:
Palliative Care Nurse, since 1988.
Was the first Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner to be endorsed in Australia, 2003.

Palliative Care Nurses Australia: First Elected Chair, 2006. Treasurer, several years.

Foundation Fellow, Australian College of Nurse Practitioners.

Member, Motor Neurone Disease Association of South Australia (MND SA), since 1991.

Panel Member, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, current.

Academic Status, School of Medicine, Flinders University, current and has been involved with curriculum development.

Awards and recognition includes:
Recipient, Nina Buscombe Award, ‘for commitment to people living with MND’. Recipient, Churchill Fellowship, 2013.
Recipient, Inaugural South Australian Palliative Care Nurse Award, 2009. Recipient, SA Premier’s Nursing Scholarship, 2000.

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Margaret Mary Miller OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Warwick, Queensland
For service to the community of Warwick.

Service includes:

Warwick and District Branch, Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland (now Leukaemia Foundation of Australia):
Founder and President, 1985-2015.
District Support Person, current.

Life Member.
Member, Warwick Show & Rodeo Society Ladies Auxiliary, since 1977; Life Member.

Registered Nurse, Warwick Benevolent Society, 1997-2015. Registered Nurse, 50 years.

Awards and recognition includes:
Recipient, Professor Ian Frazer Humanitarian Award, Warwick Lions Club, 2010. Recipient, Paul Harris Award, Rotary Club of Warwick, 2010.

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Susan Lindley Oakey OAM
Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Bolton Point, New South Wales
For service to aged welfare.

Service includes:

Mercy Community Services: Chair, 2008-2014.
Board Member, since 2005.

Chair, Mercy Aged Care Singleton, 2008-2014.

Anglican Church of New South Wales:
Director of Care, Anglican Care Newcastle/Lake Macquarie, 1995 – 1998. Director of Nursing, 1977-1984 and 1986-1995.
Matron, 1965-1968.

Former Member, Anglican Diocese of Newcastle.
Past Parish Councillor, Toronto Anglican Church.
Diocesan Director of Aged Care Services, Samaritans Foundation, 1984-1986 and Volunteer, Toronto Community Relief Centre.

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Please let me know via the comments section below if I missed any nurses on the 2018 Australia Day Honours List. I’m happy to correct any oversights.

Paul McNamara, 26 January 2018