Scouts Honoured on Australia Day 2018
Scouts Australia congratulates all our members honoured and recognised on Australia Day
MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
Bob Baker OAM (NSW)
Chief Director of AJ 2010 and former Deputy Chief Commissioner
Harold Davis (NSW)
Patron of the Lord Baden-Powell Society
Colleen Godsell (NSW)
Chair, 1st Mosman 1908 Scout Group
MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
David Cossart (ACT)
For service to youth through Scouts
Janice Kinloch (Victoria)
Treasurer, Geelong Scout Heritage Centre, Vic, and a former Assistant District Commissioner and Group Leader
Philippa Lovely (NSW)
Abseiling Senior Instructor, Greater Western Sydney Region, NSW
John Mitchell (ACT)
Financial Supporter of Scouts ACT for more than 20 years
Aline Thompson (Victoria)
Recently retired as State Commissioner for Heritage, mother of eight Queen’s Scouts, 55 years of service and the Silver Kangaroo
Jon Willis (Victoria)
Deputy Chief Commissioner, Scouts Victoria, and Producer of Melbourne Gang Show
Roxby Downs
Roxby Downs Recipients
Heather Rankin
Tapanga Barnhart
Doncaster East
Doncaster East Leaders
Joshua Nicholls
Joshua Nicholls
Many Scouts Australai members were also recognised in their local communities:
- Sally Jensen, 1st Koo Wee Rup – Young Citizen of the Year, Cardinia Shire
- Tapanga Barnhart, 3rd/4th Colac – Young Citizen of the Year, Colac Otway Shire
- Thomas Van Dolderen, 1st Lang Lang – Junior Citizen of the Year, Lang Lang
- Corey Williams, Bacchus Marsh – Young Citizen of the Year, Moorabool
- Christopher Harris, Kulin Rover Crew – Young Citizen of the Year, Pyrenees Shire
- Tristan Grinter, 1st Cobram Scout Group – Young Citizen of the Year, Moira Shire
- Maddy Hack, Bairnsdale – Junior Citizen of the Year, Bairnsdale
- Wendy Byrnes, District Commissioner, Nillumbik – Jagajaga Community Australia Day Award
- Mark Armstrong, Watsonia – Jagajaga Community Australia Day Award
- Wayne Green, 2nd Eltham Sea Scouts – Jagajaga Community Australia Day Award
- Alan Cuthbertson, formerly 1st Lower Plenty – Jagajaga Community Australia Day Award
- Christine Almaraz, 1st Doncaster East – Menzies Community Service Award
- Linda Lovelace, 1st Doncaster East – Menzies Community Service Award
- Wendy Hopkins, 1st Doncaster East – Menzies Community Service Award
- Kai So, 1st Doncaster East – Menzies Community Service Award
- Kylie Peek, 1st Doncaster East – Menzies Community Service Award
- Judy Zach, 1st Doncaster East – Menzies Community Service Award
- Jennah Laister – Young Citizen of the Year Roxby Downs
- Michael Gobbie – Young Sports and Recreation Person of the Year Roxby Downs
- Cara Morgan, Victoria – Glen Eira Young Citizen of the Year
- Oscar Varney, Burnie Scout Group – City of Burnie Young Citizen of the Year
- Kaija Pedler, Victoria – Campaspe Shire Young Citizen of the Year
- Graham ‘Skip’ Smith, Albury Scouts – Albury Citizen of the Year
- Derek Young, Two Rocks Yanchep Emergency Scouts – City of Wanneroo Australia Day Individual Award
- David Baldry, East Bundaberg Scouts – Bundaberg Region Citizen of the Year
- Joshua Nicholls – Young Citizen of the Year Award, West Torrens
- Heather Lowndes, 1st Millicent – Citizens Award Millicent SA
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Roxby Downs Scout Group – Sports and Recreation Organisation of the Year Roxby Downs
We know there will be more names to add to to this list, and we’d love to recognise everyone who was given an award this Australia Day. If you know of someone not on this list, send us the details via the Feedback button on this page, and we’ll add them to the list.
Graham ‘Skip’ Smith was interviewed by the local media after receiving his award. Listen to what he had to say at this link
