Government House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
30 November 2012
The Governor-General is pleased to announce the following honorary appointments and awards within the General Division of the Order of Australia:
ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
HONORARY OFFICER (AO) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
Mr Patrick OLIPHANT
716 Acequia Madre, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
United States of America
For service to the arts, particularly as a cartoonist, and to strengthening Australia’s relations with the United States of America.
Mr Donald Rudolph VOELTE
38-42 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont NSW 2009
For service to the Australian LNG industry and contribution to education and the arts in Perth.
Mr Masahide (Max) YASUDA
155 Bertie Street, Port Melbourne Vic 3207
For service to the Australian automotive and manufacturing industries and enhancing the bilateral relationship between Australia and Japan.
Mr George Yong-Boon YEO
#07-01 Great World City, 1 Kim Seng Promenade,
Singapore 237994
For service to Australia-Singapore bilateral relations and the establishment of the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
HONORARY MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
Ar. Hijjas bin KASTURI
23rd Floor, Menara KH Promet, Jalan Sultan Ismail
50250, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
For service to Australia-Malaysia relations, particularly through his support of the arts and to architecture.
Mr Fram KITAGAWA
Hillside Terrace A, 29-18, Sarugaku-cho Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo 159-0033, Japan
For service to Australia by promoting Australian Indigenous and contemporary art in Japan and developing a relationship between Australia and rural communities in Japan.
Mr Zoran KOSTOVSKI
Australian Consulate Skopje, U1. Londonska 11b
1000 Skopje, fyr Macedonia
For service to the Australian Government as Honorary Consul to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Mr Yasuki NAKAMURA
1 Kennedy Place, Bayview NSW 2104
For service to music education, particularly the violin, through his contribution to the Suzuki Method in Australia and overseas.
Honorary Member (AM) in the General Division (continued)
Sir Ronald SANDERS
Pleasant Hall Drive, Dayrell’s Road, Christ Church
Barbados
For service to Australian relations, particularly concerning Commonwealth issues and advancing the interests of small developing states of the Caribbean region.
Mr William SPOONCER
18 Rain Ridge Road, Kurrajong Heights NSW 2758
For service to the Australian meat and rendering industry.
HONORARY MEDAL (OAM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
Datuk Irene Betty BENGGON-CHARURUKS
51 Jalan Gaya, 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Malaysia
For service to Australia by supporting Sabah’s annual commemorations of Australia’s fallen soldiers and by promoting tourism links between Australia and Malaysia.
Mr Desmond Hugh CROSS
3 Dutton Street, Metford NSW 2323
For service to the local community of Maitland as a volunteer with various groups and organisations.
Mr Johan Gerard DURNEZ
Hazewindstraat 48, 8790 Waregem, Belgium
For service to Australian-Belgian relations, particularly his contribution to promoting the role played by Australians during World War I in Belgium.
Dr Hans-Ullrich HENSCHEL
Oswaldstrasse 39, D-59075 Hamm, Germany
For service to Australia through fundraising for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Professor Jeanne M LIEDTKA
Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
PO Box 6550, Charlottesville VA 22906
United States of America
For service to the development of leaders in the museum profession through the Museum Leadership Program.
Mrs Nellie Christina MORGAN
1/37 Oaks Avenue, Dee Why NSW 2099
For service to the local elderly community as a volunteer.
Mr Mario Aloysius SAMMUT
16 Evans Street, Morwell Vic 3840
For service to the Maltese community of Victoria.
Mr Martin Stuart SMITH
1 Day Street, Marrickville NSW 2204
For service to youth as the co-founder of the Nova Youth Orchestra.
By Her Excellency’s Command
Stephen Brady CVO
Official Secretary to the Governor-General