Government House

                  CANBERRA  ACT  2600

                        9 April 2015

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 COMPANION (AC) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

Mr Yorihiko KOJIMA

   3-1, Marunouchi  2-Chome

   Chiyoda-ku   Tokyo   100-8086, Japan

For eminent service to advancing Australia-Japan bilateral trade and economic relations.

HONORARY OFFICER (AO) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

Dr Patrick SIMON

   42 Route de Corbie, 80800  Villers-Bretonneux,

   France

For distinguished service to Australian-French relations, particularly his contribution to preserving the memory of Australian World War I veterans.

HONORARY MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

Mr Chitaru ASAHINA

   18-18-415 Nangu-cho, Ashiya 659-0024, Japan

For significant service to the promotion of musical and other cultural exchanges between Queensland and Japan.

HONORARY MEDAL (OAM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

Professor Haluk ORAL

   Koc University, Mathematics Department,

   Rumelifeneri Yolu 34450, Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey

For Service the development of a greater understanding of the shared history of Australia and Turkey and to the commemoration in 2015 of the Centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign.

Mrs Yvonne SHAPIRO

   PO Box 96, Rose Bay NSW 2029

For service to the community of Rose Bay, particularly the aged as a Volunteer Administrator at the Princess Gardens Retirement Village.

Please note:  A copy of the media notes can be found at www.gg.gov.au.  

By His Excellency’s Command

Mark Fraser LVO OAM

Official Secretary to the Governor-General