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2025 Australia Day Honours List

The Governor-General has announced the Australia Day 2025 Honours List, recognising 732 Australians, including 99 Queenslanders, for their outstanding contributions in various fields. The Honours include awards in the Order of Australia (General and Military Divisions), meritorious awards, and recognition for distinguished and conspicuous service.

Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM, Governor of Queensland, extended her congratulations to this year’s recipients: “On behalf of all Queenslanders, I congratulate the 2025 Australia Day Honours recipients. Your extraordinary contributions have enriched our nation, and we are deeply grateful for your service, dedication, and leadership. Whether in the military, emergency services, public service, or local communities, each recipient embodies the very best of us.

“This year also marks a significant milestone – the 50th anniversary of the Honours and Awards system. As we look forward to the next 50 years, we have a wonderful opportunity to reflect on our evolving, successful, and generous society through these awards.

“Honouring our fellow Australians is an important way of expressing our collective gratitude and appreciation for the immense contributions that continue to shape our nation. To the remarkable Queenslanders honoured today, we celebrate you and your achievements.”

Today’s Honours list includes: 

  • 62 Queensland recipients of awards in the General Division of the Order of Australia
    (1 AC, 2 AO, 7 AM and 52 OAM)
  • 11 Military recipients
    (2 AM, 1 CSC and 8 CSM) 
  • 26 Meritorious recipients

Queensland recipients will attend Investiture Ceremonies at Government House in Brisbane, along with ceremonies in Townsville and Cairns, in the coming months to receive the insignia of their award from the Governor.

Her Excellency congratulates the following Queenslanders on their recognition as recipients of Australia Day 2025 Honours:

Award Title/Rank First Name Surname Citation
AC Scientia Professor Megan Davis For eminent service to the law and to social justice, to the national and international advocacy of the rights of Indigenous peoples, and to the community.
AO Professor John Fraser For distinguished service to medicine as an intensive care physician and surgeon, and to global critical care research.
AO Mr Laurie Lawrence For distinguished service to water safety education, and to swimming as a high-performance coach.
AM Ms Carmel Crouch For significant service to people with disability.
AM Colonel Martin Levey For exceptional performance of duty to the Australian Defence Force in the fields of Aviation Safety, Human Factors and Organisational Psychology.
AM Ms Rosslyn Monro For significant service to social welfare organisations, and to the law.
AM The late Mr Lionel Morgan For significant service to rugby league, and to the Indigenous community.
AM The Reverend Gerda Olafsen For significant service to the Uniting Church in Australia, and to the community.
AM Mr Russell Postle For significant service to community health, the accountancy profession, and to the community.
AM Warrant Officer Vanessa Schneider For exceptional service as a Warrant Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force.
AM Mr Daryl Scott For significant service to youth in leadership roles, and to the community.
AM Ms Leesa Watego For significant service to Indigenous business and media sectors, and to the community.
CSC Air Commodore Anthony Jones (Retd) For outstanding achievement in the Australian Defence Force as Director of the Indonesia Safety and Airworthiness Program.
PSM Mr Alister Cullen For outstanding public service to the Indigenous community and business engagement in Queensland.
PSM Dr Keith Graham (OAM) For outstanding public service in leading Queensland and national school sports recovery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PSM Ms Belinda Lewis For outstanding public service to public health policy and program delivery in Queensland’s health sector.
PSM Mr David Mackie For outstanding public service to public sector administration and policy reforms in Queensland.
PSM Ms Deidre Mulkerin For outstanding public service to child protection, women’s equity and disability services.
PSM Mr Andrew Pyke For outstanding public service through strategic leadership and operational activities that have developed the road network and expanded the mining activity in the Pilbara.
PSM Mr Silvio Trinca For outstanding public service to local government infrastructure and disaster recovery.
PSM Mr Gerald Turpin For outstanding public service to Ethnobotany and championing Indigenous science and research.
APM Chief Inspector Gai Bolderrow  
APM Detective Sergeant Stuart Butler  
APM Detective Senior Sergeant Brett Devine  
APM Mr Craig Mann  
APM Senior Sergeant Jacinta Pannowitz  
APM Superintendent Glen Pointing  
APM Senior Sergeant Constance Steel  
APM Assistant Commissioner Christopher Stream  
AFSM Mr David Brazel  
AFSM Mr Andrew Houley  
AFSM Mr Christopher Markwell  
AFSM Mr Mark Sellin  
AFSM Mr Terrence Whitehead  
ASM Mr William Buchanan  
ASM Mr Vaughan Mason  
ACM Ms Susan Burley  
ACM Mr John Rowan  
ACM Ms Lauren Thompson  
OAM Mrs Saba Abraham For service to the Eritrean and African communities of Australia.
OAM Ms Emily Beecroft For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024.
OAM Mr Wesley Bleakley For service to people with a disability.
OAM Mr Korey Boddington For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024.
OAM Mr Keith Boulton For service to community, particularly through history preservation.
OAM Mrs Teresa Bourke For service to swimming as a coach, and to people with disability.
OAM Mr Gregory Clareburt For service to the community of the Noosa region.
OAM Mr Lloyd Clarke For service to domestic violence support and welfare.
OAM Mrs Suzanne Clarke For service to domestic violence support and welfare.
OAM Dr Andre Conradie For service to medicine, and to community health.
OAM Mrs Lisa Cox For service to people with disability.
OAM Mrs Kaye de Jersey For service to the Crown, and to the community of Queensland.
OAM Mr Adrian Di Marco For service to information technology, and to the community.
OAM The late Mr Neil Donaldson For service to the livestock industry.
OAM Mrs Celia Egerton For service to music through teaching.
OAM Mr Raymond Fisher For service to the road transport industry.
OAM Mr Thomas Gallagher For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024.
OAM Mr Charles Garwood For service to the community, and to emergency response organisations.
OAM  Mr Gary Gibson For service to veterans, and to the community.
OAM (H) Mr Alan Gillott For service to golf, and to women's sport.
OAM Mrs Pamela Hamilton-Smith For service to basketball as a coach and player.
OAM Mrs Phyllis Hopf For service to the community of Goomeri.
OAM Miss Shayna Jack For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
OAM Mr Barry Jansen For service to cricket.
OAM The late Mr Paul Johnson For service to aged welfare.
OAM Mrs Natasha Johnston For service to the community through drought relief.
OAM Dr Harley Juffs For service to the community through a range of roles.
OAM Dr Catherine Lawrence For service to tertiary education.
OAM Ms Alexa Leary For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024.
OAM Mr Graham Mapri For service to sport in the Brisbane region.
OAM Mr Cameron McEvoy For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
OAM Mrs Melissa McGuinness For service to the community, particularly youth.
OAM Ms Madonna McKenna For service to netball as an administrator, and to the community.
OAM Mrs Jan Morland For service to equestrian sports.
OAM Mr Sean Mulqueen For service to veterans and their families.
OAM Mr Stevan Ober For service to the community, particularly through First Nations health.
OAM Ms Lani Pallister For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
OAM Ms Wendy Paterson For service to community health.
OAM Ms Jamie Perkins For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
OAM Ms Clare Polkinghorne For service to football.
OAM Ms Saya Sakakibara For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
OAM The late Mr Gunther Schmida For service to wildlife photography.
OAM Mr Callum Simpson For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024.
OAM Mrs Beverley Smith For service to the museums and galleries sector.
OAM Miss Keira Stephens For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024.
OAM Mr Robert Thompson For service to the community of Mornington Island.
OAM The Venerable Heather Toon For service to the Anglican Church of Australia.
OAM Mrs Pamela Tranter For service to the community of Redland City.
OAM Ms Arisa Trew For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
OAM The late Ms Frances Wager For service to the community through a range of organisations.
OAM Ms Jennifer Waldron For service to veterans.
OAM Ms Amanda Young For service to youth, and to the community.
CSM Major Cameron Dunne For meritorious devotion to duty as the 5th Aviation Regiment CH-47F Chinook helicopter Qualified Flying Instructor.
CSM Squadron Leader Luke Georgeson For meritorious achievement in modernising the Royal Australian Air Force Tactical Air Control Party, making significant contributions to evolving Air Force command and control capabilities and enhancing air land integration with the Australian Army.
CSM Flight Sergeant Peter Greentree For meritorious achievement in the application of exceptional skills, judgment and dedication as an Aircraft Technician and Maintenance Executive at Number 36 Squadron.
CSM Warrant Officer Class One Daniel Heller For meritorious achievement as the Tier A, Aircrew Employment Category Manager of the Army Aviation Training Centre.
CSM Captain Natasha Kirkham For meritorious achievement in leadership and strategic engagement while serving as Troop Commander 127th Signal Troop, 1st Signal Regiment.
CSM Warrant Officer Class One Lance Peterson For meritorious achievement as a senior Warrant Officer and Employment Category Manager in the Groundcrew Mission Support trade in the Australian Army.
CSM Warrant Officer Class One Shane Smith For meritorious achievement to the Australian Defence Force in the development and delivery of a framework for armoured vehicle training.
CSM Major Katelyn Thorne For meritorious achievement in streamlining operational reporting, systems administration and governance for the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation on Operation PALADIN from July 2022 to July 2023.

The Australian Honours and Awards system is the pre-eminent way Australians recognise the achievements and service of their fellow citizens. More information can be found at www.itsanhonour.gov.au