The North West has been largely recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List with 18 recipients in the region.
We’ll catch up with some of the recipients in NBN News tonight at 6.
Full list of recipients here;
MEMBER IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA (AM)
Marianne Gaul, Tamworth
For significant service to nursing, particularly through providing improved emergency health services to rural communities.
Katrina Rumley, Moree
For significant service to the visual arts, particularly in the museums and galleries sector.
MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION (OAM)
Kenneth Anderson APM, Wee Waa
For service to the community of Wee Waa through a range of fundraising and community initiatives.
Richard Cameron, Gunnedah
For service to the livestock and property industries through the administration of state and national professional bodies.
Mary Chapman, North Tamworth
For service to the community of Tamworth.
Desmond Clark ESM, Inverell
For service to the community of Inverell.
Donald Davis, Nundle
For service to the community of Nundle, and to the Milton-Ulladulla region.
Gary Doyle, Mungindi
For service to the community of Mungindi.
Lorraine Eckersley, Tamworth
For service to the community of Tamworth.
Robert Kirchner, Tamworth
For service to the arts, and to the community.
Jean Jansen, Tamworth
For service to the community through a range of voluntary roles.
Thomas McClelland, Nundle
For service to the community of the Tamworth region, particularly through the preservation of local history.
Deidre Rickards, Armidale
For service to music education.
Desmond Schuman, Armidale
For service to the community of Armidale-Dumaresq.
Janice Faye Sharman, Glen Innes
For service to the community of Glen Innes.
PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL
James White, Armidale
For outstanding public service to public education, particularly in the New England region of New South Wales.
AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL
Elizabeth Ferris, Armidale
AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL
Senior Constable Imants Ramma
