2015 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)

The Queen's Birthday Honours 2015 for Australia were announced on 8 June 2015 by the Governor-General, Sir Peter Cosgrove.

The Birthday Honours were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.

Order of Australia

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Companion (AC)

General Division

• Professor Kym Anderson – For eminent service to higher education as a leading academic and researcher, particularly in the field of agricultural economics, to the study of international trade and poverty reduction in developing countries, and to the viticulture industry.
• Distinguished Professor Judith Clements – For eminent service to the biological sciences and to education, through seminal contributions to improving the understanding of cancers, particularly prostate cancer, as an advocate for the development of biomedical research facilities, and to the training of scientists.
• Professor Nathan Efron – For eminent service to medicine in the field of clinical optometry, particularly to vision correction and corneal physiology, as an academic, researcher and author, to the treatment of juvenile diabetes, and through executive roles with national and international professional organisations.
• The Honourable Jistice Patrick Keane, QC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , – For eminent service to the law and to the judiciary, through contributions to improved legal and public administration, as an advocate for increased access to justice, to ethical standards, and to a range of professional organisations.
• Professor Stephen Vincent Lynch – For eminent service to medicine, particularly through major advancements in the area of liver transplantation surgery and science, as a leading clinician, to medical education and training at a national and international level, and to professional organisations.
• The Honourable Justice Chris Maxwell, QC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , – For eminent service to the law and to the judiciary, particularly administrative reform of the appeals process, through contributions to legal education and professional development, and as a leading supporter of human rights and civil liberties.
• Professor Stephen James Simpson – For eminent service to biological and biomedical science as an educator, researcher and author, particularly in the areas of human nutrition, obesity and metabolic disease, to higher education, and through roles with a range of professional scientific organisations.
• Richard "Dick" Smith, AO, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , – For eminent service to the community as a benefactor of a range of not-for-profit and conservation organisations, through support for major fundraising initiatives for humanitarian and social welfare programs, to medical research and the visual arts, and to aviation.

Officer (AO)

General Division

• Paul Vincent Abbott – For distinguished service to clinical dentistry, and to higher education, as an academic, researcher and author, to endodontics as a practitioner, and to professional organisations.
• Barry John Allen – For distinguished service to biomedical physics, particularly to radiation oncology and the development of innovative methods of cancer treatment, and to international professional scientific associations.
• Cheryl Ruth Barker – For distinguished service to the performing arts as an operatic soprano, as a mentor and role model, and through fundraising support for educational opportunities for the next generation of opera singers.
• John William Boldeman – For distinguished service to nuclear science and technology, particularly through the design and construction of the Australian Synchrotron particle accelerator, and as a mentor of young scientists.
• Simon Gareth Burke – For distinguished service to the performing arts as an actor, singer and producer, and through senior advocacy roles for performers' rights and access to professional development and education programs.
• Terence Ross Carney – For distinguished service to higher education as an academic, researcher and author, to the law and social welfare, and through leadership roles with national and international legal organisations.
• Lesley Irene Chenoweth – For distinguished service to higher education, particularly in the area of social work, as an academic and administrator, and as a leading supporter of people living with disabilities.
• William Peter Coleman – For distinguished service to the print media industry as a noted editor, journalist, biographer and author, to the Parliaments of Australia and New South Wales, and to the community.
• Peter Coleman-Wright – For distinguished service to the performing arts as an operatic baritone, as a mentor and role model for young singers, and through fundraising support for opera companies.
• Allan William Cripps – For distinguished service to tertiary education as a senior administrator, and to public health as a leading immunologist, academic and researcher in the area of mucosal immunisation.
• Bulent Hass Dellal OAM , Vic – For distinguished service to the multicultural community through leadership and advisory roles, to the advancement of inclusiveness and social harmony, to youth, and to the broadcast media.
• Thomas Stephan Dery – For distinguished service to the not-for-profit sector, particularly to cancer research, through the development of corporate governance structures and major fundraising initiatives, to the performing arts, and to business.
• David Russell Eiszele – For distinguished service to public administration in Western Australia, particularly to the electricity supply and natural gas sectors, to policy development and reform, and to eye-health research.
• Paolo Ferrari – For distinguished service to medicine in the discipline of nephrology, as a clinician scientist, to the establishment of innovative renal transplantation programs, and to medical education.
• Paula Grace Fox – For distinguished service to the community through philanthropic contributions to, and committed fundraising support and advocacy for, a range of arts, cultural, youth, research and social welfare organisations.
• Richard Townsend Gun – For distinguished service to medicine, particularly in the field of occupational health and safety, and to socially disadvantaged communities in regional Australia and Timor-Leste.
• Sarah Jane Halton PSM – For distinguished service to public administration, particularly to the health and aged care sectors, through the development and implementation of public policy, and to professional national and international organisations.
• Douglas Warrington Henderson – For distinguished service to medicine, particularly anatomical pathology, as a clinician and diagnostician, and to education as an academic and author in the field of asbestos-related diseases.
• Lauren Elizabeth Jackson – For distinguished service to basketball as an athlete at the national and international level, as a mentor for women in sport, and as a supporter of a range of cultural and social welfare groups.
• Alan Peter Jeary – For distinguished service to engineering, particularly in the building and construction industry, to higher education, and through roles with a range of national and international professional organisations.
• Nigel George Laing – For distinguished service to medicine in the field of neuromuscular disorders, as an academic and researcher, to medical education, and through contributions to professional associations.
• Christopher John Legoe QC – For distinguished service to the law and to the judiciary, to the development of professional standards and legal education, and to historical, artistic and environmental conservation groups.
• Paul Anthony Lennon – For distinguished service to the Parliament and community of Tasmania, to economic diversification and sustainability, to improved social welfare opportunities, to major infrastructure development, and to reconciliation.
• Alastair Field Lucas AM – For distinguished service to medical research and administration, through leadership and philanthropic support roles, to global public health and animal welfare, and to the finance and banking industries.
• Allan Luke – For distinguished service to higher education, particularly in the areas of literacy, curriculum reform, educational policy, applied linguistics and sociology, and to improved learning outcomes for Indigenous students.
• Ross David Milbourne – For distinguished service to higher education, to academic leadership and administration, to the promotion of excellence in teaching and research, as an economist, and to professional tertiary learning associations.
• Rupert Hordern Myer AM – For distinguished service to the visual and performing arts, through governance roles with leading cultural institutions, as a supporter and benefactor, to the promotion of philanthropy, and to the community.
• Gary Roy Nairn – For distinguished service to the Parliament of Australia, to the communities of New South Wales and the Northern Territory, to the surveying and spatial sciences, and to disability support groups.
• Hugh David Niall – For distinguished service to biomedical science, particularly in the field of hormone sequencing, to higher education and research commercialisation initiatives, and to student development programs.
• Monica Viviene Oliphant – For distinguished service to the renewable energy sector as a research scientist, particularly through pioneering roles in solar photovoltaics and power generation, and to national and international organisations.
• Philippa Eleanor Pattison – For distinguished service to higher education, particularly through contributions to the study of social network modelling, analysis and theory, and to university leadership and administration.
• Finn Axel Pratt PSM – For distinguished service to public administration, to social policy development and government service delivery reform, and to care and support for people with a disability, their families and carers.
• Lynette Maree Roberts AM – For distinguished service to community health through executive and governmental advisory roles in a range of public outreach and education initiatives aimed at improving cardiovascular wellbeing.
• Peter Damian Scanlon – For distinguished service to the community through philanthropic contributions to, and senior roles in, organisations and programs that foster social cohesion and the public benefits of diversity.
• Kerry Elizabeth Schott – For distinguished service to business and commerce through a range of public and private sector finance roles, to leadership in the delivery of government infrastructure projects, and to the community.
• Helen Elizabeth Silver – For distinguished service to public administration, particularly through innovation and whole-of-government coordination, to business and commerce, and to the community of Victoria.
• Karen Simmer – For distinguished service to medicine in the field of paediatrics, particularly neonatal and perinatal nutrition, to medical education as an academic, researcher and clinician, and to the community.
• Pierre William Slicer QC – For distinguished service to the judiciary and to the law, nationally and in the Pacific, to social justice and policy reform as a civil libertarian, and to the legal profession.
• Malcolm Walter Speed – For distinguished service to sport, particularly to cricket, through leading administrative and developmental roles, at the national and international level, to legal education, and to professional associations.
• John Douglas Story (son of John Douglas Story) – For distinguished service to business and commerce through a range of corporate governance roles, as an industry leader and mentor in the public and private sectors, to the law, and to professional organisations.
• Kirsty Sword Gusmão – For distinguished service to Australia-Timor-Leste relations through the development of mutual cooperation and understanding, particularly in the education sector, and as an advocate for improved health and living conditions for the Timorese people.
• Peter James Taylor – For distinguished service to education, and to youth, particularly through the development of mathematical competitions and challenges for students, as an academic, and to professional learning associations.
• Deborah Jane Terry – For distinguished service to education in the tertiary sector through senior administrative roles, as an academic and researcher in the field of psychology, and as a mentor.
• Richard William Vincent – For distinguished service to the beef cattle industry through leadership roles with state, national and international livestock organisations, and to thoroughbred horse breeding and racing.
• Elvie Marelyn Wintour-Coghlan – For distinguished service to medical science in the field of physiology, particularly in the area of maternal and child health, to education as an academic, mentor and researcher, and to professional organisations.

Member (AM)

Military Division

Navy

• Rear Admiral Mark Gerard Campbell, CSC, RAN, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , – For exceptional service as Head, Navy Capability and as a senior leader in the Royal Australian Navy aviation community.
• Commodore Adam Lloyd Grunsell, CSC, RAN, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , – For exceptional performance of duty in the field of Navy warship maintenance and support.
• Captain Brett Chandler, RAN, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , – For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force, for peacekeeping operations with the United Nations, Command of HMAS Creswell, dedication to Navy leadership training, and as Commander of Shore Force between 2008 and 2014.

Army

• Brigadier Wayne Gregory Budd, CSC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , – For exceptional service as Director General Headquarters Joint Operations Command Project and Commander of the Counter Improvised Explosive Device Task Force.
• Brigadier Peter Campbell Gates, CSM, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , – For exceptional performance of duty as Director General Defence Education and Training, Director General Defence Learning Branch, and Commandant Australian Command and Staff College.
• Brigadier Darren Scott Naumann – For exceptional service as Director General Capital Facilities and Infrastructure, Infrastructure Division, Defence Support and Reform Group, Department of Defence.
• Lieutenant Colonel G – For exceptional service in officer career management, development of strategic capability, and for command and leadership in the Special Air Service Regiment.

Air Force

• Air Vice-Marshal William Francis Henham, OAM, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , – For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in coalition planning, command and control of joint air operations, and strategic capability development.
• Air Commodore Warren George McDonald, CSC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , – For exceptional performance of duty as Officer Commanding Number 92 Wing, Director General Capability Planning – Air Force, and Commander of Air Mobility Group.
• Group Captain Fiona Dorothy Dowse – For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Air Force in senior personnel management and international engagement.

Medal (OAM)

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• Commander Graeme Bruce Pedley, CSM, RANR, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , – For meritorious service as Deputy Commander Mine Warfare, Clearance Diving, Hydrographic, Meteorological and Patrol Force, and Chief of Staff Amphibious and Afloat Support Group.
• Commander Roderick Charles Robinson, CSM, RANR, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , – For meritorious service in the field of leadership, cultural change and organisational transformation, through the introduction and development of executive coaching within Navy.
• Petty Officer Amanda Louise McGrath – For meritorious service to the Royal Australian Navy in the field of Logistics support.

Army

• Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Ross Lambie, CSM, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , – For meritorious performance of duty as the inaugural Commanding Officer of the Australian Army Band, the Director of Music – Army and the Commanding Officer of the Defence Force School of Music.'
• Major B – For meritorious service within Special Operations Command over an extended period of service.
• Major John Leslie Muir – For meritorious performance of duty as Staff Officer Grade Two Supply Chain Management at Headquarters Forces Command.
• Warrant Officer Class One Brian James Heenan – For meritorious service as Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st Armoured Regiment, and as the Career Advisor Royal Australian Armoured Corps, Directorate of Soldier Career Management-Army.

Air Force

• Warrant Officer Wade Charles Godbee – For meritorious service as a Maintenance Manager in the Royal Australian Air Force.
• Flight Sergeant Brett Andrew Hooper – For meritorious service to the Royal Australian Air Force in the field of technical excellence in the development and sustainment of the E-7A Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft and the KC 30A Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft capabilities.

Medal for Gallantry (MG)

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Army

• Lance Corporal C – For acts of gallantry in action in hazardous circumstances on Operation SLIPPER, in Afghanistan in 2012.

Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)

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Navy

• Commander Terence Michael Morrison, RAN – For distinguished leadership in warlike operations as Commanding Officer of HMAS Darwin on Operation SLIPPER in 2014.

Commendation for Distinguished Service

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Navy

• Commodore Philip Spedding, DSC, AM, RAN – For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Deputy Commander Joint Task Force 633 on Operation SLIPPER from 29 October 2013 to 14 May 2014.

Army

• Brigadier Michael Mahy, DSC – For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Assistant Commander – Afghanistan Joint Task Force 633 on Operation SLIPPER from August 2013 to August 2014.
• Colonel Stuart Nicholas Kenny, CSC – For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as the Divisional Chief of Future Operations and Divisional Director of Operations Headquarters 4th Infantry Division, Regional Command South, during Operation SLIPPER, from 16 July 2013 to 9 July 2014.
• Lieutenant Colonel Ana Laura Duncan, CSC – For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as the Commanding Officer of Force Communication Unit Rotation 10, Operation SLIPPER, from November 2013 to July 2014.
• Lieutenant Colonel Rebecca Sue Talbot – For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Commanding Officer, Force Support Unit Nine, on Operation SLIPPER in 2014.
• Major Simon Nathan Croft – For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Operations and Plans Officer of the International Security Assistance Force, Special Operations Forces on Operation SLIPPER in Afghanistan from December 2013 to September 2014.
• Major R – For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations on Operation SLIPPER from 2013 to 2014.

Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)

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Navy

• Commodore Craig Douglas Bourke, RAN – For outstanding devotion to duty as Project Manager – Landing Helicopter Dock Project within the Defence Materiel Organisation.
• Captain Matthew Paul Buckley, RAN – For outstanding achievement as Director Submarine Capability, Navy Strategic Command during the period October 2012 to August 2014.
• Captain Colin Nicholas Dagg, RAN – For outstanding devotion to duty as Chief Staff Officer (Engineering) in Fleet Command during the period May 2010 to September 2014.
• Captain Allison Gai Norris, RAN – For outstanding achievement as Commanding Officer of HMAS Success and On Scene Commander for Operation SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN.

Army

• Colonel Kirk Edward Batty – For outstanding devotion to duty as Deputy Commander Network Operations Centre and Executive Director Service Integration and Service Management Branches Chief Information Officer Group.
• Colonel Marcus Jon Constable – For outstanding achievement as Commanding Officer of the School of Infantry.
• Colonel Jennifer Ann Woodward – For outstanding achievement as a Military Judge, Judge Advocate and Defence Force Magistrate.
• Lieutenant Colonel Paul Raymond Bassett – For outstanding achievement as Defence Materiel Organisation Liaison Officer, Headquarters Joint Operations Command, and Acting Director Military Operations and Liaison in support of operational capability.
• Lieutenant Colonel B – For outstanding performance of duty in the fields of logistics planning, support and sustainment.
• Lieutenant Colonel Tyron Adrian de Boer – For outstanding achievement in supporting the Australian Army's Chinook medium lift helicopter capability.
• Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Allan Gallagher – For outstanding devotion to duty as Staff Officer Grade One Establishment and as Acting Director Plans – Army, within Army Headquarters.
• Lieutenant Colonel Jason Stuart Groat, DSM – For outstanding achievement to the Australian Army in the field of officer career management.
• Lieutenant Colonel Jennifer Katherine Harris – For outstanding achievement as Brigade Major of the 6th Combat Support Brigade.
• Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Walter Meggitt – For outstanding achievement as Commanding Officer of the Special Operations Engineer Regiment.
• Lieutenant Colonel David Andrew Phillips – For outstanding achievement as Commanding Officer and Chief Instructor of the Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, from January 2012 to December 2014.
• Lieutenant Colonel Laura Sinclair – For outstanding achievement as Commanding Officer, Joint Health Unit North Queensland, Joint Health Command.
• The Reverend David Richard Niven – For outstanding devotion to duty as Staff Chaplain South Queensland Region, Army Headquarters.

Air Force

• Air Vice-Marshal Kenneth Noel Watson – For outstanding devotion to duty as Commander Northern Command.
• Air Commodore Andrew Craig Heap – For outstanding achievement as Commander Air Task Group in support of Operation SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN.
• Air Commodore Timothy Charles Innes – For outstanding achievement as Officer Commanding Number 84 Wing and Commander of Combat Support Group.
• Wing Commander Patrick James Keane, AM – For outstanding achievement as Chief Legal Officer in Military Strategic Commitments Division.
• Flight Lieutenant Cameron Finlay Warne – For outstanding devotion to duty as Aide de Camp to successive Ministers for Defence.

Conspicuous Service Medal and Bar (CSM and Bar)

Army

• Lieutenant Colonel Grant Arthur Chambers, CSM – For meritorious achievement as Senior Instructor at Combat Command Wing, School of Armour.

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Navy

• Commodore Peter James Leavy, RAN – For meritorious achievement as the Commander of Joint Task Force 658, Operation SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN from 26 March to 5 May 2014.
• Commander Troy Joshua Battishall, RAN – For meritorious service as Senior Marine Engineer Officer at Submarine Force Headquarters, HMAS Stirling, Western Australia.
• Lieutenant Commander Mark Andrew Wilson, RAN – For meritorious achievement as a Military Liaison Officer serving on Operation ASLAN as part of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.
• Lieutenant Teri-Lee Ross, RAN – For meritorious devotion to duty as the Plans Officer and acting Operations Officer, Joint Logistics Unit (North Queensland).
• Warrant Officer Barry Vincent Brown – For meritorious devotion to duty as Fleet Warrant Officer Marine Technical (Electrical) in Fleet Command while implementing Electrical Compliance Safety Audits for HMA Ships and Submarines.
• Leading Seaman Christopher Lee Newbury – For meritorious achievement in the performance of duty as Leading Seaman Safety Management in the Navy Safety Systems Directorate.
• Able Seaman Kirstin Judith Hansch – For meritorious devotion to duty as Assistant Staff Officer Honours and Awards, Fleet Headquarters.

Army

• Colonel Jeremy Brian King – For meritorious achievement as the Deputy Commander of the Australian Contingent for Operation ASLAN and Force Headquarters Chief of Logistics, for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.
• Lieutenant Colonel Anita Louise Gannon – For meritorious achievement as Personnel and Logistics Manager in Headquarters Joint Task Force 639.
• Lieutenant Colonel Ruth Elizabeth Perry – For meritorious achievement as Deputy Director International Logistics (Asia and Pacific) in Joint Logistics Command.
• Major Tam Malley – For meritorious achievement as Acting Commanding Officer of the 1st Signal Regiment.
• Major Richard John Moyses – For meritorious achievement as Detachment Commander and Staff Officer Grade Two Career Advisor, Career Advisory Group – Central in the Directorate of Reserve Officer Career Management – Army.
• Warrant Officer Class One Jason Graeme JarvisFor meritorious achievement as Drill Wing Sergeant Major at Royal Military College – Duntroon.
• Warrant Officer Class One Adam Stephen Lotts – For meritorious achievement as the senior Telecommunications Systems Engineer responsible for the introduction into service and operation of the Deployed Wide Area Network.
• Warrant Officer Class One Paul Walsh – For meritorious achievement as Operations Warrant Officer within the Directorate of Military Commitments – Army, Army Headquarters.
• Warrant Officer Class One Aaron Phillip Writer – For meritorious achievement as Assistant Maintenance Manager of Joint Logistics Unit (North) in providing logistic support to Operations and Units in the Northern Region of Australia.
• Warrant Officer Class Two Michael Leslie Coggan – For meritorious achievement as Company Sergeant Major of the 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment.
• Warrant Officer Class Two Carl Damon Hemberg – For meritorious achievement as the Registered Training Organisation Compliance and Standards Warrant Officer at the Warrant Officer and Non-Commissioned Officer Academy.
• Warrant Officer Class Two Jason Lee Watene – For meritorious devotion to duty as a Company Sergeant Major of the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment.
• Sergeant B – For meritorious achievement at the Parachute Training School.
• Sergeant Bianca June Mainella – For meritorious achievement as the inaugural Sergeant Supervisor of the Customer Service Support Team of the Army Personnel Administration Centre – Northern Territory/Kimberly.
• Sergeant Daniel Michael Marshhan – For meritorious achievement as Research, Investigation and Stocktaking Warrant Officer of the 5th Aviation Regiment.
• Corporal P – For meritorious achievement and contribution to a specialist capability.

Air Force

• Squadron Leader Kelly John Morris – For meritorious achievement as Officer in Charge Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight at Number 1 Security Forces Squadron.
• Squadron Leader Andrew William Pickett – For meritorious devotion to duty as Facilities and Environmental Manager in the Joint Strike Fighter Project.
• Squadron Leader Anton Charles Vijkovic – For meritorious achievement as Senior Engineering Officer of Number 11 Squadron.
• Flight Lieutenant Elisha Brooke Kropp – For meritorious achievement as a Divisional Officer at the Australian Defence Force Academy.
• Flight Lieutenant Nicholas Raymond Nutt – For meritorious achievement as Tactical Airlift Operator at the Joint Electronic warfare Operational Support Unit.
• Warrant Officer Michael John Bahnisch – For meritorious devotion to duty as Acoustic Standardisation Officer for Operation SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN – Air Task Group during March and April 2014.
• Sergeant Christopher John Henderson – For meritorious achievement as a Quality Management System Desk Officer at Headquarters Air Combat Group.
• Corporal Jay Brian Joseph – For meritorious achievement as Technical Training Instructor and Safety Coordinator at Number 278 Squadron.