National Honours Advisory Committee

Introduction

The MD201 Council of Governors at its September 2002 meeting confirmed the establishment of a Lions National Honours Advisory Body comprising:


Lion Sam Wong AM (Chair)
PID Bob Coulthard AM
PDG Doug Omond OAM

Goal

The Goal and Role of this new body are:

To increase the number and level of recognition of deserving Australian Lions receiving the Order of Australia Awards.

Role

  1. To establish a Strategic Plan for approval by the MD201 Council to achieve the stated goal of the Advisory Body.
  2. To develop and maintain operating guidelines to implement the Strategic Plan.
  3. To promote the Order of Australia Awards System throughout the Multiple District as an appropriate way to obtain community recognition of the outstanding service of individual Lions.
  4. To receive, analyse and give advice on nominations submitted by Lions Clubs or District Cabinets in MD201.
  5. To develop and distribute to Lions Clubs, on request, a guide to the preparation of nominations.
  6. To review, and as requested, assist in the preparation of submissions for individuals supported by the MD201 Council.
  7. To encourage Lions Clubs and Districts to use the Advisory Body to nominate individual Lions for awards.

Our first task is to develop a strategic plan to achieve the above goal, including that related to the promotion of a better general awareness of the Awards of Order of Australia among Lions members. In the next stage, we will be developing guidelines to implement this strategic plan, including those to assist nomination for Lions.

Until we have developed an appropriate Lions document to assist nominations, we suggest that you use the fo llowing Websites:
http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au and
http://www.theorderofaustralia.asn.au
to obtain nomination forms and helpful information about the Order and its nomination process.

Contact Us

You are welcome to contact us anytime to enquire on any matter related to this Advisory Body:

Sam Wong
sam.wong@health.gov.au
;
(m) 0411-417-666

Bob Coulthard
sclinic@health.on.net
(h) 08-8278-2700
Doug Omond
dougaljd@optusnet.com.au
(m) 0412-711-522; (h) 08-8239-0203


Future editions of the Australian Lions and District Newsletters will provide updates of the activities of this Advisory Body.

Thank You.

Yours in Lionism.

Lion Sam Wong AM (Chair)
April 2007.