National Honours Advisory Committee - Selected Biographies

ARBON Mr Allan Ernest - OAM

BURROWS Mr Neville Raymond - OAM

FARRELL Mr Martin Anthony - OAM
FRANKS Mr Ronald George - OAM

HOARE Mrs Dorothy Jean - OAM

KEARNEY Mr William Allan - OAM

KLEIN Mrs Wouterina Gode Liva (Tina) - OAM

NIKIAS Mr Constantinos (Dino) - OAM

REID Mr Noel James - OAM

SEXTON Mrs Nichole - OAM
SINGER Mr Raymond George - OAM
SINGER Mrs Toula - OAM

TAINTON Mr Warick Blair - OAM

WATERS Mr Noel Robert - OAM
WORTH Mr Harvey Ross - OAM

 

Active Lions Supporters Who Have Received Honours in the Queen's Birthday List 2010

GRIMMOND Mrs Joan Margaret - OAM

HOFFMAN Mr Ivan Charles - OAM

JACOBS Mrs Beryl Joy - OAM

Mr Allan Ernest ARBON - OAM

Murray Bridge SA 5253

For service to local government, and to the community of Murray Bridge. Mayor, Rural City of Murray Bridge, since 2000.
Chair, Murray and Mallee Strategic Task Force.
Board Member, Murraylands Regional Development Board.

Mayor, Karronda/East Murray Council, 1979-1981 and 1993-2000.
Chairman, Karoonda Council, 1970-1979.

State Executive Member, Local Government Association of South Australia, since 2003.
Chairman, Murray and Mallee Local Government Association, 1977-1979 and 2006-2007.

Member, Karoonda Lions.

President, Friendship Force of Murray Bridge.
Ambulance Officer, St John Ambulance Australia.
Member, Karoonda Area School Board.
Member, Karoonda Hospital Board.

Mr Neville Raymond BURROWS - OAM

Goulburn NSW 2580

For service to the community through philanthropic contributions to a range of charitable, youth, disabled and service organisations.
Philanthropic contributions to organisations such as:
- Youth Off The Streets.
- The Salvation Army.
- Royal Blind Society.

Charter Member, Lions Club of Goulburn City, 1975-2000.

Instigator and Coordinator, City of Roses Committee, 1992.
Patron, Goulburn Motor Cycle Club; Member, since 1940.

Member, Goulburn Central Apex Club.

Former Member, Goulburn Main Street Committee, 1992-1995.
Former Member, Goulburn Chamber of Commerce.
Former Member, Goulburn Development Corporation.
Former Member, Goulburn Salvation Army Red Shield Committee.

Mr Martin Anthony FARRELL, deceased - OAM

Late of Wyoming NSW 2250

For service to the community of Tumut through service and sporting organisations.

Chairman, Tumut Lions Club; Secretary, for several terms; Treasurer; Member; 1972-2008.
Leadership and Development Chairman, District 201N4 Lions Clubs Executive, 1998-2000.
Zone Chairman.
Lions Youth Exchange Chairman.

Instrumental in the installation of Emergency Lighting at the Tumut Airport - a major fundraising and joint effort by the Lions and Rotary Clubs

Secretary/Treasurer, Tumut Racecourse Reserve Trust; involved since 1990s.
Director, Tumut Sporting Club Ltd; fundraiser.

Assisted with applications for grants, Tumut Rugby League Club.
Life Member, Tumut Australian Rules Football Club; Member of Advisory Committee.

Assisted with fundraising for Arthritis Australia, particularly through involvement with 'Trike Around Australia'.

Member of Parish Council, Tumut Catholic Community, for 10 years; Member, Finance and Maintenance Committee and the Catholic Debutant Ball Committee.

Awards/recognition include:
Australia Day Citizen of the Year, Tumut Shire Council, 2005.

Mr Farrell died on 3 April 2010.
Next of Kin: Mrs Jan Farrell (wife)

Mr Ronald George FRANKS - OAM

Hawks Nest NSW 2324

For service to the community of the Hawks Nest region through a range of voluntary roles.
President, Tea Gardens Sub-Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia, 2000-2009.

President, Lions Club of Tea Gardens Inc, 2007-2008.

President, University of the Third Age, Hawks Nest; Committee Member, 2000-2003.

Former Zone Director and Zone Chairman, Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal, Hunters Hill Region, for 14 years; Member, Dulwich Hill Salvation Army Band, for 50 years.

Member, Great Lakes Council Sport and Recreation 355 Committee.
Member, Tea Gardens Motor Club; involved, Motorfest Committee.

Mrs Dorothy Jean HOARE - OAM

Trafalgar Vic 3824

For service to youth, and to the community of Trafalgar.

Program Coordinator, Trafalgar Youth Resource Centre, since 2007; Inaugural Chairman, 1997-2007; current Member, Youth Resource Centre Committee; trains, supports and counsels mentors; involved in developing Needs Analysis and Youth Forums in conjunction with various community groups, 2003.

Chair, Trafalgar Youth Mentoring Program in conjunction with the Trafalgar High School, 2004-2005.
Committee Member, Trafalgar Community Development Association, 2005-2006.

Member, Community Advisory Committee, Baw Baw-Latrobe Primary Care Partnership, 2002-2006.

Foundation Member, Lioness Club of Trafalgar, 1980; has served as President, Secretary and Committee Member, since 1980; involved in the Lions Youth Exchange Program.

Awards/recognition include:
Citizen of the Year, Baw Baw Shire, 2009.
Individual Achievement Award, Baw Baw Shire, 2004.
Paul Harris Fellow, Trafalgar Rotary Club, 2007.
Citizenship Award, Trafalgar Community Development Association, 2006.

Mr William Allan KEARNEY - OAM

Murgon Qld 4605

For service to the communities of the Wide Bay and Burnett districts, particularly veterans and their families.

Current Advocate, South Burnett Ex-Service Support Centre, Wondai.

Member, Vietnam Veterans’ Association of Australia; Advocate for the Association even though Mr Kearney is not a ‘Vietnam Veteran’.
Past President, 3rd and 4th Regiment Cavalry Association (Queensland); Foundation Member.

Current Vice-President, Wide Bay/Burnett District Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia; Treasurer; Wondai Sub-Branch, since 2005.

Past President, Murgon Lions Club, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009; Member, for 20 years.

Member, Legacy Club of Fraser Coast and Country Burnett Inc.
Justice of the Peace.

Mrs Wouterina Gode Liva (Tina) KLEIN - OAM

Eden Hill WA 6054

For service to local government, and to the community of Bassendean.

Mayor, Town of Bassendean, 2003-2009; Councillor, 1986-2009; Deputy Mayor.
Chair, Audit and Risk Management Committee, 2009; Deputy Chair, 2008.
Member, Family and Children’s Services Committee, 2009.

Presiding Member, Ashfield Stakeholders Advisory Committee, 2006-2009.
Member, Access and Inclusion Committee, 2005-2009.
Presiding Member, Local Emergency Management Group, 2003-2009.
Presiding Member, Bassendean Local Emergency Management Advisory Committee, 1997-2009.

Chair, Hyde Retirement Village Management Committee, 1991-2009.
Chair, Premier’s Australia Day Active Citizenship Award, 1991-2005.
Councillor, Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council, 2005-2009.
Member, Resource Recovery Committee, 2007-2009.

Deputy Chairman, Audit and Risk Management Committee, 2007-2009; Deputy Member, 2005-2007.
Member, Investment Committee, 2007-2009.

Deputy Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Performance Review Committee, 2006-2007; Member, 2007-2009;
Member, Tourism Working Advisory Group, 2008.
Member, Chief Executive Officer Recruitment Committee, 2009.
Deputy Member, Regional Identity Committee, 2005-2007,
Member, Strategic and Secondary Waste Treatment Committee, 2005-2007.
Deputy Member State Council, Western Australian Local Government Association, 2005-2009; Presiding Member, East Metropolitan Zone, 2005-2009.

Charter Member, Lions Club of Bassendean, President, Ladies Auxiliary, for 3 years.

Member, Australian Red Cross, since 1986; Divisional Vice-President, Kamgoya East Perth Region, January 2000.

Inaugural Treasurer, Motor Neurone Association of Western Australia, 1985-1988.

President, Bassendean Senior Citizens Association, for 14 years.

Manager, Eden Hill Neighbourhood Watch, for 8 years.

Secretary, Bassendean/Lockridge Local Community Safer WA, for 3 years.

Secretary, Parents and Citizens Association, Hampton Senior High School, for 2 years.

Justice of the Peace, 2009.

Awards/recognition include:
Exemplary Service Award, Lions Club International, 2005.
Meritorious Service Award to local government, 1999.

Mr Constantinos (Dino) NIKIAS - OAM

Garran ACT 2605

For service to the community of the Australian Capital Territory.

Philanthropic contributor to charitable organisations including:

- ACT Society for the Physically Handicapped; Diabetes ACT (major supporter) and Juvenile
Diabetes Research; The Heart Foundation.
- The Bushfires of Canberra Appeal.
- Austcare.
- Apex and the Lions Club of Canberra.
- The Paralympic Games; the Paralympics Patrons’ Fund and the ACT Olympic Council.
- Wheel Chair Sports World Wide.
- The Starlight Foundation.
- United Fire Fighters Union of Australia.
- Australian Federal Police Association.
- National Museum of Australia.
- The RSL and 6th Division Australian Hellenic Memorial /Education Fund.
- Marist Cricket Club.
- Hartley House.
- Australian Red Cross (also volunteer helper).
- The Salvation Army (also volunteer helper).
- Multiple Sclerosis Society of the ACT (also volunteer helper).
- The Smith Family (also volunteer helper).
- The Children’s Hospital, Westmead (also volunteer helper).
- Royal Blind Society (also volunteer helper).

Sponsored 42 families from Greece, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Philippines and France to migrate to Australia.

Built the Greek Church Hall in Queanbeyan; and was involved in upgrading the facilities of the St Dimitrios’ Greek Orthodox Church and St Nicholas’ Greek Orthodox Church, Kingston.

Member, Canberra Cancerian Committee, Australian Cancer Research Foundation.

Mr Noel James REID - OAM

Queanbeyan NSW 2620

For service to the community of the Queanbeyan area through church and social welfare organisations.

Charter Member, Lions Club of Queanbeyan, since 1957; has served as President, Zone Chairman, Deputy District Governor, and District Governor

Life Member, International Association of Lions Clubs, 1997.

Chairman, National Lions Christmas Cake Committee, 1972-1983.

Current Member, Finance Committee, St Gregory's Parish, for many years; former President, Parish Council.
Inaugural Board Member, Catholic Church Development Fund, 1987.
Former President, Parents and Friends of St Gregory's School.
Former President, Parents and Friends, St Edmond’s College, Canberra.

Involved in the building of the Wall of Remembrance, Old Council Chambers, Queanbeyan.